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By Challiss McDonough Qana, Lebanon 30 July 2006 Among others, the body of a child recovered under the rubble of a demolished building that was struck by Israeli war plane missiles at the village of Qana is placed in an ambulance, July 30, 2006 An I
By Brian Padden Irbil, Iraq 19 September 2006 watch Kurdish Filmmaker report Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is on trial for genocide. He is accused of ordering the Anfal campaign -- a military operation against Iraqi Kurds two decades ago. Pro
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By Pearse Lynch Nairobi 17 August 2006 Ethiopian soldier stands guard near road which was nearly swept away near Afetesia slum in Dire Dawa, August 7, 2006 Flood waters around Ethiopia's Omo river have killed more than 300 people and stranded thousa
By Greg Flakus Houston 21 May 2006 Mayor Ray Nagin speaks to his supporters at his victory party in New Orleans, May 20, 2006 Appearing before cheering supporters, Mayor Ray Nagin thanked them and the
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By Greg Flakus Council Bluffs, Iowa 20 June 2008 Surging water is moving down the Mississippi river devastating towns and farmland along the way. The river has topped close to a dozen levees flooding towns in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri and resident
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has become the first international leader to visit the Gaza Strip following Israel's 22-day offensive. Israeli troops continue to pull out of the battered enclave, where Palestinian medical officials say 1,300 peop
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By Al Pessin Siem Reap, Cambodia 17 July 2006 The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific is visiting Cambodia on a get-to-know-you mission, designed to find out what the U.S. military can do to help the country rebuild its armed forces. ----------
Down on the ground, the scale of impact is even more breathtaking.The crater is more than 1000 meters across and nearly 200 meters deep.The forces here were enoumous.The impact on this solid rock into this pulverized mochi,just bustled in your hand.Y
By Steve Herman New Delhi 13 May 2008 At least 60 people have been killed and 200 injured in bomb explosions in Rajasthan's capital, the old walled city of Jaipur, in western India. Initial reports say seven bombs detonated, which police believe were