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  • Series of Quakes Hit Indonesia, Killing 4

    By Associated Press Writer

    A series of powerful earthquakes killed at least four people and injured dozens in remote eastern Indonesia Sunday and briefly triggered fears of another tsunami in a country still recovering from 2004's deadly waves.

    Jan 04, 2009 | Comments 0
  • Aid Begins to Pour in to Malnourished in Haiti

    By Associated Press Writer

    It was late afternoon and the young mother was hiding in the kitchen of her banana-thatch shack, lighting a cooking fire she hoped her neighbors would not see — she gets food aid while they must scrounge to eat.

    Dec 16, 2008 | Comments 0
  • UN: Nearly 40 Percent Need Food Aid in N. Korea

    By Ethan Cole

    Nearly 40 percent of the population in North Korea will need food aid next year because of the severe shortages of fertilizer and fuel, U.N. food agencies said Monday.

    Dec 09, 2008 | Comments 0
  • U.N. Agency Commences Largest Aid Distribution to Eastern Congo

    By Eric Young

    The U.N. Children’s Fund will distribute supplies to nearly 100,000 people in Eastern Congo over the next six days – the largest distribution of aid since fighting engulfed the area a month ago.

    Nov 26, 2008 | Comments 1
  • Church Leaders: Zimbabwe Health Services, People Collapsing

    By Eric Young

    Believers in Zimbabwe are waiting for God to intervene as life-threatening difficulties continue to face the people of the nation.

    Nov 23, 2008 | Comments 1
  • Aid Groups Struggle to Reach Victims in Congo Conflict

    By Ethan Cole

    Aid agencies are struggling to reach the quarter million people displaced by the recent flare up between rebels and government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

    Nov 03, 2008 | Comments 0
  • Death Toll from Pakistan Earthquake Rises to 215

    By Associated Press Writer

    Officials say the death toll from the earthquake that devastated an impoverished valley in southwestern Pakistan has risen to 215.

    Oct 30, 2008 | Comments 0
  • Pakistani Quake Leaves 150 Dead, 15,000 Homeless

    By Associated Press Writer

    A strong earthquake struck before dawn Wednesday in southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 150 people, injuring scores more and leaving an estimated 15,000 homeless, officials said.

    Oct 29, 2008 | Comments 0
  • U.K. Evangelical Leader Commissioned to Lead Anti-Poverty Movement

    By Maria Mackay

    Leaders at the World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly have commissioned Joel Edwards as the new international director of the faith-based Micah Challenge.

    Oct 27, 2008 | Comments 0
  • U.S. Ships Food to Feed 900,000 North Koreans

    By Ethan Cole

    U.S. humanitarian agency USAID has shipped more than 55,000 pounds of food to feed nearly 900,000 North Koreans suffering from severe food shortages.

    Oct 19, 2008 | Comments 5
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