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BBC News
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US Navy ships are due to leave Burma's coastline because of the continued refusal of the government to allow them to help victims of Cyclone Nargis.
The navy said it would withdraw the four ships, carrying helicopters and landing craft, after 15 failed..
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SF Gate
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Myanmar shunned a U.S. proposal for naval ships to deliver aid to cyclone victims on Wednesday, according to state-run media, dimming hopes that the vessels could provide a major boost to relief efforts.
The New Light of Myanmar, a mouthpiece for Myanm..
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BBC News
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Top aid envoys are ramping up pressure on Burma, as reports from the country suggest aid is still not reaching the region worst hit by Cyclone Nargis.
A BBC reporter visiting the Irrawaddy Delta said there was little sign of help from the government, w..
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SF Gate
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The United Nations said Friday that severe restrictions by Myanmar's military junta have left aid agencies largely in the dark about the extent of survivors' suffering, two weeks after a killer cyclone left up to 2.5 million people destitute.
John Holm..
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SF Gate
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A U.N. official says the World Food Program is suspending cyclone aid to Myanmar because its government seized supplies flown into the country.
He says the WFP has no choice but to suspend the shipments until the matter is resolved.
WFP spokesman Pa..
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BBC News
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The UN says its first aid flight has now arrived in Burma, bringing much needed relief to up to one million people made homeless by Cyclone Nargis.
The flights had been delayed because of Burma's reluctance to accept help, causing growing international..
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www.dailystar.com.lb
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced a new $30 billion US defense package to Israel Sunday and voiced satisfaction over Washington's plan to supply state-of-the-art weapons to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states as a counterweight to Iranian influence. The..
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BBC News
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Humanitarian aid is failing to reach almost two-thirds of those affected by the fighting in the Somali capital, a key UN official has warned.
The country now represents a worse displacement crisis that Sudan's Darfur region, John Holmes said.
Aid gr..
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Yahoo News
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The United States and North Korea haggled on Monday over energy aid the North would receive in exchange for ending its nuclear arms ambitions as six-party talks looked likely to straggle into an extra day. The initially promising session of talks falte..
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Malta Star
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US President George W Bush will ask Congress for $8.6 billion to improve Afghanistan's army and police forces and $2 billion for infrastructure projects and anti-narcotics efforts, US Secretary of State Condolezza Rice revealed...
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Reuters
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Chinese President Hu Jintao on Saturday pledged to double his country's assistance to the African continent by 2009, and proposed a raft of new loans, development projects in health and agriculture, and debt cancellations...
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BBC News
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in cyclone-hit Burma to tour the devastated Irrawaddy Delta and meet military ruler Gen Than Shwe.
Mr Ban hopes to persuade the government to accept more aid for cyclone victims.
Burma's rulers have block..
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MSNBC
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With Foreign Minister Nyan Win present, Ban said that he wanted to see the delivery of foreign aid and the deployment of aid workers carried out in a "more systematic way."
U.N. official Dan Baker said that junta leader, Senior Gen. Than Shwe, would Fr..
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MSNBC
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Junta restricts aid
More than 66,000 people are dead or missing, according to government figures, with fears the death toll will surpass 100,000, according to U.N. and Red Cross estimates. The U.N. says up to 2 million survivors are still in need of em..
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BBC News
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Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej is heading to Burma to urge military rulers to allow aid agencies to help victims of the devastating cyclone.
Western nations want Mr Samak to persuade the junta to relax its stance on letting foreign experts in.
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BBC News
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Burma's military government has said it is still opposed to letting foreign aid workers in to help the many victims of Cyclone Nargis.
Vice-Admiral Soe Thein, of the military leadership, said Burma was grateful for the aid shipment from the United Stat..
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BBC News
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The first US aid flight to Burma following the devastating cyclone nine days ago has landed in Rangoon.
The US spent days negotiating with Burma's military government to gain permission for the aircraft to land.
The junta has admitted that parts of th..
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MSNBC
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The junta has been sharply criticized for its handling of the disaster, from failing to provide adequate warnings about the pending storm to responding slowly to offers of help.
Though international assistance has started trickling in, the few foreign..
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BBC News
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Burma's secretive military leaders have approved a United Nations aid flight to help victims of the devastating cyclone that left more than 22,000 people dead.
The UN said an aircraft carrying 25 tonnes of aid was due to leave Italy.
The move comes..
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BBC News
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The Quartet of major powers mediating in the Middle East peace process has called on Arab states to honour aid pledges to the Palestinians.
The call was made after talks in London between the UN, US, EU and Russia.
US officials say only about a fift..
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