Four US troops die in Afghan blast
Four American troops have been killed in a roadside bomb explosion in eastern Afghanistan, Nato has said. Related Stories Villagers return to volcano slopes Drilling starts for trapped miners Cricket cheats ‘will be dealt with’ Devastating floods head out to sea Iraqi boy missing for seven years
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Earthquake had a silver lining for waiting orphan
A total of 203 children were adopted from Haiti following the devastating earthquake and a two-week rush to get them to Canada.
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Earthquake had a silver lining for waiting orphan
Earthquake Survivor Fighting For Life After Crash
An 84-year-old woman who survived the devastating earthquake in Haiti is now fighting for her life after being struck by a hit-and-run driver.
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Earthquake survivor fighting for life after Fla. crash
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — An 84-year-old woman who survived the devastating earthquake in Haiti is now fighting for her life after being struck by a hit-and-run driver. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office says Leudda St. Clair was hit as…
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Earthquake survivor fighting for life after Fla. crash
Haiti earthquake baby given up for dead finally reunited with her mother
Marie Miracle Seignon broke down in tears when she saw baby Landina in London today after she travelled to the UK from Haiti, seven months after the devastating earthquake
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Amy Goodman: Six months after the earthquake, Haiti’s suffering is intense
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — July 12 marked the six-month anniversary of the devastating earthquake here in Haiti that killed as many as 300,000 people and left much of the country in ruins. Up to 1.8 million people are living in squalid tent cities, with inadequate sanitation, if any, no electricity and little security, and no respite from the intense heat and the worsening rains. Rape, hunger and …
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Earthquake-surviving pig "celebrates" rebirth on 2nd anniversary of rescue
A pig who miraculously survived the devastating earthquake in southwest China’s Sichuan Province in 2008 was treated to a birthday cake and a reunion with its former owners Thursday — exactly two years after it was pulled out of the earthquake rubble. The pig’s former owners, Wan Xingming and his wife Liu Dahui, attended the celebration with soldiers from the Chengdu Military Area Command, who …
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Earthquake-surviving pig "celebrates" rebirth on 2nd anniversary of rescue
Oil spill’s tough questions – Detroit Free Press
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Is Haiti on the brink of another earthquake?
Scientists have found that the devastating Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake has placed stresses on the fault system beneath the island nation, which could lead to another major quake.
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Is Haiti on the brink of another earthquake?