| |
| |
Refugees flee disaster zone | DESPERATE survivors of Cyclone Nargis poured out of Burma's Irrawaddy Delta yesterday in search of food, water and medicine as aid workers warned that up to 1.5 million faced death if emergency supp... (photo: U.S. Department of State / ) The Australian Aid Burma Disasters Photos Refugee Slideshow |
Junta claims credit for help | RANGOON: Burma's military regime has distributed international aid, plastering the boxes with names of top generals in an apparent effort to turn the cyclone relief effort into a propaganda exercise... (photo: U.S. Department of State / ) The Australian Aid Burma Disasters Junta Photos |
| |
| Top Stories | |
CLAUDIA ROSETT: U.S. should help N. Koreans flee "We look forward to the moment when we can celebrate the blessings of liberty with the North Korean people," President Bush said in a statement released last week. | So w... (photo: GFDL / Gilad Rom) The News & Observer Korean Nuclear People Photos Politics |
New offer threatens Iran's 'red line' By Kaveh Afrasiabi | Iran has been quick to play down the supposed new initiative by the international community over its nuclear program. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokes... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) Asia Times Iran Nuclear People Photos Politics |
Yes, the Pentagon did want to hit Iran | By Gareth Porter | WASHINGTON - Three weeks after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, former US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld established an official military o... (photo: Other Service / JO1 MARK D. FARAM, USN) Asia Times Iran Pentagon Photos Terrorism Washington |
U.S. envoy urges China to use influence in Sudan | OSLO (Reuters) - China should use its economic might to influence events in Darfur and its absence from an international donors' meeting on Sudan was disappointing, the... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis) The Star China Human Rights Photos Sudan US |
Men become impotent because of women's low-cut dresses and bare legs | Russian physiologist Leonid Kitaev-Smyk has stated that most male diseases are caused by women who adhere to provocative clothes and behaviour. As a result, the Western... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Pravda RU Fashion Lifestyle Men Photos Women |
Police and army officers tied to attempt on Karzai's life | : Afghanistan's defense minister confirmed Sunday that a police captain was connected with the group behind the assassination attempt on President Hamid Karzai a week e... (photo: US Army file/Sgt. Christopher Kauffman) International Herald Tribune Afghanistan Al Qaeda Defence Photos Terrorism |