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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.wam.ae/servlet/Satellite?c=WamLocEnews&cid=1289994888073&pagename=WAM%2FWAM_E_Layout&parent=Collection&parentid=1135099399983WAM Dubai, 1st Sept. 2011 (WAM) -- It is one of the ironies of the times we live in that the cost of war is steadily becoming cheaper than the cost of fighting Nature and her anger at the plunder of the planet, a UAE paper opined.Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:47:00 +0200wam-enenwam-en-64c822fc24a2c06b939866fffbcfeb6525.271139 55.30748520110901104700http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/08/obama-republicans-tussle-over-paying-for-hurricane-aid/1?csp=34news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20usatoday-NewsTopStories%20%28News%20-%20Top%20Stories%29The total damages from Hurricane Irene have yet to be assessed, but already the White House and congressional Republicans are fighting over the ...Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:12:00 +0200usaTodayenusaToday-54f24025dcc25ced95777d314274b23e20110830221200http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1108/S00643/endgame-for-brazils-role-in-minustah.htmBrasilia racked up a huge leadership role in MINUSTAH, which had as its mission to aid the transitional government that gained control of Haiti (via the UNSC’s resolution 1542) after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted in early 2004. The mission was controversial at the time and drew heavy....Tue, 30 Aug 2011 03:55:00 +0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-4053d366530e183a18a2a22dd8822ce218.54299 -72.343102-5.83333 -37.4520110830035500http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/08/29/press-briefing-press-secretary-jay-carney-and-fema-administrator-craig-fRelease Time: For Immediate Release James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:21 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Welcome to the White House, everyone. This is your daily briefing. For those of you who were at Martha's Vineyard last week or on vacation, welcome back. That includes me. For those of you who were here, my condolences.Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:47:00 +0200WhitehouseenWhitehouse-5569b2673e14169bfa767a860996637331.121571 -99.33321420110829234700http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-27/south-asia/29935922_1_magnitude-quake-strikes-usgs-hindu-kush-regionA magnitude-5.4 earthquake rattled the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan early today, the US Geological Survey reported.Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:56:00 +0200indiatimesenindiatimes-a3a44f826d56fc7527add7424655f2fd34.5309 69.13675720110829165600http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-political-merry-go-round-in-japan/2011/08/26/gIQAAVSRgJ_story.htmlWHEN JAPAN suffered its terrible earthquake in March, there was hope for a silver lining: Perhaps the squabbling, ineffectual leadership class in Tokyo would pull together and rally to the cause of reconstruction. So far, no such luck. Ordinary people affected by the quake won the world’s admiration....Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:25:00 +0200WashingtonPostenWashingtonPost-4c1ecf3d348e41082d58dc069a094e9f35.6831 139.80920110829162500http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2011-08-26-AS-Afghanistan-Earthquake/id-db3768ec732d459f8c80699e8487e963NEW YORK (AP) — A magnitude-5.4 earthquake rattled the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan early Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the quake that hit at 1:02 a.m. Saturday (2032 Friday GMT). No tsunami alerts were issued. The quake was deep, some 199.Sat, 27 Aug 2011 01:47:00 +0200APenAP-3f0067661d6aeae64de161d8c8e0631134.5309 69.13675720110827014700http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110826/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan_earthquakeAP - A magnitude-5.4 earthquake rattled the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan early Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.Sat, 27 Aug 2011 01:44:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-0c2383d233e51d039baa81470e09679634.5309 69.13675720110827014400http://www.ekantipur.com/2011/08/27/south-asia/magnitude-5.4-quake-shakes-afghanistan/339800/A magnitude-5.4 earthquake rattled the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan early Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.Sat, 27 Aug 2011 08:07:00 +0200ekantipurenekantipur-4ca0574827e6c0919dc5a6f459517a7134.5309 