A U.N. official says the World Food Program is suspending cyclone aid to Myanmar because its government seized supplies flown into the country.

It's very difficult to be subjective when things like this happen. picked by Bandit 5 months ago

Deadly wildfires in southern Greece wafted thick clouds of smoke over the Ionian Sea and southward to the Mediterranean in late August 2007. This image of Greece was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite on August 26, and places where MODIS detected actively burning fires are outlined in red. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

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Sorry if this is a dupe. Can't find it in any searches picked by doggylives 9 months ago

President Bush has ordered the Pentagon to use a Navy missile to attempt to destroy a broken U.S. spy satellite - and thereby minimize the risk to humans from its toxic fuel - by intercepting it just before it re-enters the atmosphere, officials said Thursday.
*update to this story. picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

Ko Htike is a resident of Myanmar (Burma). People send him photos of what is going on there, along with text descriptions of protest areas and junta responses and he puts them in his blog. Damn brave of the guy I say...more power to him. Some images are graphic and/or disturbing. picked by Moe 1 year ago

A devastating cyclone ripped through Myanmar at the weekend may have claimed up to 10,000 lives, according to Foreign Minister Nyan Win. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

Four U.S. Navy ships which have been stationed off cyclone-hit Myanmar with relief supplies and aircraft will return to normal duties after the junta rejected their help. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago