http://www.mail.com/subjects/15056-humanitarian-crises.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/15056-humanitarian-crises.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101150-senate-panel-approves-weapons-syrian-rebels.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel voted on Tuesday to provide weapons to rebels battling the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad, the first time lawmakers have endorsed the aggressive U.S. military step of arming the opposition in the 2-year-old civil war. With a degree of trepidation, the Foreign Relations Committee voted 15-3 for a bill that would pr... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:24:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101150-senate-panel-approves-weapons-syrian-rebels.html 2013-05-21T21:24:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086564-un-general-assembly-approves-syria-resolution.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved an Arab-backed resolution Wednesday calling for a political transition in Syria, but more than 70 countries refused to vote "yes" because of its support for the main opposition group and fears the resolution could torpedo a new U.S.-Russia effort to end the escalating conflict. The United States co-... Wed, 15 May 2013 23:13:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086564-un-general-assembly-approves-syria-resolution.html 2013-05-15T23:13:21Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2081836-2-viruses-spark-global-outbreaks.html LONDON (AP) — Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials — a novel coronavirus in the Middle East and a new bird flu spreading in China. Last week, the coronavirus related to SARS spread to France, where one patient who probably caught the disease in Dubai infected his hospital roommate. ... Mon, 13 May 2013 14:48:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2081836-2-viruses-spark-global-outbreaks.html 2013-05-13T14:48:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069302-us-russia-seek-to-revive-peace-plan-syria.html MOSCOW (AP) — The U.S. and Russia agreed Tuesday to try to convene an international conference this month to come to a political solution to end the two-year Syrian civil war but gave no indication how they would convince President Bashar Assad into talks with the rebels seeking to overthrow him. Secretary of State John Kerry said that if such a gambit we... Tue, 07 May 2013 21:56:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069302-us-russia-seek-to-revive-peace-plan-syria.html 2013-05-07T21:56:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2050854-correction-somalia-famine-deaths-story.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In a story April 29 about a report estimating the number of Somalis who died in the country's 2011 famine, The Associated Press erroneously reported that about half of the 260,000 victims were age 5 and under. Instead, half of the victims were under the age of 5. A corrected version of the story is below: APNewsBreak: Report: 260,000... Mon, 06 May 2013 17:19:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2050854-correction-somalia-famine-deaths-story.html 2013-05-06T17:19:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058350-off-charts-133k-somalia-famine-child-deaths.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A decision by extremist Islamic militants to ban delivery of food aid and a "normalization of crisis" that numbed international donors to unfolding disaster made south-central Somalia the most dangerous place in the world to be a child in 2011. The first in-depth study of famine deaths in Somalia in 2011 was released Thursday, and it... Thu, 02 May 2013 15:58:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058350-off-charts-133k-somalia-famine-child-deaths.html 2013-05-02T15:58:19Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2024208-usaid-head-food-aid-changes-urgent.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Obama administration's international food aid efforts says a proposal to shift the way food is delivered abroad could help an additional 4 million starving people. But there doesn't appear to be much support for the idea on Capitol Hill. Rajiv Shah, the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, said ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:12:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2024208-usaid-head-food-aid-changes-urgent.html 2013-04-17T02:12:57Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1994970-china-bird-flu-mutates-infect-mammals.html BEIJING (AP) — In a worrisome sign, a bird flu in China appears to have mutated so that it can spread to other animals, raising the potential for a bigger threat to people, scientists said Wednesday. So far the flu has sickened nine people in China and killed three. It's not clear how they became infected, but there's no evidence that the virus is spreadi... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:45:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1994970-china-bird-flu-mutates-infect-mammals.html 2013-04-03T20:45:26Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1990386-questions-china-h7n9-flu-strain-killed-2.html BEIJING (AP) — Health officials say they still don't understand how a lesser-known bird flu virus was able to kill two men and seriously sicken a woman in China, but that it's unlikely that it can spread easily among humans. Two men in Shanghai became the first known human fatalities from the H7N9 bird flu virus after contracting it in February. A woman i... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:46:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1990386-questions-china-h7n9-flu-strain-killed-2.html 2013-04-02T00:46:26Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1989144-2-china-deaths-h7n9-bird-flu.html BEIJING (AP) — Two Shanghai men have died from a lesser-known type of bird flu in the first known human deaths from the strain, and Chinese authorities said it wasn't clear how they were infected but there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission. A third person, a woman in the nearby province of Anhui, also contracted the H7N9 strain and was in cri... