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Flood victims run to receive relief material being airdropped by an Indian Air Force chopper in Araria district of Bihar state,
Flood   India   Patna   People   Photos
 The Star 
50,000 villagers in flooded India refuse to leave
PATNA, India (AP): At least 50,000 people in India have refused to abandon their homes in flood-ravaged northern Indian despite pleas by authorities to evacuate. Newspaper advertisements also urged... (photo: AP)
Via Giulia, arch, Rome, Italy
Death   Egypt   Italy   Life   Photos
 IRINnews 
EGYPT: Risking death for new life in Italy
web Photo: Mohamed Boraie/IRIN CAIRO, 7 September 2008 (IRIN) - Italy has long been a popular destination among young men in Nile Valley villages. Relatives save up money for each other and a... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis)
Arroyo flooded 1  Time Magazine 
In Flooded India, 50,000 Stay Put

(AP / PATNA, India) — At least 50,000 people have refused to abandon their homes in flood-ravaged northern India despite pleas by authorities to evacuate, an official said Sunday. Newspaper... (photo: public domain / Jcomeau ictx )
Disaster   Enviroment   India   Photos   Weather
An aerial view shows the flood affected area of Araria district near the border with Nepal, in the northern Indian state of Bihar, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Government engineers have begun digging a new channel to correct the course of the Kosi River that burst its banks, causing devastating flooding across a wide swath of northern India, officials said Saturday  The Australian 
Nepal flood victims risk return

PURNIA: Some villagers began trying to return to their flooded homes in eastern India yesterday as waters slowly receded, but officials warned that the move was risky, with a month of heavy rains... (photo: AP / )
Disaster   Floods   Nepal   Photos   Weather
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Prachanda The Times of India
Prachanda under pressure to demand end to "unequal" pacts
                KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Prachanda is under intense pressure from the Maoist leadership to discuss the... (photo: AP / Binod Joshi)
India   Kathmandu   Nepal   Photos   Politics
An Indian soldier stands guard near a barbed wire fence along the Line of Control, that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan, at Baraf Post, 165 kilometers (102 miles) north of Srinagar, India, in this Dec. 4, 2003 photo. Nuclear-armed India and Pakistan have taken the historic step of proclaiming their desire to put a half-century of enmity behind them and renew peace talks. At the heart of the matter lies the beautiful bloodstained Himalayan territory of Kashm The Times of India
India to set up over 500 more out posts along its borders
                NEW DELHI: As part of the Union Home Ministry's strategy to secure the country's borders, over 500 additional... (photo: AP / Rafiq Maqbool)
Defence   India   Photos   Politics   Security
Prachanda The Times of India
Nepal declares emergency in Saptakosi flood areas
                KATHMANDU : Faced with his first crisis within 72 hours of being sworn in, new Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa... (photo: AP )
Flood   Kathmandu   Nepal   Photos   Politics
Cougar The Examiner
Horses hurt; cougar to blame?
Comments ST. LOUIS (Map, News) - The Missouri Department of Conservation is trying to determine if a cougar is responsible for injuries to horses in eastern Missouri's... (photo: Creative Commons / Nom (Dam421))
Animals   Government   Missouri   Photos   Wildlife
A Nepalese man walks down a main street decorated with the flags of political parties contesting in the election Wednesday, April 9, 2008 in Katmandu, Nepal. Violence on the eve of a landmark election meant to cement a peace deal with Nepal's communist insurgents left at least seven people dead, officials said Wednesday, with police killing at least one protester and six former rebels in separate clashe Asia Times
For Prachanda, a tale of two cities
By Dhruba Adhikary KATHMANDU - From the standpoint of astrologers, it heralded an ominous start. Within hours after taking the oath as the Republic of Nepal's first... (photo: AP / Ed Wray)
Floods   India   Nepal   Photos   Politics
 Flood-affected Indian villagers with their cattle are seen at a temporary relief camp in Domara village in Maharajganj district in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Sunday, August 5, 2007. Helicopters dropped food to almost 2 million marooned Indi Philadelphia Daily News
Some flooded Indian villagers refuse evacuation

GAVIN RABINOWITZ The Associated Press MURLIGANJ, India - Spotting a family stranded on the roof of a partly submerged house, two Indian navy commandos swept in over the... (photo: AP /Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Disaster   Enviroment   India   Photos   Weather
 L. K. Advani The Times of India
Advani to PM: Solve Bihar flood problem quickly
                NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leader LK Advani met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Wednesday to seek a solution... (photo: AP / )
Bihar   Delhi   Flood   India   Photos
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