British comedian Edward John "Eddie" Izzard, 47, ran 1,050 miles, an equivalent of 43 full marathons, over a period of 7 weeks, in order to raise £200,000 ($308,000) for Sport Relief, a charity that helps the...
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"Sri Lankan authorities Monday ordered a foreign-owned ship carrying aid for Tamil civilians to leave the island without unloading its cargo."This order was given despite accepting there was no ill-intention."Sri...
Sri Lankan Business man arrested in connection with controversial relief cargo ship MV Captain Ali.The Syrian flagged ship was currently detained by the Sri Lankan Navy after it illegaly crossed over to Sri Lankan...
Interesting blog from private citizens in Pakistan who have joined in a effort to provide relief to the displaced citizens from the SWAT valley. "Our Swat Relief drive on Day 3 [Saturday] was hectic to say the...
One of the biggest reliefs this elections brought was the defeat of Communist parties of India. Still believing in the Stalinistic and Maoistic values, shedding tear for the lost red empire called "Soviet Union"...
UN Under Secretary, Sir John Holmes after visiting Vavuniya welfare village for civilians who have escaped the torture of LTTE informed Sri Lanka Government that he would release US $10 million to provide...
The northwest Pacific (Okhotsk-Korean) subpopulation of gray whales that resides near the Asian and Russian Pacific ocean shores is regarded as “critically endangered” by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. It thus came as a conservation victory for...
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64th Anniversary of WWII Test Food Drop Flight, April 29, 2009 Early morning, April 29, 1945 Delayed by horrendous weather for two days, a Lancaster bomber finally rumbled down the runway to begin a dangerous...
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Are you one of the many millions of people who suffer from chronic pain? Long-term pain can be debilitating, depressing and affect your family life.You're never going to get rid of it or are...
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" UNRWA informed the IDF on Friday that it is suspending its humanitarian aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip after Hamas stole supplies the United Nations organization had transferred to the Palestinian...
" Ros-Lehtinen is the author of The United Nations Transparency, Accountability and Reform Act (H.R. 557), which conditions U.S. aid to UNRWA on that agency taking a number of steps to prevent its resources from supporting Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Statement of...
Well NOW. Once again UNWRA needs to back down from their accusations." The United Nations has reversed its stance on one of the most contentious and bloody incidents of the recent Israel Defense Forces operation...
Obama's move does not represent a fundamental shift in U.S. policy with regard to the Middle East. But it does represent a quick and appropriate response to the letter sent this week to Secretary of State...
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The United nations will resume aid distribution for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, after receiving security assurances from Israel, the world body said in a statement late Friday. " The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East...
The United Nations is halting all aid deliveries to Gaza, after two of their drivers were shot dead by Israeli fire."GAZA, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A United Nations aid agency said on Thursday it suspended its operations...