Half a million Darfurians cut off from aid

"Almost 500,000 Darfurians have been cut off from emergency food aid due to insecurity in the region, which has rendered them inaccessible to humanitarian workers, according to the United Nations. "This is a...

ABC News: Tall Tales of 9/11 Fraud

When Carlton McNish reported to authorities that his wife died on 9/11 at the World Trade Center, police and charities rushed to help McNish along with so many others who had lost loved ones.

Flooding In Mid Atlantic Region

Over 200 streets in Virginia and Maryland where closed Wednesday as governor Tim Kaine declared a state of Emergency. The District of Columbia removed it's emergency mode on Thursday, since rains had largely...

Rising waters force 200,000 to flee homes in Pennsylvania

"A heavy rainstorm that had pounded Washington, D.C., swept across the U.S. Northeast on Wednesday, forcing evacuation of 200,000 people from their homes in northeastern Pennsylvania because of rising water on the...

Brazen daylight smuggling pours illegals into U.S.

Illegal immigration. Top of the talking topics since April 2006. Public opinion appears to have got stuck on the the Arizona-Mexican border.

Chingay: Over 200,000 Attend Parade

"Some 200,000 people lined Orchard Road on Saturday evening to catch a glimpse of the Chingay parade. President S R Nathan launched the Chingay, which has been touted as Asia's grandest street and floats parade. "

Global Effort to Aid Pakistan

LONDON (Reuters) - Donor nations rushed doctors, helicopters, food, tents and sniffer dogs to help the victims of Pakistan's devastating earthquake on Monday as the death toll topped 20,000. Aid agencies said...

Another Burning Man has Come and Gone

The Man has burned, the camps are coming down and the RVs are rolling out. After more than a week in the desert, the 35,000 or so who gathered in this sprawling city beneath the sun are heading home, tired and dusty and reflecting on their time on the playa. For some, it was...

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