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  • Darfur rebel raid stirs Sudan-Chad war 12 May 2008 08:30 GMT
    ... under the leadership of Khalil Ibrahim," he said in a televised address, adding that he ... alongside the Arab Their use of the French language and distinctive, open-topped pickups make them ... deputy chief of staff, told the Agence France-Presse news agency that his forces had struggled ...

  • First U.S. aid flight arrives in Myanmar 12 May 2008 08:25 GMT
    ... The United States has been a vocal critic of ... of this disaster requires additional assistance," Johndroe said. The plane took off from an air ... in the first place," Stothard said. A French naval ship is also on its way ...

  • U.S. aid flight arrives in Myanmar 12 May 2008 08:17 GMT
    ... The United States has been a vocal critic of ... of this disaster requires additional assistance," Johndroe said. The plane took off from an air ... in the first place," Stothard said. A French naval ship is also on its way ...

  • Myanmar survivors on the brink: UN agency 12 May 2008 08:16 GMT
    ... search of food, water and medicine, but aid workers said yesterday that thousands will die ... briefly impounded on Friday at Yangon airport. France is set to deliver 1,500 tonnes of ... in the middle of this week, the French foreign ministry said yesterday. France wants the ...

  • Cyclone Sufferers Wait 12 May 2008 08:13 GMT
    ... relief supplies. The United States, Britain and France have had ships waiting offshore for days ... But Myanmar's junta, although it asked for aid, was reluctant to allow non-friendly nations to ... rescue efforts, despite the barriers. Thankfully, some humanitarian organizations, including 's Save The Children, have ...

  • 1.5m in danger as disease spreads through Burma 12 May 2008 08:11 GMT
    ... is on the brink of a "public health catastrophe" that ... area need an immediate injection of life-saving aid such as clean water, according to Oxfam ... aid efforts except through negotiation. said a French Medecins du Monde plane with medical supplies ...

  • Myanmar accepts U.S. airlift 12 May 2008 08:10 GMT
    ... People left homeless from Cyclone Nargis find shelter ... on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar. International aid agencies are continuing efforts to deliver aid ... but received two. Medecins Sans Frontieres, the French medical aid group, said it was still ...

  • Myanmar on tenth day after its Natural disaster 12 May 2008 07:36 GMT
    ... 2008-05-12 08:23:32 - Foreign ministers from the Association ... peoples near to the cyclone affectred cities,the aid is trickling down to the victims,the best ... aid do not reach the affected citizens. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner told reporters on ...

  • U.S. flies cyclone aid to "outpost of tyranny" 12 May 2008 07:19 GMT
    ... U.S. flies cyclone aid to "outpost of tyranny" YANGON (Reuters) - ... delta. are steaming toward Myanmar, and a French warship was expected near Myanmar's waters later ...

  • U.S. flys cyclone aid to "outpost of tyranny" 12 May 2008 06:57 GMT
    ... * First U.S. military aid flight leaves for Yangon * Aid deliveries ... ships are steaming toward Myanmar, and a French warship was expected near Myanmar's waters later ... week, carrying 1,500 tonnes of rice that France said it wants to distribute directly to ...

  • Aid beginning to trickle through to Burma cyclone victims 12 May 2008 06:56 GMT
    ... easing restrictions on the entry of foreign aid. Today more than half a dozen flights carrying emergency ... worldwide criticism of the handling of the disaster by Burmese authorities. The military junta was ... BRIGID GLANVILLE: A number of countries including France and the United States have asked to ...

  • U.S. military aid plane leaves for cyclone-hit Myanmar 12 May 2008 06:55 GMT
    ... U.S. flies cyclone aid to "outpost of tyranny" YANGON (Reuters) - ... ships are steaming toward Myanmar, and a French warship was expected near Myanmar's waters later ... week, carrying 1,500 tonnes of rice that France said it wants to distribute directly to ...

  • Anger mounts in Bangkok at Myanmar aid visa delays 12 May 2008 06:36 GMT
    ... By Ed Cropley BANGKOK, May 12 (Reuters) - A furious ... humanity for refusing to fast-track visas for aid officials desperate to enter the country to ... of the Comite de Secours Internationaux, a French disaster rescue agency, told Reuters after being ...

