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  • May 2008

    • Red Cross Aid Boat Sinks in Burma

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 11, 08 12:00 PM CDT

      Red Cross Aid Boat Sinks in Burma

      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 all lost. More »

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

    • Burma Cyclone Toll Leaps to 4,000

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 5, 08 6:33 AM CDT

      Burma Cyclone Toll Leaps to 4,000

      The death toll in yesterday's Burmese hurricane has skyrocketed to 4,000, CNN reports, up from initial estimates of 350. State-run media issued a revised estimate this morning, along with the government's emergency plea for help. Another 3,000 are thought to be missing. Major relief work has already begun, with international groups coordinating a joint effort, but work was being hampered by the government's travel restrictions on foreigners. More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • cyclone  • aid  • relief  • Red Cross  • Yangon  • Bangkok  • aid agencies

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  • November 2007

    • 'Biblical' Flood Ravages Mexico

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 3, 07 5:58 AM CDT

      'Biblical' Flood Ravages Mexico

      Shortages of food, drinking water, and medicine threaten southeastern Mexico, where muddy flood waters cover 80% of the state of Tabasco and almost a million people have had to flee their homes. "The scene here is terrible, it's biblical," a Red Cross official told the Guardian , as a huge effort was mounted to rescue 300,000 people still trapped on roofs by surging waters. More »

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      Mexico  • flood  • rescue  • Felipe Calderon  • evacuation  • Red Cross  • Tabasco

  • October 2007

    • Junta Cremates Protesters

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Oct 7, 07 5:05 PM CDT

      Junta Cremates Protesters

      Burma's army is burning the bodies of activists in secret cremations, hiding their true death count forever, the Sunday Times reports. Locals near Rangoon report trucks are driving by a crematorium at night as smoke rises constantly from its chimneys. Rumors of victims burnt alive have swept the city, but remain unconfirmed by outside observers. More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • junta  • Buddhist monks  • Red Cross  • Rangoon  • superstition  • Tiananmen Square

  • September 2007

    • Taliban Kidnaps Red Cross Staff

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Sep 27, 07 4:55 PM CDT

      Taliban Kidnaps Red Cross Staff

      Taliban fighters kidnapped four Red Cross workers southwest of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, yesterday, Reuters reports. A Taliban spokesman says the group has "nothing against the Red Cross," was unaware at the time that the kidnapped were Red Cross staff, and that the  four would be released soon. The Red Cross says the event will not affect operations in Afghanistan. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • Red Cross

  • August 2007

    • Taliban Frees 4 More Captives

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Aug 30, 07 10:17 AM CDT

      Taliban Frees 4 More Captives

      Taliban militants released four of their remaining seven South Korean hostages today. The two men and two women were released to Red Cross officials on a road in central Afghanistan, the AP reports. The Red Cross is on its way to pick up the three remaining hostages from the original 23. None of the freed hostages, held for six weeks, has talked to reporters yet. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • South Korea  • hostage  • Korean hostages  • Red Cross  • release

    • 8 Korean Hostages Freed

      newser  |  BBC  |  Aug 29, 07 6:56 AM CDT

      8 Korean Hostages Freed

      The Taliban released eight hostages today, a day after reaching a deal with the South Korean government. Three who were released earlier this morning were brought to the town of Ghazni by tribal elders—acting as mediators—then handed over to the Red Cross. South Korea has agreed to pull out its troops from Afghanistan (as already planned) and stop its citizens from traveling there. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • kidnapping  • South Korea  • hostage  • Korean hostages  • Red Cross  • release  • Ghazni

    • Peru Quake Toll Reaches 450

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Aug 17, 07 1:59 AM CDT

      Peru Quake Toll Reaches 450

      The death toll from a powerful earthquake that devastated a province in Peru has reached 450, but the numbers are expected to rise even higher as rescuers dig through rubble. At least 1,500 have been injured. Government doctors have called off a national strike to care for the wounded, and the UN, US and EU have rushed to Peru's aid. More »

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      earthquake  • natural disaster  • disaster  • death toll  • Peru  • Red Cross  • Lima

    • Drug Giant Sues Red Cross Over ... Red Cross

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 9, 07 10:52 AM CDT

      Drug Giant Sues Red Cross Over ... Red Cross

      Pharmaceutical behemoth Johnson & Johnson has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the American Red Cross over its signature logo, the Wall Street Journal reports. The suit claims the humanitarian organization is violating the Johnson & Johnson trademark by licensing the signature red cross symbol to companies for use on products such as first aid kits. More »

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      lawsuit  • pharmaceutical companies  • Red Cross  • Johnson and Johnson  • American Red Cross  • logo  • Mark Everson

  • July 2007

    • China Flood Toll Nears 700

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Jul 30, 07 2:35 PM CDT

      China Flood Toll Nears 700

      Massive flooding, landslides, and mudflows caused by weeks of violent rainstorms have killed 652 people in China and forced 5M out of their homes. Across the country, 452,000 houses have been destroyed, and officials are forecasting continued severe rain for China's southwest, northeast, and northwest regions in the coming days. More »

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      China  • weather  • flood  • water  • Red Cross  • landslide  • destruction

  • June 2007

    • Hamas Releases Audio of Israeli Soldier

      newser  |  Hole Card Blog  |  Jun 25, 07 9:49 AM CDT

      Hamas Releases Audio of Israeli Soldier

      In the first proof that he is alive a year after capture, Hamas militants today released an audio recording of Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier seized in a cross-border raid near the Gaza strip. In the message posted on the group's web site, Shalit said a year in prison is taking a toll on his health, and pleaded with the Israeli government to agree to a prisoner swap. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Palestine  • hostage  • Gaza  • prison  • soldier  • Red Cross  • Gilad Shalit

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