69.13675720110827080700http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-hurricane-irene-20110827,0,2260550.story?track=rssPresident Obama cuts his vacation short as New York orders the city's first mandatory evacuations. Widespread power outages and flooding are predicted after the storm hits Saturday.A ferocious, 200-mile-wide storm barreled north toward the Eastern Seaboard on Friday, as President Obama and other....Sat, 27 Aug 2011 08:01:00 +0200latimesenlatimes-ac107620faea7b2ad8a4cd0cf0bdc63640.6222 -73.987820110827080100http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/48080942/NEW YORK -; A magnitude-5.4 earthquake rattled the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan early Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries ...Sat, 27 Aug 2011 05:03:00 +0200irishsunenirishsun-9e3e14834fbea56a50877562f635cb2d34.5309 69.13675720110827050300http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2011-08-26/Magnitude-54-quake-shakes-Afghanistan/50150632/1?csp=34news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20usatoday-NewsTopStories%20%28News%20-%20Top%20Stories%29A magnitude-5.4 earthquake rattled the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan early Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.Sat, 27 Aug 2011 02:39:00 +0200usaTodayenusaToday-a25a8fd0d6958575707130b375ee9d6834.5309 69.13675720110827023900http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/08/24/press-briefing-principal-deputy-press-secretary-josh-earnest-8242011Release Time: For Immediate Release Location: Mansion House Press Filing Center, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts 11:57 A.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good morning, everybody. All right. Just a couple of updates before we get started. As usual, this morning the President received his Presidential daily briefing from John Brennan.Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:12:00 +0200WhitehouseenWhitehouse-d71ac013dbd8997c6ceb836a1936adb642.276940250017 -71.839871920118520110825001200http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011/08/25/story_25-8-2011_pg3_1On Tuesday, President Asif Ali Zardari met a US delegation and warned them against any aid cuts by the US. President Zardari said that not only would an aid cut have an impact on Pakistan’s deteriorating economy, it would also send a negative signal to the public about the US government’s commitment towards the people of Pakistan.Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:11:00 +0200dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-f8c4a9d44abbf638eb4a13728793d21a33.718151 73.06054720110825001100http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-vacation-20110825,0,4030006.story?track=rssHis family break on Martha's Vineyard is no escape from war, natural disasters and economic turmoil. His aides are taking pains to show that he's still engaged in the crises even as he gets in some golf.As the president tried to concentrate on his golf swing Wednesday, fierce fighting continued in....Thu, 25 Aug 2011 07:06:00 +0200latimesenlatimes-3081947c881a3411e9e87f77e6463ec620110825070600http://www.lebanonews.net/mainra.asp?raid=784526 July 2011 Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat said that the media and political scuffle between the March 8 and 14 forces is “a battle without any horizon and won’t lead to any result.”Thu, 25 Aug 2011 02:22:00 +0200lebanonewsenlebanonews-468cb3d7bd9eca570887f8e96056a3f520110825022200http://www.lebanonews.net/mainra.asp?raid=784026 July 2011 The unprecedented revolt threatening the regime in Syria has placed key ally Hizbullah in a tight spot and prompted the Lebanese group to adopt a more measured attitude, analysts say.Thu, 25 Aug 2011 02:22:00 +0200lebanonewsenlebanonews-04d7910b77c39a0e78126a43b151662c33.5193 36.313520110825022200http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44260767/ns/today-books/“There are gonna be heads exploding all over Washington,’’ when his memoir comes out Aug. 30, former Vice President Dick Cheney said in an interview that will air Aug. 29. Among the revelations: Cheney kept a resignation letter in a safe in case he had a heart attack or stroke.Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:55:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-c6d83da7366a666f3b31eabcada7341438.9051 -77.016247.373271456894 -120.41897402772720110824215500http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/08/23/Biden-praises-Japans-courage/UPI-38641314099236/TOKYO, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, visiting areas of Japan rebuilding from a monstrous earthquake and tsunami, hailed the courage of the Japanese people.Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:23:00 +0200upienupi-3d83a405c94e7e9bb443395ba2b9583835.6831 139.80920110824052300http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Biden-Promises-Continued-Help-With-Japanese-Rebuilding-Effort-128234548.htmlUS vice president praises courage, resolve of Japanese people as he visits areas devastated by March 11 earthquake, tsunamiTue, 23 Aug 2011 13:42:00 +0200voanewsenvoanews-b8eb00c3ddf2285631a917893e9d4e1120110823134200http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2185967&Language=enWASHINGTON, Aug 19 (KUNA) -- The White House condemned on Friday all attacks on humanitarian workers and affirmed those workers' need to serve civilians without fear for their safety. "On this third annual World Humanitarian Day, the United States joins with the international community in honoring....Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:18:00 +0200kuna-enenkuna-en-35ef345a671eafebec38001ff4f2456438.9051 -77.016247.373271456894 -120.41897402772720110819201800http://news.tj/en/news/earthquake-hits-tajikistanDUSHANBE, August 18, 2011, Asia-Plus - Today at 4:51 local time Tajikistan was hit by a 2-magnitude earthquake with epicenter located 240km south-east of Dushanbe on the territory of neighboring Afghanistan, the Tajik Academy of Science’s Geophysical Service reports. Magnitude 5 tremors reported traced at the epicenter.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:46:00 +0200news-tj-enennews-tj-en-9a5eaf758f423503e7b2b90f8e5024fe38.5593 68.77534.5309 69.13675720110819194600http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/08/19/statement-press-secretary-world-humanitarian-dayRelease Time: For Immediate Release This week in Somalia, the terrorist group Al-Shabaab burst into a hospital in Mogadishu and kidnapped three aid workers who were treating innocent civilians injured by the fighting in that war-torn nation. This senseless attack came almost a year to the day since....Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:27:00 +0200WhitehouseenWhitehouse-102f54c27eaf084b9affe089c024a1eb2.04118 45.344120110819182700http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/970&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=enEuropean Commission - Press release World Humanitarian Day: Honouring the people helping people Brussels, 18 August 2011 – 19 August is World Humanitarian Day and as every year since 2008, tomorrow the European Commission will honour those who dedicate their lives to preserving and improving the lives of others who need assistance to survive.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:51:00 +0200dg-comm-enendg-comm-en-fa1bccb0c6dd9de8675a619726ea1ec750.8371 4.3676120110818155100http://www.nieuwsbank.nl/en/2011/08/18/R009.htm[ Donderdag 18 augustus 2011 | European Union ] Content-type: multipart/mixed; boundary="-1313667796-0Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:16:00 +0200nieuwsbankennieuwsbank-173516332d282db66e1827dc382754be20110818141600http://en.trend.az/regions/casia/tajikistan/1920089.htmlToday at 4:51 local time Tajikistan was hit by a 2-magnitude earthquake with epicenter located 240km south-east of Dushanbe on the territory of neighboring Afghanistan, the Tajik Academy of Science's Geophysical Service reports.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:38:00 +0200trendnews-azentrendnews-az-9f4473939cbec0c54b52cfc3193bfff438.5593 68.77534.5309 69.13675720110818133800http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/558&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=enMEMO/11/558 Brussels, 18 August 2011 There are more than half a million aid workers in the world today, counting both relief and development personnel. The last detailed assessment of the sector, carried out in 2008, placed the number of humanitarians ...Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:08:00 +0200europa-pressReleaseseneuropa-pressReleases-e14a3e92fdeb22f35d4180918616825b50.8371 4.3676120110818120800http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/970&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=enEuropean Commission - Press release Brussels, 18 August 2011 – 19 August is World Humanitarian Day and as every year since 2008, tomorrow the European Commission will honour those who dedicate their lives to preserving and improving the lives of others ...Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:08:00 +0200europa-pressReleaseseneuropa-pressReleases-fa1bccb0c6dd9de8675a619726ea1ec750.8371 4.3676120110818120800