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2008 Deadliest Year For Aid Workers: Center On International Cooperation

Reuters | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

Read More: Red Cross, Gaza, Sudan, Foreign Affairs, United Nations, Somalia, Center on International Cooperation, Darfur Sudan, Aid Workers, Humanitarian Aid, Advocacy, Aid Workers in Danger, World News

Soaring violence in Somalia and Afghanistan helped make 2008 the most dangerous year on record for aid workers, with 122 killed while carrying out the...

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Rebels Threaten To Behead Red Cross Worker In Philippines

Reuters | Posted 04.18.2009 | World

Read More: Andreas Notter, Philippines European Hostages, Asia, Philippines Red Cross, Icrc Philippines, Mary-Jean Lacaba, Philippines Hostages, Abu Sayyaf, Red Cross, Eugenio Vagni, Icrc, Foreign Affairs, Beheading, International Committee of the Red Cross, World News

MANILA, March 18 (Reuters) - The leader of an Islamist rebel group which kidnapped three Red Cross officers in the southern Philippines threatened on ...

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Sri Lanka: Mob Stones Red Cross Office

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 03.09.2009 | World

Read More: Icrc, Tamil Tigers, South Asia, Sri Lanka Civil War, Red Cross, Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers, Mob, Sri Lanka, Asia, Colombo, Protestors, International Committee of the Red Cross, World News

The main office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was stoned by a mob today in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Although no one was hurt, the...

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Erdogan, Peres, and the Soufflés of Davos

Sandy Tolan | Posted 03.08.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Protocol, Turkey, David Ignatius, Red Cross, European Union, Malnutrition, Obama, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Peres, Soufflé, Bush, Erdogan, Davos, Gaza, Sarkozy, Dov Weisglas, Food Insecurity, Israel, Washington Post, Ban-Ki Moon, World Economic Forum, Davos 2009, Food, Comedy News
Sandy Tolan

In conclusion, allow me to emphasize that if your nation wants to join the ranks of the civilized (read: European Union, with Israel as a kind of honorary member), it would be incumbent upon you to observe the rules of engagement in future Davos fora.

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Israeli Troops Kill Gaza Children Carrying White Flag, Witnesses Say

McClatchy Washington Bureau | Dion Nissenbaum | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

Read More: Gaza, Red Cross, Humanitarian Aid, Gaza Strip, Israel, Hamas, Israel Gaza, Israeli Troops, Israel-Gaza War, World News

EZBT ABED RABBO, Gaza Strip -- Nasser Abu Freeh was one of the first to see the Israeli soldiers as they entered this pastoral Gaza neighborhood overl...

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Who Needs News Channels When We've Got Facebook ?

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 02.17.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jew, The Guardian, Gaza, Youtube, Jon Stewart, Avi Shlaim, Red Cross, Facebook, Israel, World News
Faisal J. Abbas

Sites like Facebook have helped provoke thought on several fronts, particularly the long-standing prejudice against "Western" media outlets, claiming they are and always have been "pro-Israeli."

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Red Cross Accuses Israel Of 'Unacceptable' Delays In Providing Access To Wounded

AP | FRANK JORDANS | Posted 02.09.2009 | World

Read More: Gaza Humanitarian Crisis, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Red Cross Gaza, Gaza, Red Cross, Israel, Icrc, Gaza Civilian Casualties, Icrc Gaza, Red Cross Israel, Hamas, Red Cross Accuses Israel of Delaying Access to Wounded, International Committee of the Red Cross, Zaytun, World News

GENEVA — The international Red Cross accused Israel on Thursday of "unacceptable" delays in letting rescue workers reach three Gaza City homes h...

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Melting Man: Red Cross-Sponsored Activist "Melts" On Sidewalk

Treehugger | Kimberley D. Mok | Posted 01.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Guerrilla Publicity, Natural Disasters, Red Cross, Green News, Activism, Climate Change, Plaza Francia, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Publicity, Global Warming, Green News

A young man melting into a puddle of himself is something you don't see everyday, much less in a busy public square. Yet this humourous but surprisin...

