1st big foreign aid flights finally let in by Myanmar junta
After snubbing a U.S. aid offer, Myanmar's isolationist regime indicated Friday that it wants foreign relief supplies but not foreign workers to help recover from a devastating cyclone. Nations:[Myanmar] People:[Robert Gates][Ban Ki-moon] Activities:[2008 Myanmar Cyclone][Vietnam War] 2008-05-08 US diplomat: 100,000 may have died in Myanmar cyclone
Bodies floated in flood waters and survivors tried to reach dry ground on boats using blankets as sails, while the top U.S. diplomat in Myanmar said Wednesday that up to 100,000 people may have died in the devastating cyclone. Nations:[Sweden] People:[Ban Ki-moon] Activities:[2008 Myanmar Cyclone] 2008-05-07 UN officials: Myanmar cyclone a 'major, major disaster'
Hungry crowds of survivors stormed the few shops that opened in Myanmar's stricken Irrawaddy delta, where food and international aid has been scarce since a devastating cyclone killed more than 22,000 people, the U.N. said Wednesday. Nations:[Myanmar][Sweden] People:[Ban Ki-moon] Activities:[2008 Myanmar Cyclone] 2008-05-07 Suppoters drown out protesters in S. Korea Olympic torch leg
Thousands of supporters shouting support for the Beijing Games turned a central Seoul plaza into a sea of red flags as the Olympic torch ended its South Korean relay without disruption Sunday amid a huge police presence. Nations:[South Korea] Activities:[2008 Beijing Olympics Torch][China-South Korea] 2008-04-27 Torch faces S.Korea protests, festivities in North
Protests and scuffles greeted the Olympic flame as it began a two-day journey on the divided Korean peninsula on Sunday along a route guarded by thousands of riot policeman wielding shields and truncheons. Nations:[South Korea][North Korea] Activities:[2008 Beijing Olympics Torch] 2008-04-27 Pope worries that big powers control decision-making
Making a plea for human rights, Pope Benedict XVI warned diplomats at the United Nations on Friday that international cooperation needed to solve urgent problems is "in crisis" because decisions rest in the hands of a few powerful nations. Nations:[U.S.] People:[Ban Ki-moon] Activities:[2008 Pope Visit to U.S.][Church Sex Scandals] 2008-04-18 Pope lands in US, vows to fight clergy sex abuse
Pope Benedict XVI stepped onto U.S. soil for the time as pontiff Tuesday, arriving to a presidential handshake and wild cheering only hours after he admitted that he is "deeply ashamed" of the clergy sex abuse scandal that has devastated the American church. Nations:[U.S.] People:[Ban Ki-moon][Laura Bush] Activities:[2008 Pope Visit to U.S.][Church Sex Scandals] 2008-04-16 Japan govt, media groups concerned as shrine film pulled
A controversial documentary on a Tokyo war shrine looks unlikely to be screened in Japan amid pressure from right-wingers, prompting the government and media groups to cry foul on Tuesday. Nations:[Japan][South Korea][Hong Kong] Activities:[Japan's War Shrine] 2008-04-01 Israeli troops withdraw from Gaza
Israeli ground troops pulled out of northern Gaza before daybreak Monday, following the first extended sweep in an offensive against Palestinian rocket squads that has left more than 100 dead and led the Palestinian president to call off peace talks. People:[Ban Ki-moon][Mahmoud Abbas][Condoleezza Rice] Activities:[Israel-Palestine Conflict] 2008-03-03 Superpower divide over Kosovo widens
The U.S. and the European Union's biggest powers quickly recognized Kosovo as an independent nation Monday, widening a split with Russia, China and some EU members strongly opposed to letting the territory break away from Serbia. Nations:[Russia][Romania][U.K.][France][Germany][Spain] People:[Ban Ki-moon][Vladimir Putin] Activities:[Kosovo Independence] 2008-02-18 Olympic Games offer unique path to China markets
When the world's greatest sporting and marketing event crosses paths with one of the best economic growth stories ever, the result could be the opportunity of a lifetime for corporate sponsors of the Beijing Olympics. Nations:[China] People:[Mia Farrow][Steven Spielberg] Activities:[2008 Beijing Olympics Torch][2008 Beijing Olympics] 2008-02-16 Bush speech to focus on sagging economy
In his final State of the Union address, President Bush drafted an urgent call for Congress to approve a $150-billion anti-recession plan and resist temptations to enlarge it. Gnawing economic worries overshadowed the long and costly Iraq war in his speech as Bush struggled to be heard above the din of the presidential race. Nations:[Colombia][Mexico][South Korea] People:[Hillary Clinton][Ronald Reagan][David Petraeus] Activities:[2007 Global Credit Crunch][Bush Admin.][2005 Hurricane Katrina] 2008-01-28
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