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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 Thu May 8, 2008 @ 8:24am neoform

BBC News -- 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.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Aug 1, 2007 @ 10:53am neoform

CNN -- About eight million Iraqis -- nearly a third of the population -- are without water, sanitation, food and shelter and need emergency aid, a report by two major relief agencies says. Oxfam and the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Coordination Committ.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Fri Jun 29, 2007 @ 11:19am neoform

Al Jazeera -- A cyclone struck Baluchistan, Pakistan's southwest province on Tuesday, three days after a storm destroyed Karachi, the nation's biggest city, killing around 230 people. HomelessKhuda Bakhsh Baluch, the relief commissioner for Baluchistan province, sa.. Read More