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WORLD / NEWS Fri May 30, 2008 @ 8:10am neoform

MSNBC -- Amazon Indians from one of the world's last uncontacted tribes have been photographed from the air, with striking images released on Thursday showing them painted bright red and brandishing bows and arrows. The photographs of the tribe near the border.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Oct 10, 2007 @ 8:22am neoform

News.com.au -- RESTRICTIONS on horse movements within southeast Queensland's equine flu-infected "red zone" could be eased by Christmas. Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries Tim Mulherin said today the goal was only achievable if all Queenslanders involved i.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Oct 1, 2007 @ 8:19am neoform

BBC News -- A search for survivors is under way after a volcano erupted on a Yemeni island in the Red Sea, killing at least two people. The western part of the tiny al-Tair island, used as a military base, collapsed following the eruption, the defence ministry sai.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Thu Aug 30, 2007 @ 8:12am neoform

CNN -- Nearly 18,000 people are still missing from the ethnic wars fought in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday. About 13,500 of those missing are from the 1992-95 war in Bosnia, while 2,386 are from th.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Thu Aug 16, 2007 @ 8:21am neoform

BBC News -- More than 220 people have been killed and 80 are still missing after severe flooding in North Korea, according to Red Cross officials in the country. The province of Kangwon suffered the highest toll, with 181 confirmed deaths, the International Federa.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sun Aug 5, 2007 @ 3:24pm neoform

New York Times -- At slack tide off Red Hook, Brooklyn, there are usually lots of things floating in the water, most of which you would not want to touch without the help of a good hazmat suit. But just after sunrise yesterday, something truly strange was bobbing there in.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Thu Jul 19, 2007 @ 4:35pm neoform

BBC News -- A female survivor of this month's violent storming by Pakistani forces of Islamabad's Red Mosque has spoken of how she wanted to be a suicide bomber. The 18-year-old told the BBC Urdu Service that she was not held hostage by militants but had willingly.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Fri Jun 29, 2007 @ 11:14am neoform

Al Jazeera -- The Red Cross usually prefers to follow a more discreet approach in raising humanitarian concerns with governments. 'Exceptional step'Kellenberger said the ICRC had "repeatedly drawn attention to these abuses but the authorities have failed to put a s.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Thu Jun 28, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

BBC News -- The Sydney Opera House in Australia and the Red Fort in India have been added to a list of the world's most valuable cultural treasures. A silver mine in Japan and an ancient fortress in Turkmenistan are also now on the Unesco World Heritage List. A.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue Jun 12, 2007 @ 12:13am neoform

BBC News -- The International Committee of the Red Cross says the situation in Afghanistan is growing worse with insecurity spreading and the conflict escalating. In a statement it said civilians were suffering unbearably, and that over the past year there had bee.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Apr 9, 2007 @ 8:23am neoform

BBC News -- The Red Cross says up to 7,000 people are homeless one week after a tsunami triggered by an earthquake swept through the western Solomon Islands. A Red Cross spokeswoman in the badly damaged town of Gizo said food and medical aid was arriving but many.. Read More