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- Myanmar (and China) Need the Odd Couple
(HuffingtonPost.com)
HuffingtonPost.com - When the tsunami hit parts of Asia and Africa in December 2004, President George W. Bush asked his predecessors, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, to travel to the stricken region and bring relief and hope to the victims.
- US Relief Flight Arrives in Burma
The initial US relief flight into cyclone-struck Burma has now arrived in Rangoon, after days of negotiations to try and get it there. Burma's military government has conceded that some of the most badly affected areas remain isolated, but still, foreign
- China's giant pandas survive quake
(CNN) -- China's giant pandas are believed to be safe after Monday's earthquake, but concern is growing over how they will get their next meals. Questions remain about whether infrastructure damage will harm the giant pandas' supply of bamboo.
- More US Military Aid Flights into Burma: Officials
More US military aid flights into Burma are being permitted, officials stated on May 13th - ten days after the devastation wreaked by Cyclone Nagris. The initial US flight touched down in Rangoon on Monday. A second left Thailand this morning, with a
- Troops hike to quake-buried Chinese villages
MIANYANG, China -- Soldiers hiking over landslide-blocked roads reached the epicenter of China's devastating earthquake Tuesday, pulling bodies and a few survivors from collapsed buildings. The death toll of more than 12,000 is certain to rise as the
- Death toll from China quake soars past 13,000 (Reuters)
DUJIANGYAN, China (Reuters) - The death toll in China's earthquake climbed past 13,000 on Tuesday and looked likely to rise much higher after media said some 19,000 people were buried in rubble in just one area. Rain and severed roads hampered rescuers
- We are engaging China in railway sector: Lalu
SINGAPORE: India is engaging China in the railways sector, and Japan has reaffirmed its commitment to contribute to the construction of the Delhi-Mumbai western corridor of the planned national network of dedicated freight lines. Outlining the
- Troops hike to quake-buried Chinese villages (AP)
By AUDRA ANG, Associated Press Writer 18 minutes ago MIANYANG, China - Soldiers hiking over landslide-blocked roads reached the epicenter of China's devastating earthquake Tuesday, pulling bodies and a few survivors from collapsed buildings. The death
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