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(Newser) - Swaziland King Mswati III sent several of his 13 wives on a multi-million-dollar shopping spree in the Mideast and Europe while two-thirds of his subjects continue to suffer in abject poverty, reports the Times of London. The move has triggered sharp criticism in Britain, which provides the impoverished nation with... More »

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Africa • HIV • polygamy • aid • starvation • poverty • Swaziland • King Mswati III • shopping spree

analysis

 US Aims to Help 
 Zimbabwe, Not Mugabe 

Obama set to meet with Tsvangirai today

Jun 12, 09 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - With Zimbabwe’s prime minister visiting President Obama today, the key question is how the West can help Morgan Tsvangirai without boosting Robert Mugabe. Under the government's power-sharing agreement, the president retains control of the police, justice system, spy service, and media, writes Celia Dugger in the New York Times.... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • aid • power sharing • President Obama

New Reactors Could Boost Pakistan's Nuclear Arsenal

US hasn't fought massive project amid national turmoil

May 12, 09 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan is building two of the largest plutonium-producing reactors in the developing world—facilities that experts say could bolster the nuclear arsenal of a country fraught with turmoil. The US hasn’t publicly condemned the project, MSNBC reports, even though it makes Pakistan “the only country rapidly building up... More »

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Pakistan • nuclear weapons • aid • Osama bin Laden • nuclear facilities • plutonium • nuclear arsenal

OPINION

 Bono: 'It's Not 
 Charity, It's Justice' 

Singer-turned-activists says Easter is time to reflect on priorities

Apr 19, 09 5:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bono returns to his New York Times guest columnist spot a week after Easter with a spiritual meditation about the holiday and economics. The season of Lent is not just a time for individual reflection, opines the singer, but also for rethinking our social priorities. Of global projects like the... More »

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Bono • aid • Easter • economic downturn

 UK Paid for Truck That 
 Killed Tsvangirai's Wife 

Party plans independent investigation into crash

Mar 8, 09 5:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The truck that killed the wife of Zimbabwe's prime minister was funded by Britain and registered with US officials in Harare, the Times of London reports. The driver, who said he had dozed off, was transporting anti-HIV drugs when he crashed into a vehicle carrying Morgan Tsvangirai and his wife.... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • aid • car crash • assassination attempt • HIV/AIDS • traffic accident

 UN Asks Davos
for $613M in Gaza Aid

Funds would provide immediate aid, more money needed for long-term

Jan 29, 09 9:24 AM CST
(Newser) - The UN asked attendees at the Davos economic forum for $613 million to address “massive and multi-faceted” needs resulting from recent violence in Gaza, the BBC reports. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon says the funds will provide medical care and clean water for 6-9 months. As fresh violence heightened the need... More »

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Israel • United Nations • Gaza • aid • Israel and Palestinians • humanitarian crisis • ceasefire • Arab Israeli conflict • World Economic Forum • Davos • humanitarian aid • Ban Ki-Moon

 Israel Grants 3-Hour Reprieve 

Mulls international ceasefire

Jan 7, 09 6:34 AM CST
(AP) - Israel's military paused its Gaza offensive for three hours today to allow food and fuel to reach besieged Palestinians, and the country's leaders debated whether to accept an international ceasefire plan or expand the assault against Hamas. More than 500 aid trucks have entered Gaza since operations began, but military... More »

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Israel • Gaza • aid • Israel and Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • invasion

 India Struggles to Save
 Millions in Flood

Villagers turning desperate, living on uncooked rice and polluted water

Aug 30, 08 5:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rescue helicopters are trying to save villagers in India after a dam flooded thousands of towns this month, killing 85, displacing 2 million, and wrecking a quarter-million acres of farmland, the Daily Telegraph reports. Torrential rain kept helicopters grounded for most of yesterday as one boat capsized, killing 20. “... More »

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India • aid • flood • Oxfam • monsoon • river • humanitarian aid

Casino Panel Snagged Aid Intended for Katrina Victims

FEMA sat on donated goods for 2 years, then gave them to state agencies

Jul 17, 08 5:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Household goods donated to help Hurricane Katrina victims instead ended up in the hands of 11 state agencies, including a gaming commission, CNN reports. FEMA stored 121 truckloads of items two years before handing them over to agencies like the Mississippi Gaming Commission. Leaders of groups helping Katrina victims were... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • aid • FEMA • Mississippi • Federal aid • Katrina aftermath

 Burma Aid Delays
 Less Deadly Than Feared 

Villagers tough it out through cyclone's aftermath

Jun 18, 08 5:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Delays in getting help to cyclone survivors in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta have not caused the catastrophe initially feared, according to aid workers. Hardy villagers have managed to survive on fish and coconuts, helped by aid from private Burmese citizens and monks, reports the New York Times. Expected massive outbreaks of... More »

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cyclone • aid • Myanmar • Burma • Doctors Without Borders • junta • disaster zones • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta

