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Sunday, 11 May 2008 |
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More than 500 Tibetan women are arrested at the start of a protest rally in Kathmandu School children were among a group of 562 detained by Nepali police at an anti-China rally in Kathmandu. Officials say it was the first all-women protest against Chinese rule in their homeland. Some shouted "We want free Tibet" while others wept as they were dragged along the road to police vans. |
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Beirut violence ravages families |
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Sunday, 11 May 2008 |
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Deadly clashes between Sunni supporters of Lebanon's government and mainly Shiite rivals from the Hezbollah-led opposition have forced many families from their homes in west Beirut. Portrayal of a broken family. |
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Myanmar faces mass deaths |
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Sunday, 11 May 2008 |
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Oxfam and World Vision warn that more than 1.5 million people in Myanmar are at risk of death if aid efforts cannot reach cyclone victims Oxfam requested permission from Myanmar's junta for maximum relief efforts to take place inside the country in order to quickly mobilise aid workers and supplies directly to cyclone victims. |
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Aid boat sinks as death toll rises in Myanmar |
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Sunday, 11 May 2008 |
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A Red Cross boat carrying relief supplies for survivors of Myanmar's cyclone sank Sunday, as aid groups warned that up to 1.5 million face death if they do not get clean water and sanitation soon.(May 11) |
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Burma: 1.5 million in danger |
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Sunday, 11 May 2008 |
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Aid agencies estimate that 100,000 have died and warn that this figure could rise to 1.5 million. |
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