Indonesian quake death toll tops 3,000
JAKARTA, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Over 3,000 people have been killed in the powerful earthquake that shook Yogyakarta province, Indonesia, early Saturday morning, an official from the Social Affairs Ministry said here on Saturday.
·President Hu expresses condolences over earthquake in Indonesia
BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao sent a message of condolences on Saturday to his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over the heavy casualties and property losses caused by a strong earthquake earlier in the day. Full story China to offer 2 mln dollars aid to quake-hit Indonesia




·Medical supplies badly needed in Indonesian quake areas
·More than 10,000 injured in Indonesia's earthquake
·Indonesia's Brahma temple seriously damaged in earthquake
·Repairs to Adi Sucipto airports runway to be completed soon


·Earthquake death toll in Indonesia rises to 3,000
·Red Cross provides internet service to help quake victims
·Nuclear reactor in Yogyakarta safe: Indonesian official
·Indonesian president visits quake victims
·Indonesian military plane to map quake-hit areas
·Indonesian quake death toll tops 2,700
·Quake kills thousands in Indonesia
·Death toll of Indonesian earthquake rises to 2,091
·Indonesia yet to decide declaring quake national disaster
·Death toll rises to 1,424 in Indonesia's earthquake
·Indonesian president orders to set up field hospitals in Yogyakarta
·Earthquake kills 1,400 people in Indonesia
·Indonesian president departs for quake-hit Yogyakarta
·Over 400 killed, thousands injured in Indonesia quake
·All flights to, from Yogyakarta airport suspended
·Indonesia's quake death toll rises to over 300: hospitals
·Indonesian president orders to help for quake victims
·Indonesian president to visit earthquake-hit province
·Emergency status imposed in Indonesia's quake-hit area
·Local hospital needs more doctors to treat quake victims
·Earthquake in Indonesia kills over 100 people
·Death toll in Indonesian quake rises to 51
·At least 10 killed by strong earthquake in Indonesia

·China to offer 2 mln dollars aid to quake-hit Indonesia
·President Hu expresses condolences over earthquake in Indonesia
·Annan expresses sadness over deadly Indonesian earthquake
·Australia offers 3 mln dollars to quake-hit Indonesia
·US offers 500,000 USD in aid to Indonesian quake victims
·Canada offers 1.8 mln USD in aid to Indonesian quake victims
·EU expresses condolences to Indonesians over quake
·Pakistani leaders send condolence messages on Indonesia's quake losses
·Britain offers condolences over Indonesia's earthquake
·Putin offers condolences over Indonesia's earthquake
·Iran condoles Indonesian people on massive quake
·Malaysia to send aid team to Indonesia
·No Malaysian student casualties in Indonesia earthquake: report
·No South Africans affected by earthquake in Indonesia: official

Backgrounder: Chronology of major earthquakes since 2004
2006:
On March 30-31, several earthquakes measuring 5-6 on the Richter scale ravaged the western Iranian province of Lorestan, killing 66 and injuring almost 1,000.
2005:
On Feb. 22, a quake of 6.4 on the Richter scale hit the Zarand region of the southeastern Iranian province of Kerman, which killed over 600 and wounded nearly 1,000 others.
On March 28, an earthquake measuring 8.5 on the Richter scale struck about midnight off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island, causing massive casualties and losses in property. Nias island took the hardest hit, where 633 died, 50 missing and about 27,600 became homeless.
On Oct. 8, a 7.6-magnitude quake struck the Pakistani Kashmir, which left 73,000 dead, almost 130,000 wounded and 2.8 million homeless.
2004:
On Feb. 24, a 6.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Al Hoceima in the northeast of Morocco, killing 628 and injuring 926.
On Dec. 26, a powerful earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia's Sumatra, triggering tsunami and leaving over 230,000 dead or missing, among whom some 170,000 were Indonesians.