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Comedian Eddie Izzard Runs 43 Marathons In 51 Days

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...

Sri Lanka Stops Aids Despite Confirming No Dangerous Intentions

"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 Businessman arrested in connection with relief ship

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...

Pakistanis join to help relief efforts for Swat refugees

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...

Indian Election: Left parties has suffered major setback

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"...

“Food From Heaven” Saved Millions of Dutch

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...

UN releases US $ 10 million to relief fund to Sri Lanka

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...

Suspended Underground Seismic Work to Bring Relief to Gray Whales

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...

Are You A Chronic Pain Sufferer?

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...

Update:UNRWA suspends aid to Gaza over Hamas thefts

"  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...

UN backtracks on claim that deadly IDF strike hit Gaza school

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...

Blatant, constant abuses by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Pa

" 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...

Letter to Sec. of State Hillary Clinton Prompts Aid to Gaza

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...

Update: U.N. 'sure' no militants at school hit by Israeli troops

United Nations says No to Israeli attack on School (CNN) United Nations  says 100 %  SURE,  there were no Palestinian militants in or on the grounds of a school that was shelled by Israeli...

UN to resume Gaza aid

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...

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