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WORLD / NEWS Wed Jun 4, 2008 @ 8:16am neoform

BBC News -- 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.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon May 12, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- The United States delivered its first relief supplies to Myanmar on Monday, as the U.N. urged the reclusive nation to open its doors to foreign experts who can help up to 2 million cyclone victims facing disease and starvation. The military C-130 cargo.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Apr 21, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

CNN -- Militants said they blew up two more oil pipelines Monday in southern Nigeria and called for former President Jimmy Carter and actor George Clooney to help mediate an end to the crisis. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, said i.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Thu Feb 7, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

CNN -- Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie is visiting Iraq to boost what she sees as lagging efforts to deal with the problems of 2 million "very very vulnerable" internally displaced people in the wartorn country. "There doesn't seem to be a real coherent pla.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sun Nov 19, 2006 @ 3:29pm neoform

Globe and Mail -- The United States wants the Canadian Navy's help patrolling the high seas and searching cargo vessels for illicit nuclear material going to or from North Korea... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Jun 18, 2008 @ 11:23am thirdlife

www.4burma.org -- The ruling junta refused the international help, and the ships were forced to came back... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed May 14, 2008 @ 8:18am neoform

BBC News -- 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. T.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue May 13, 2008 @ 8:20am neoform

BBC News -- 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.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue May 13, 2008 @ 8:18am neoform

MSNBC -- In Dujiangyan, rescue teams were trying to get to a woman who was eight months pregnant and trapped in a seven-story apartment building that collapsed. Nearby, a man in his late 50s who refused to give his name, said his father was missing in the rubbl.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon May 12, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

MSNBC -- 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.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue Apr 22, 2008 @ 8:24am neoform

BBC News -- The head of the UN World Food Programme has said urgent action is required to stimulate food production and help the poor cope with soaring food prices. Josette Sheeran told the BBC that the WFP was now providing food aid to an additional 100 million p.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue Apr 22, 2008 @ 8:21am neoform

SF Gate -- California's top environmental official on Tuesday plans to sign an agreement with the United Nations to help China reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. The memorandum of understanding drafted by the U.N. Development Programme pairs California with one.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Jan 23, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

CNN -- If there's a sweet smell at this year's Global Economic Forum, it's unlikely to be success. With troubled markets threatening to leave an unpleasant stink over proceedings, this year's Davos summit has enlisted the help of a perfumer to ensure gathered wo.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue Jul 24, 2007 @ 3:53am neoform

BBC News -- Brazil has been urged to accept foreign help to control its air space by the International Air Traffic Controllers Federation (Ifatca). The head of Ifatca, Marc Baumgartner, said Brazil was trying to save face after 199 people were killed last week in.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue May 15, 2007 @ 4:50pm neoform

CNN -- Africa is generally seen as the continental poor relation in business school terms, lagging behind North America, Europe and Asia, even South America. However, as detailed before on Executive Education (click here), Africa does have a number of top sch.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Thu May 10, 2007 @ 9:18am neoform

Guardian Unlimited -- Hundreds of projects providing vital help to Britain's hidden army of young carers are under threat because the £334m government grants that fund them are due to end within months, charities warn. Schemes offering support such as counsellors and after.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Apr 4, 2007 @ 7:48pm neoform

News.com.au -- THE Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) said it will not help fund an advertising campaign to promote the Federal Government's controversial Work Choices laws. Prime Minister John Howard yesterday called on Australian business to help fund the Liberal.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sun Dec 17, 2006 @ 10:35am neoform

Times Online -- Disaster donations help Islamic vigilante force impose punishments on women.. Read More