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Aid groups and donor countries are mobilizing to get assistance to the survivors of a devastating cyclone in Myanmar. The United Nations says hundreds of thousand people are in need of help. Getting visas and travel permission from the government of Myanmar is still a problem. The U.S. is among those trying to get in.
Marc Rapoport talks about the challenge of getting outside aid groups access into Burma.
Hebden Bridge was just another dying mill town until lesbians began moving to the area.
May 6, 2008 · A generation ago, there were no private restaurants in the Chinese capital and service was considered a form of exploitation. Today eating out is a national pastime, and celebrity foreign chefs are rushing to open high-end restaurants ahead of the Beijing Olympics.
May 6, 2008 · In a rare move, Myanmar authorities have appealed for help from international aid agencies as food and water run short after a deadly cyclone. A World Vision official for the Asia-Pacific region says there are reportedly piles of bodies in the hardest-hit areas.
May 6, 2008 · Will money and supplies actually make it across the border? Bridget Welsh of Johns Hopkins University offers tips on how people abroad can help following the cyclone in Myanmar.
May 6, 2008 · The tradition of parental matchmaking has endured for centuries. But now parents are being pushed aside. We examine the various new dating methods and meet some eligible singles along the way.
May 6, 2008 · Planners hope to transform an empty stretch of desert into Masdar, a city of 50,000, within a decade. They aim for it to be powered entirely by renewable energy, to reuse water and to recycle even human waste.Web Extra: Video: Take a fly-through, animated tour of Masdar City.
May 6, 2008 · Russian President Vladimir Putin has overseen his country's dramatic transformation into an oil-rich power. But he has also brought authoritarianism back to Russia, where corruption is running rampant and many still live in poverty.
May 6, 2008 · The death toll in Myanmar continues to climb after a cyclone struck Saturday. Authorities say at least 22,000 people have been killed, and hundreds of thousands are homeless.
May 6, 2008 · A senior leader of al-Qaida is trying to connect with the people. Ayman al-Zawahiri invited followers to ask him questions online several months ago, and he recently posted his responses. An analyst at West Point's Combating Terrorism Center talks about what can be learned from the exchange.
May 6, 2008 · An internal Pentagon report is raising concerns about the Army's deteriorating ability to fight conventional battles. It's the latest twist in an ongoing debate within the Army over whether it is now too focused on what's called counterinsurgency training.Web Extra: Read the Internal Report
May 6, 2008 · Regional menu items — like fish, egg tarts and preserved egg porridge — are making KFC a huge hit in China as executives at the fast-food chicken giant look overseas for better revenues. Sales in China grew 12 percent in this first part of the year, compared with 3 percent in the U.S.
May 6, 2008 · When China opened the world's longest sea bridge, it was supposed to reduce travel time to Shanghai. But people slowed down on the 22-mile span. Sightseers caused traffic jams and accidents. One driver says he just wanted "to enjoy the sea breeze. Is that wrong?"
May 6, 2008 · The U.S. government is increasingly concerned about Pakistan's decision to negotiate a peace deal with militants in its tribal areas. The Bush administration cites Pakistan's previous agreements with militants that did not work and allowed al-Qaida and the Taliban to regroup.
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In Seattle for a conference on compassion, he says China is committing "cultural genocide" in Tibet.
An environmental group estimates buildings use nearly half of China's total energy output.
An Afghan inventor's bizarre burglar and car alarms could help fight growing crime in Afghanistan.
The modest home of the man who became Rome's first emperor has been opened to the public.
Ruslana is pushing green power. But it's a hard sell in consumption-driven, post-Soviet Ukraine.
Ippadikku Rose is changing the boundaries of dialogue in India.
Increases in trade, tourism and cultural exchanges have given China a substantial interest overseas.