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WORLD / NEWS Thu May 22, 2008 @ 8:22am neoform

BBC News -- 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.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Fri May 9, 2008 @ 8:22am neoform

MSNBC -- When the storm made landfall early Saturday at the mouth of the Irrawaddy River, its battering winds pushed a wall of water as high as 12 feet some 25 miles inland, laying waste to villages and killing tens of thousands. Victims lived in the low-lying.. Read More