Blocked US Ships Will Abandon Myanmar Aid

Junta refuses aid 15 times

Jun 4, 08 6:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - US warships laden with aid for Burmese cyclone survivors will sail out of the region tomorrow still carrying their loads, Reuters reports. Burma's military junta has refused 15 requests to allow American forces to deliver aid supplies to the disaster zone, according to the admiral in charge of the operation. More »

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aid • relief • Myanmar • Burma • military junta • disaster zones • warship • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta

 Gates: Junta Aid
 Delays Killed Thousands

Defense Secretary slams 'deaf and dumb' Burmese rulers

May 31, 08 6:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tens of thousands of Burmese have died because of their government's refusal to allow in foreign aid after Cyclone Nargis, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday. Gates accused the military leaders of being "deaf and dumb" to the plight of their people, Reuters reports. American ships in the region... More »

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Robert Gates • cyclone • aid • Myanmar • Burma • junta • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta

 China-Taiwan Talks a Landmark 

Summit, aimed to boost business, is highest-level contact since 1949

May 28, 08 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - China's president met today with the leader of Taiwan's governing party, the BBC reports, in the highest-level talks between the two entities since the split in 1949. Wu Poh-hsiung is visiting China to discuss cooperation on transport and tourism, and pressed Hu Jintao for a greater global presence for the... More »

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China • Taiwan • Beijing • aid • Hu Jintao • transport • China earthquake • Wu Poh-hsiung

 Thailand, UN Seek Aid Route
as New Burma Storm Builds

Latest tropical storm likely to become a cylcone

May 14, 08 5:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thailand and the United Nations are working to open a land route from northern Thailand into Burma to get desperately needed help to cyclone survivors, reports the Wall Street Journal. The frantic efforts to deliver aid quickly have been stepped up as the UN's weather center is warning that another... More »

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United Nations • Thailand • cyclone • aid • relief • Myanmar • Burma • Cyclone Nargis

UPDATED

 China Quake Toll Tops 13,000 

Death toll expected to rise, may end up in six figures

May 13, 08 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The official death toll for the Chinese earthquake shot past 13,000 today and is expected to jump sharply after the full extent of the devastation is accounted for, Reuters reports. In one town with a prequake population of 12,000, only 2,000 survived; in all, 60,000 are... More »

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China • aid • rescue • earthquake • disaster • Sichuan province

 Rain Lashes Cyclone
 Survivors, UN Lashes Junta 

UN chief 'immensely frustrated' by Burmese junta's lack of swift action

May 13, 08 6:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two more American relief planes were scheduled to take off for Burma today, but the nation's military junta came in for another UN pounding for refusing to allow more desperately needed supplies to cyclone-stricken regions. "We are at a critical point. Unless more aid gets into the country very... More »

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United Nations • cyclone • aid • relief • Myanmar • Burma • junta • Cyclone Nargis • Ban Ki-Moon

UPDATED

As US, Burma Talk, Volunteers Say Junta Is Selling Aid

American troops stand ready to help relief

May 12, 08 3:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - A US admiral met with Burma's military command today in continued attempts to persuade the government to allow US servicemen into the country to assist in relief efforts, the Washington Post reports. Meanwhile, a Burmese volunteer operating his own supply effort tells the Daily Telegraph that government officials are commandeering... More »

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cyclone • US military • aid • relief • Myanmar • Burma • junta • military junta • Cyclone Nargis

Updated

 US Aid Plane Lands in Burma 

Official death toll at 32K; observers say it could be triple that

May 12, 08 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - After days of negotiating, a US aid flight landed today in Rangoon, the BBC reports. It’s the latest sign Burma’s military junta might be relaxing its restrictions on foreign aid—a French charity’s plane also touched down—but relief workers still aren’t allowed in to distribute... More »

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aid • relief • aid workers • Myanmar • Burma • junta • aid agencies • Cyclone Nargis

 US Aid Finally Winging to Cyclone Survivors

But relief effort remains minimal with a million at risk

May 12, 08 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The first US aircraft laden with relief supplies for Burmese cyclone survivors was finally allowed to take off from Vietman today, Reuters reports. Desperately needed international aid has largely been blocked by Burma's military junta. American officials hope the flight, carrying water, blankets, and mosquito nets, will be the first... More »

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aid • relief • Myanmar • Burma • junta • aid agencies • Cyclone Nargis

Red Cross
Aid Boat Sinks
in Burma

Crew survives, but precious supplies are lost as clock ticks

May 11, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Red Cross aid boat delivering desperately needed supplies to the survivors of Cyclone Nargis hit a submerged tree and sank in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta today, reports CNN. All those on board survived, but the 500 bags of rice, 5,000 liters of drinking water, and other critical cargo were... More »

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aid • Oxfam • Red Cross • Burma • disaster recovery • boat accident • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta

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