UNRWA in Gaza: "Nowhere is Safe"

"GENEVA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - A senior U.N. aid official appealed on Tuesday for the international community to provide protection for civilians in Gaza, calling it a "test of our humanity".  John Ging, director...

Red Cross: Delay in Access to Gaza Wounded "Unacceptable"

The International Red Cross accused Israel on Thursday of "unacceptable" delays in letting rescue workers reach three Gaza City homes hit, where they requested safe passage for ambulances on January 3rd but were...

Moneytalk: $3bn Jazan city, saudi Bin Laden Group builds Economic city

"Saudi Bin Laden Group plan a $3 billion smelter here to help create 500,000 jobs. Jazan will also attempt to build Saudi industries in silicon processing, agri-technology, textiles, food processing, and...

A (proper) Pakistani Flag[?]

It's amazingly awful to see so many different versions of the Pakistani flag that it makes me sick! Sick to the core of my soul that why we do not respect the very flag!??I have seen many funny versions of...

FUEL OIL SPILL on the RIVER! River is Open!

UPDATES: (Wednesday) The spill on the Mississippi was NOT crude oil! Brought to my attention by local writer that drilling opponents, McCain opponents, and some of our 'major media', have been using this...

Man fights for his life after stabbing in south London

Yet another stabbing in London. The victim is now in a South London hospital and is in critical condition."A man in his early 20s is fighting for his life after being repeatedly stabbed in south London. Police were called to reports of a knife attack in Thornton...

robber turns out to be a wild turkey

A Kalamazoo police officer was investigating a break-in at a local business, but instead of finding a robber she discovered a turkey.   The turkey had flown through the window and unfortunately was...

Over a billion euros spent on tsunami aid: Red Cross

"Three years on from the December 26 Indian Ocean tsunami, the International Red Cross said Wednesday that 1.2 billion euros (1.7 billion dollars) of aid will have helped almost four million people come the year-end.According to its tsunami three-year progress report, the...

IFRC to present 19,000 shelters to tsunami survivors in Aceh

""With support from 32 red cross and red crescent societies in many countries, domestic and foreign NGOs, we will enable the tsunami survivors to own the shelters," he said. The shelters are temporary dwellings consisting of galvanized steel structures and anti-termite wooden...

Red Cross Response to Hurricane Dean

Overview After battering Jamaica Sunday night, Hurricane Dean is continuing on a westward to west-northwestward track and is projected to make landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico...

How Sweet the Sound: New Orleans Jazz Fest 2007 Now Happening

Catch all the latest on JazzFest: Photos, podcasts, live videocasts, food, More on Everything New Orleans You will love to keep up with what's happening in New Orleans. Locals Blog and post photos and videos....

Lunar eclipse a big hit

Though scientists say that a lunar eclipse is "not an event that has any scientific value" (its cause and effect being largely known), the relative rarity of the event makes it a great spectator sport. This...

Wireless Hotspots in Brighton

Brighton & Hove has wireless internet hotspots popping up all over town mainly due to the Wi-Fi installation company Looseconnection and Pier to Pier but also thanks to a few forward thinking publicans,...

Earth Time

At Noon the sun is overhead, while it's Midnight on the other side of planet Earth.

Osama bin Laden & 9/11

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