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 03:28:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1989144-2-china-deaths-h7n9-bird-flu.html 2013-04-01T03:28:45Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1989416-study-shakespeare-ruthless-businessman.html LONDON (AP) — Hoarder, moneylender, tax dodger — it's not how we usually think of William Shakespeare. But we should, according to a group of academics who say the Bard was a ruthless businessman who grew wealthy dealing in grain during a time of famine. Researchers from Aberystwyth University in Wales argue that we can't fully understand Shakespeare unle... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:57:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1989416-study-shakespeare-ruthless-businessman.html 2013-03-31T15:57:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1981654-general-myanmar-military-staying-politics.html NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — The military that ruled Myanmar for five decades paraded its might Wednesday in front of the opposition leader it once repressed, as its commander in chief said it will remain involved in politics to help the country transform itself into a democracy. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, attending the annual Armed Forces Day celeb... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:38:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1981654-general-myanmar-military-staying-politics.html 2013-03-27T16:38:24Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1972998-105-us-kids-died-flu-vaccine.html NEW YORK (AP) — The flu season is winding down, and it has killed 105 children so far — about the average toll. The season started about a month earlier than usual, sparking concerns it might turn into the worst in a decade. It ended up being very hard on the elderly, but was moderately severe overall, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prev... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:55:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1972998-105-us-kids-died-flu-vaccine.html 2013-03-22T16:55:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1964762-commander-contingency-plans-under-way-syria.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military commander in Europe said Tuesday that NATO is conducting contingency planning for possible military involvement in Syria and American forces would be prepared if called upon by the United Nations and member countries. The Syrian civil war marked an ignominious two-year milestone this week with no sign that President... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:42:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1964762-commander-contingency-plans-under-way-syria.html 2013-03-19T17:42:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1961812-myanmar-president-welcomes-closer-australia-ties.html CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Myanmar President Thein Sein welcomed closer ties with Australia on Monday as he asked for continued support through his country's transition to "peace, democracy and prosperity," a mission that he said "has no parallel in modern times." The first Myanmar leader to visit Australia since 1974, Thein Sein joined Australian Prime M... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 08:26:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1961812-myanmar-president-welcomes-closer-australia-ties.html 2013-03-18T08:26:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1958396-house-democrat-wants-lethal-aid-syrian-rebels.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is calling on the Obama administration to train and arm select elements of the Syrian opposition as well as provide humanitarian assistance as the deadly civil war marked an ignominious second anniversary on Friday. "It is past time to stop the madness in Syria," Rep. Eliot Engel w... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:12:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1958396-house-democrat-wants-lethal-aid-syrian-rebels.html 2013-03-15T22:12:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1956626-protests-2nd-anniversary-syrian-uprising.html BEIRUT (AP) — On the second anniversary of Syria's uprising, there were only small protests and a few firecrackers defiantly popping in the capital of Damascus — a grim contrast to the early days when crowds of demonstrators danced to the drums of rebellion against President Bashar Assad. Syrians on Friday marked the start of the revolt by saying they fea... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:10:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1956626-protests-2nd-anniversary-syrian-uprising.html 2013-03-15T21:10:25Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1956812-global-warming-fueled-somali-drought.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Global warming may have contributed to low rain levels in Somalia in 2011 where tens of thousands died in a famine, research by British climate scientists suggests. Scientists with Britain's weather service studied weather patterns in East Africa in 2010 and 2011 and found that yearly precipitation known as the short rains failed in ... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:37:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1956812-global-warming-fueled-somali-drought.html 2013-03-15T16:37:17Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1956698-london-rail-workers-find-plague-burial-pit.html LONDON (AP) — Workers digging a new railway line in London have uncovered what they believe is a burial ground containing victims of the Black Death — a plague that wiped out as much as half of London's inhabitants when it swept the city in the mid-14th century. Workers involved in the Crossrail project located 13 skeletons lying in two carefully laid out... