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Blast kills 66 in Baghdad Shiite district
Sunday, 2 July 2006 11:59 P GMT-05
A huge car bomb exploded Saturday at a bustling outdoor market in a Shiite district of Baghdad, killing at least 66 people and injuring about 100. It was the deadliest attack since the new national unity government took office six weeks ago and one o
Two US soldiers in Iraq found dead
Tuesday, 20 June 2006 11:59 P GMT-05
Two U.S. soldiers who went missing after an attack on their checkpoint were found dead on Monday night, and a senior Iraqi defense official said their bodies showed signs of "barbaric" torture.
Incompetence? Crime? You decide
Saturday, 10 June 2006 11:59 P GMT-05
FEMA disregarded its own hurricane response plans by not allowing the Interior Department and other federal and local agencies to aid in the days immediately after Hurricane Katrina hit.
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911 calls from World Trade Center attack to be released
Thursday, 30 March 2006 8:26 P GMT-05
Some recordings of emergency calls from WTC towers on 09/11/2001 to be released.
UN accused of ignoring 500,000 Chernobyl deaths
Sunday, 26 March 2006 6:54 P GMT-05
Chernobyl: what is the final death tally?
At least 2 more Katrina victims found
Monday, 20 March 2006 10:30 A GMT-05
2, possibly 3 more Katrina victims found in New Orleans
Tom Fox, R.I.P.
Saturday, 11 March 2006 11:28 A GMT-05
Tom Fox, a Christian activist abducted in Iraq, found dead and likely tortured.
Official: 300 African migrants drown a month
Wednesday, 8 March 2006 10:54 A GMT-05
Hundreds of people die every month trying to sail from Mauritania to Canary Islands.
23 Bodies Found Around Baghdad; GI Killed
Wednesday, 8 March 2006 10:29 A GMT-05
23 Bodies Found Around Baghdad; GI Killed
Fifty Dollars and a Dream
Thursday, 2 March 2006 10:59 A GMT-05
The Common Ground Collective: how it began.
Iraq Death Toll Higher Than First Thought: 1,300 in the Past 3 Days
Tuesday, 28 February 2006 2:31 P GMT-05
1,300 dead in just several days of sectarian violence in Iraq.
March in Washington, DC to stop evictions of those displaced by Katrina
Friday, 24 February 2006 10:14 P GMT-05
On March 28, 2006 there will be a march in Washington, DC to stop evictions of those displaced by Katrina who are currently in FEMA-funded hotels.
DU Death Toll Tops 11,000
Wednesday, 22 February 2006 2:53 P GMT-05
Phenomenally high death and incapacitation rate among the veterans of recent wars is likely tied to the DU munitions. Full reprint.
Rioting in southern Nigerian city
Wednesday, 22 February 2006 12:39 P GMT-05
Christian mobs rampaged through the city attacking Muslims in retaliation for anti-Christian riots in the north.
Biloxi, Miss. Suspiciously Evicts Katrina Relief Center
Monday, 20 February 2006 2:48 P GMT-05
Another possible case of authorities suppressing the relief in the Gulf in order to help along the business interests.
Few Found Alive After Mud Buries Town in Philippines
Sunday, 19 February 2006 12:58 P GMT-05
Over 1800 are dead after a mudlide burries a town in The Philippines. Culd the situation be similar to that in Venezuela in 1999?
New Orleans Locals Think Katrina's Toll Is Still Rising
Sunday, 19 February 2006 9:10 A GMT-05
Surge in Deaths Blamed On Storm-Related Stress
No Exit From the Danger Zone
Tuesday, 20 September 2005 12:56 A GMT-05
They had no car, no truck, no SUV to point north or west, away from the storm and the flood waters. They had no "extra set of car keys" to tuck into their "disaster supply kit," as recommended by the New Orleans Emergency Preparedness Guide.
And Now For The Good News
Monday, 19 September 2005 9:56 P GMT-05
OK, you've heard all that went wrong with Hurricane Katrina. What about the good news?
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... the forecast of 10,000 or more deaths from Katrina did not come true. In fact, in terms of fatalities, Katrina may not ultimately rank as one of the
Relief for victims of Katrina
Monday, 19 September 2005 5:36 P GMT-05
This is just a short PSA. A few tips on how you can help the relief effort.
Judge Orders Release of Jailed Sausage Looting Granny
Saturday, 17 September 2005 2:38 P GMT-05
Grandmother Accused of Looting Released
Doctor says FEMA ordered him to stop treating hurricane victims
Friday, 16 September 2005 7:50 P GMT-05
Doctor ordered to stop his work and let the patient die only because FEMA feared a lawsuit, or so they claimed.
Funeral director deploys to hurricane region
Tuesday, 6 September 2005 7:59 P GMT-05
Up to 40,000 bodies expected in the areas hit by Katrina.
La. 6-year-old found in charge of 'six babies'
Tuesday, 6 September 2005 6:48 P GMT-05
In the chaos that was Causeway Boulevard, this group of refugees stood out: a 6-year-old boy walking down the road, holding a 5-month-old, surrounded by five toddlers who followed him around as if he were their leader.
They were holding hands. Thr
Bush panics and sends in the marines
Monday, 5 September 2005 5:37 P GMT-05
ARRIVING in New Orleans last Sunday, I have spent a week reporting the unfolding misery and ruined lives in the aftermath of the hurricane.
But nothing, in the plethora of grim tales of disaster, compares with a terrible incident recounted to me a