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Nicaragua Ten Years After Hurricane Mitch

Richard Walden | Posted 11.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Earthquake, Obama, Tsunami, Operation Usa, Extreme Weather, Smart Aid, Nicaragua, Hurricane Mitch, Natural Disasters, Central America, Hurricane Ike, Microcredit Loan, Ngo, Red Cross, Hurricane Gustav, Hydropower, Hurricane Katrina, Santa Rosa, Economic Growth for Developing Countries, Green News
Richard Walden

It's important to understand that the immediacy of a disaster response can also be followed by a long term recovery period that leaves those affected by Mother Nature better off than they were before.

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Greening Hollywood: TreePeople's L.A. 2.0

Paige Donner | Posted 11.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Jonas Brothers, Victoria Principal, Helping Hands, Andy Lipkis, Treepeople, Cisterns, Debby Ryan, Mayor Villaraigosa, Dorothy Green, Jeff Lake, Disney Environmentality, Platinum LEED Building, Robert Iger, Suite Life on Deck, Wildfires, Disney Kids, Disney, Los Angeles Green Schools, Reforestation, Heal the Bay, Greening Hollywood, Fema, California Wildlife Restoration, Red Cross, San Diego Foundation, Green News
Paige Donner

"We're doing a full retrofit of Los Angeles. L.A. 2.0. We're creating a sustainable prototype by retrofitting Los Angeles with a functioning forest."

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On Gustav: Obama, McCain and Bush Hit One Note

Richard Walden | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hurricane Gustav, Mccain, Obama, GOP Convention, Giving, Philanthropy, Bush, Obama Gustav, Red Cross, The American Red Cross Blood Program, American Red Cross, Gustav Red Cross, Mccain Hurricane Gustav, Obama Hurricane Gustav, Mccain Gustav, Politics News
Richard Walden

It's really too bad that Hurricanes Gustav and Hannah are striking before all of the helpful structural changes the Red Cross says it is making are firmly in place.

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Revelations In The Midst Of The Mid Moderate 5.4 Los Angeles Earthquake

Stacie Krajchir | Posted 08.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Earthquake, Doorway, Los Angeles Earthquake 7/29/08, Emergency Preparedness, Safety, Red Cross, Living News
Stacie Krajchir

I did scan all news sites seconds after the earthquake, just to see who would be the fastest to file a report -- it took close to 15 minutes to even see anything appear online!

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Red Cross Relief Fund Bankrupt: 'The Balance Is Zero'

Washington Post | Philip Rucker | Posted 06.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Red Cross Fund Bankrupt, Red Cross Fund, Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, Red Cross Loans, Red Cross Fund Depleted, Red Cross, Home News

The American Red Cross said yesterday that it has depleted its national disaster relief fund and is taking out loans to pay for shelters, food and oth...

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Red Cross: Up to 128,000 may have died in Myanmar

AP | Posted 05.22.2008 | Home

Read More: Myanmar, Myanmar Death Toll, Red Cross, Myanmar Cyclone, Home News

YANGON, Myanmar — The Red Cross estimated Wednesday that the cyclone death toll in Myanmar could be as high as 128,000 _ a much larger figure th...

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Red Cross Slams "Critical" Situation In Post-Invasion Iraq

AFP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Warwire, Iraq Casualties, Red Cross, Red Cross Iraq, Iraq War, War in Iraq, Politics News

The humanitarian situation in post-war Iraq five years after the US-led invasion is one of the most critical in the world, the International Committee...

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Fire Evacuees Find Wellness Volunteers Eager To Help

Huffington Post | Patrick Waldo | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Volunteerism, Red Cross, San Diego Wildfires, Wellness, Living News

Evacuees from the fires in California are getting some unconventional assistance. It may well be that "only in California" would you see people offeri...

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