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:55:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1956698-london-rail-workers-find-plague-burial-pit.html 2013-03-15T15:55:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1934810-syrian-refugees-top-1-million-rebels-take-city.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's accelerating humanitarian crisis hit a grim milestone Wednesday: The number of U.N.-registered refugees topped 1 million — half of them children — described by an aid worker as a "human river" of thousands spilling out of the war-ravaged country every day. Nearly 4 million of Syria's 22 million people have been driven from their home... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:46:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1934810-syrian-refugees-top-1-million-rebels-take-city.html 2013-03-06T20:46:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1908686-displaced-who-stay-syria-aid.html ATMEH CAMP, Syria (AP) — Turki Abdel Qadir, a burly villager from the northern countryside, fled to this muddy camp amid olive groves three months ago after his 13-year-old daughter Haifa was wounded in the civil war. Just yards from Syria's border with Turkey, the family lives in one of the camp's typical tents. Eleven people sleep on pads on the floor, ... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1908686-displaced-who-stay-syria-aid.html 2013-02-22T19:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1905414-usaid-chief-visits-mogadishu-us-committed.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Signaling the latest step forward in rapidly strengthening U.S.-Somalia relations, the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development spent five hours in Mogadishu on Thursday, the highest ranking U.S. administration official to visit Somalia's capital in years. The U.S. is embracing the new government in Mogadish... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:21:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1905414-usaid-chief-visits-mogadishu-us-committed.html 2013-02-21T18:21:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1900470-missile-strike-northern-syria-kills-33.html BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian missile strike leveled a block of buildings in an impoverished district of Aleppo on Tuesday, killing at least 33 people, almost half of them children, anti-regime activists said. Many were trapped under the rubble of destroyed houses and piles of concrete and the death toll could still rise further if more bodies are uncovered. The... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:24:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1900470-missile-strike-northern-syria-kills-33.html 2013-02-19T20:24:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1892214-chaotic-influx-refugees-to-lebanon-stirs-fears.html BEIRUT (AP) — For many Lebanese, the massive, chaotic influx of Syrians fleeing their country's civil war is evoking painful memories and real fear. They say the refugees pose far too much of a burden on this fragile nation still recovering from its own civil war — nearly a quarter-century ago. According to the United Nations refugee agency, more than 265... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:45:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1892214-chaotic-influx-refugees-to-lebanon-stirs-fears.html 2013-02-14T17:45:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855656-gulf-leads-un-appeal-major-boost-syrian-aid.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — An emergency U.N. appeal to raise $1.5 billion in humanitarian aid for Syria exceeded its goal Wednesday at a conference with dire predictions of rising civilian costs and Jordan's king saying the refugee crunch has pushed his nation's resources to the breaking point. "We are sending a message to Syrians: You are not alone," said U.N. S... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855656-gulf-leads-un-appeal-major-boost-syrian-aid.html 2013-01-30T19:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850618-france-warns-extremists-prevail-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition leaders pleaded Monday for funds and political backing from the international community as France warned that extremists could prevail in Syria if nations fail to honor their pledges of support. The warning from French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius reflects growing concern over the rising power of Islamic militant groups ... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850618-france-warns-extremists-prevail-syria.html 2013-01-28T19:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1848972-un-humanitarian-chief-syria-talks.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The United Nations humanitarian chief was in Damascus on Sunday for talks with Syrian officials about the nation's conflict, which has forced millions of people from their homes, destroyed the country's cities and created food and fuel shortages. Valerie Amos did not make any public remarks upon her arrival in Damascus on Sunday for... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1848972-un-humanitarian-chief-syria-talks.html 2013-01-27T18:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1840046-turkey-syrian-regimes-actions-equal-war-crimes.html DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Syria's bombardment of its citizens should be declared a war crime and aid groups must be given greater access to the millions suffering there, Turkey's foreign minister told the World Economic Forum. Syria has seen a rise in violence recently, including a government rocket attack Wednesday, in the two-year-old conflict the U.N. ... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1840046-turkey-syrian-regimes-actions-equal-war-crimes.html 2013-01-23T18:07:00Z