Posted Monday May 12, 2008, 9:34 pm, Over one day old
Tens of thousands of people across southwest China remained buried beneath rubble as rescue workers struggled to reach areas cut off by a massive earthquake that has left at least 12,000 dead.
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Posted Monday May 12, 2008, 9:34 pm, Over one day old
Myanmar continued to restrict most large-scale aid deliveries Tuesday, one day after the U.N. secretary general pressed the junta to accept international assistance.
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Posted Monday May 12, 2008, 9:34 pm, Over one day old
Jesús León Santos?s fight to keep farmers from abandoning their parched land is much more than a refusal to give up a millennial way of life.
Read San Isidro Tilantongo Journal: Ways of Ancient Mexico Reviving Barren Lands (Links)
Posted Monday May 12, 2008, 9:34 pm, Over one day old
Clashes in Baghdad?s Sadr City between Shiite extremists and U.S.-backed Iraqi forces killed 11 men and wounded 19, Iraqi hospital officials said Tuesday.
Read Fighting Erupts in Sadr City Despite Truce (Links)
Posted Monday May 12, 2008, 9:34 pm, Over one day old
Read Dozens Die in Bangladesh Ferry Sinking (Links)
Posted Monday May 12, 2008, 9:34 pm, Over one day old
Mr. Haeberlin?s innovative spin on classical French cuisine helped transform his family?s modest restaurant on the Ill River in Alsace into a culinary powerhouse.
Read Paul Haeberlin, 3-Star Chef, Dies at 84 (Links)
Posted Monday May 12, 2008, 9:34 pm, Over one day old
U.S.-led coalition forces called in airstrikes against the Taliban, killing a dozen militants during fighting in southern Afghanistan that has displaced many families, officials said Tuesday.
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Posted Monday May 12, 2008, 9:34 pm, Over one day old
Read Irena Sendler, Lifeline to Young Jews, Is Dead at 98 (Links)
Posted Monday May 12, 2008, 9:34 pm, Over one day old
Read ?No Hope? for Children Buried in Earthquake (Links)