Merlin the Magician
At the Start
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - Powerful earthquakes have rocked Asia, killing at least one person and further rattling traumatised survivors of last month's killer tsunami.
Indonesia and separatist rebels in Aceh agreed on Monday to hold talks, seeking to turn the calamity into a chance for peace, as civilians prepared for a larger role in relief efforts in the ravaged province on Sumatra island.
Almost a month after the tsunami killed as many as 234,000 people across the Indian Ocean, a strong earthquake hit Indonesia's eastern Sulawesi island, killing one person, and a tremor rattled the provincial capital Banda Aceh, sending frightened tsunami survivors running into the streets.
Another quake, measuring 6.5, was recorded west of Great Nicobar island in India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which were badly hit by the December 26 tsunami, but there were no reports of casualties...................
Indonesia and separatist rebels in Aceh agreed on Monday to hold talks, seeking to turn the calamity into a chance for peace, as civilians prepared for a larger role in relief efforts in the ravaged province on Sumatra island.
Almost a month after the tsunami killed as many as 234,000 people across the Indian Ocean, a strong earthquake hit Indonesia's eastern Sulawesi island, killing one person, and a tremor rattled the provincial capital Banda Aceh, sending frightened tsunami survivors running into the streets.
Another quake, measuring 6.5, was recorded west of Great Nicobar island in India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which were badly hit by the December 26 tsunami, but there were no reports of casualties...................