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Opportunities are emerging for a breakthrough in the political stalemate in military-ruled Myanmar, including the possibility of talks with the junta, and they must not be missed, an EU envoy said Friday.
Military-ruled Myanmar's rebel ethnic groups are increasingly cashing in their illegal drugs hordes on expectations of a junta crackdown, a UN expert said Thursday.
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Snake Experts Stalk Burmese Python in Effort to Control Population Explosion
GREENSBORO — In a case that highlights thinning assistance for incoming refugees, a Burmese exile resettled through the United Nations has taken emergency shelter at Greensboro Urban Ministry. Soe Win, 56, arrived in 2007 to be resettled by Lutheran Family Services. Now destitute and suffering from a breakdown, he arrived in mid- read more
(RTTNews) - The United Nations has called for more aid for hundreds of thousands of people still living in makeshift shelters 18 months after Cyclone Nargis killed over 140,000 people in Myanmar.
Hundreds of thousands of people are still living in makeshift homes 18 months after Cyclone Nargis tore into Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta, killing at least 140,000, the United Nations said Wednesday.
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It has been eight months and 620 patients since the Clinica Madre de Dios opened its doors. Despite a lack of official nonprofit status, making some grants unavailable, the clinic has plans to offer more health services.
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The critical concern of the Canadian Border authorities was that Ms. Goodman would be discussing the 2010 Winter Olympic games in Vancouver. This is not a joke.
The High School Foreign Relations Club and Key Club coordinated a coat/blanket drive during homecoming for the International Institute of Buffalo. Forty-nine refugees coming from Burma in October received a variety of household goods, cleaning supplies and personal care items. Spirit Club also sponsored a food drive during homecoming for FISH, and Middle School Builders Club and National Junior ...
Aron Shelf knew that he wanted to hang his weaving over his bed after it was done. So, when artist Jan Detter had students choose one of the wooden picture frames she brought in to use as looms, he chose one of the bigger ones.
EVANSVILLE —For Shannon Lampert and family, going to the Hadi Shrine Circus is as much a Thanksgiving tradition as carving a turkey.The Carmi, Ill., resident has been attending the holiday event as long as she can remember. On Thursday, she returned another year with her sister, her mother and her 3-year-old son, Talin.The family took an elephant ride beforehand and were planning to settle into ...
Burmese refugees eat their first American Thanksgiving dinner at the Holy Trinity Annex at 501 Park St., sponsored by Father's Heart Ministries.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has decided not to sign an international convention banning land mines.