  • Myanmar clamps down on its own Samaritans 12 May 2008 06:35 GMT
    ... Myanmar's monumental task of feeding and sheltering 1.5 ... ferrying rice, drinking water, clothing and other aid supplies sank apparently after hitting a submerged ... but received two. Doctors Without Borders, the French medical aid group, was still awaiting approval ...

  • US flying cyclone aid to "outpost of tyranny" 12 May 2008 06:34 GMT
    ... US flying cyclone aid to "outpost of tyranny" Yangon, May 12: ... stand by for possible humanitarian assistance. A French warship was expected in Myanmar's waters later ... week carrying 1,500 tonnes of rice that France said it wants to distribute directly to ...

  • U.S. flying cyclone aid 12 May 2008 06:16 GMT
    ... U.S. flying cyclone aid face=Arial size=2>By: Aung Hla Tun Mon May ... stand by for possible humanitarian assistance. A French warship was expected in Myanmar's waters later ... week carrying 1,500 tonnes of rice that France said it wants to distribute directly to ...

  • FRANCE IS ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTION: IT IS UP TO THE WORLD TO PUT PRESSURE ON CHINA TO GET IN LINE TO SUPPORT BURMESE VI 12 May 2008 06:15 GMT
    ... FRANCE IS ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTION: IT IS ... to various reports this past weekend, the French government has been trying to reopen a ... the definition of "sovereignty" in order to aid the millions of Burmese displaced, injured, sick, ...

  • Tragedy in Myanmar worsens 12 May 2008 05:30 GMT
    ... search of food, water and medicine, but aid workers said on Sunday that thousands will ... briefly impounded on Friday at Yangon airport. France is set to deliver 1,500 tons of ... in the middle of this week, the French foreign ministry said on Sunday. France wants ...

  • US to fly aid into Myanmar 12 May 2008 05:13 GMT
    ... to ward off water-borne diseases, US officials said. Agencies report that aid deliveries to more ... stand by for possible humanitarian assistance. A French warship was expected in Myanmar's waters later ... week carrying 1,500 tonnes of rice that France said it wants to distribute directly to ...

  • 03:11pm US to fly aid into Myanmar 12 May 2008 05:13 GMT
    ... to ward off water-borne diseases, US officials said. Agencies report that aid deliveries to more ... stand by for possible humanitarian assistance. A French warship was expected in Myanmar's waters later ... week carrying 1,500 tonnes of rice that France said it wants to distribute directly to ...

  • Tragedy of dead and survivors in Myanmar grows worse 12 May 2008 05:12 GMT
    ... US sends cyclone aid to 'outpost of tyranny' Reuters YANGON - ... stand by for possible humanitarian assistance. A French warship was expected in Myanmar's waters later ... week carrying 1,500 tonnes of rice that France said it wants to distribute directly to ...

  • US set to fly aid to Burma 12 May 2008 05:12 GMT
    ... US set to fly aid to Burma The United States is set ... stand by for possible humanitarian assistance. A French warship was expected in Burma's waters later ... week carrying 1,500 tonnes of rice that France said it wants to distribute directly to ...

  • Cyclone Leaves Thousands Homeless in Myanmar 12 May 2008 05:11 GMT
    ... Hla Hla Htay/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Uprooted trees covered a ... to Reuters. After the meeting, Mr. Noppadol said that 15,000 people had been killed and another 30,000 ... would be the highest from a natural disaster in Asia since the tsunami of December ...

  • The Presidency of Al Gore, 2001-2009 12 May 2008 05:11 GMT
    ... in the world and suggests that if aid to the poor there is increased, the Buddhas will ... images of the beginnings of a great tsunami that might have killed hundreds of thousands ... better public services, similar to those in France. In 2008, he is re-elected for an ...

  • Cannes red carpet for tsunami film 12 May 2008 04:31 GMT
    ... ALISON THOMPSON will go from refugee camp to ... Sean Penn and he called me and said, 'This is the best film I have ... Army engineer Donny Paterson and American Bruce French - in the aftermath of the 2004 ...


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