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AP – Gunmen in plainclothes are randomly shooting people in the streets of the besieged Syrian city of Hama and families are burying their loved ones in gardens at home for fear of being killed themselves if they venture out to cemeteries, a resident said Thursday.

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AP – The United Nations has reached an agreement with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s government on providing humanitarian aid to the country, the U.N. secretary general said Monday.

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Scientists struggled to avert or contain meltdowns at three nuclear plants Sunday as Japan reeled from an epic triple disaster that may leave tens of thousands dead.

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Devastating earthquake rocks Haiti: RedR responds
RedR uk On 12 January Haiti was struck by the most powerful earthquake in over 200 years, with tens of thousands feared dead and up to three million affected. As major agencies and government teams are …

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Sports world comes together for Haiti relief
The NFL and the players’ union announced they were donating $500,000 each to the American Red Cross and Partners In Health on Friday, while the NBA and its union said it will contribute $1 million toward relief efforts in Haiti. Major League Baseball had already pledged $1 million, while the NHL donated $100,000 to the earthquake-ravaged island.

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Airlines organizing Haiti earthquake aid
Airlines, uncertain about when commercial service to disaster-ravaged Haiti will resume, are organizing relief flights and offering incentives to customers who donate to aid organizations.

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Astros’ Paul OK after Haiti earthquake
Astros’ Paul OK after Haiti earthquake

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Haiti Earthquake Devastation raises Global Humanitarian Efforts
Loved ones search frantically through the rubble as the overwhelming devastation unfolds. Robyn Chelsea-Seifert Haiti is in a state of shock and devastation after witnessing the leveling effects of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday. Electricity is out and phone lines are down. Search and rescue teams scour the area hoping to find survivors amongst the wreckage. An official fatality count has …

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Earthquake Haiti: First Malteser International team in Santo Domingo
Malteser International – Germany Earthquake Haiti: Malteser International team in Santo Domingo Port au Prince/Santo Domingo/Cologne. This morning at 6 a.m. CET the four-headed Malteser International has arrived in Santo Domingo …

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Haiti earthquake is ‘like Katrina and 9/11 put together, but two times worse,’ Algiers woman says
Ramon Espinosa/The Associated Press A cross stands intact Thursday in front of a church in the Canape Vert neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, that collapsed during Tuesday’s earthquake.

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Mac developers band together to aid Haiti earthquake victims
This past Tuesday, an earthquake of massive proportions struck near Port-au-Prince in Haiti. Measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, this is one of the worst earthquakes in recent years. As a result of the initial quake and several aftershocks that followed, hundreds of thousands of people have lost their lives and Haiti is in ruins. Boston.com has some heart-wrenching images from the disaster area …

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Haiti Earthquake Disaster: Google Earth, Online-Map Makers, Texts “Absolutely Crucial”
Just before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, January 13, a magnitude-7 earthquake struck Port-au-Prince, Haiti, flattening hundreds of buildings and killing as many as 100,000 people. (Related slideshow: Haiti Earthquake: A Bird’s Eye View of the Disaster .) Within minutes, the news had spread to Facebook and Twitter. Within hours, Google Earth and had uploaded post-quake satellite images, giving anyone …

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Royal Caribbean Cruises Provides Humanitarian Relief to Haiti After Earthquake
Royal Caribbean Cruises, one of Haiti’s largest foreign investors for almost 30 years, today announced its plans to provide at least $1 million in humanitarian relief to Haiti in response to the catastrophic earthquake in Port-Au-Prince. Â Royal Caribbean will be partnering with charitable organizations â such as Food for the Poor, Pan American Development Foundation, and the Solano Foundation …

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AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated a former official at the humanitarian Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to head USAID, the agency tasked with spurring development around the world.

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Obama nominates new head for USAID