Unix Timestamp: 1254268800
Wednesday, September 30. 2009, 12:00:00 AM UTC

The death toll from an earthquake and tsunami in the Samoan Islands region in the South Pacific rises to at least 113. //news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-world/at-least-113-dead-in-pacific-tsunami-officials-20090930-gbzj.html ("The Age") //www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j9ul6SX_wYtgQi-cm_S5aA8et18Q (AFP)

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes just off the coast of Sumatra, killing around 1,000 in Indonesia.

The death toll from Typhoon Ketsana across Southeast Asia rises to 300. //www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i6eatUwlDQQIHZiKqXjLHTmQSrogD9B1HABO2 (Associated Press) //edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/vietnam.typhoon.ketsana.toll/ (CNN)

Guinea's military leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara bans all subversive gatherings and demonstrations in the aftermath of opposition protests. //news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8282186.stm (BBC) //www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iAVjutFiNxMjNLZd6fFZMANVHAXgD9B1JG0O0 (Associated Press)

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes western Indonesia, killing at least 75 and trapping thousands of people under rubble. //www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE58T39720090930 (Reuters) //www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/30/indonesia-earthquake-padang ("The Guardian") //thejakartaglobe.com/home/thousands-trapped-under-rubble-in-indonesia-after-sumatra-earthquake-official/332769 ("Jakarta Globe")