Rotting corpses pile up as Myanmar stalls on aid

(CNN puplished this article (check the title with google) but has it entirely rewritten just a few minutes ago. - The Infinite Unknown)YANGON, Myanmar (CNN) — Myanmar’s cyclone survivors have insufficient fuel to burn the rotting corpses of the dead as the ruling military junta is accused of being too slow in letting aid groups [...] continue reading world news

US: Raw sewage is continuously released into rivers, streams

America’s aging sewer systems continue to dump human waste into rivers and streams, despite years of fines and penalties targeting publicly owned agencies responsible for sewage overflows, a Gannett News Service analysis shows.The analysis of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data found that since 2003, hundreds of municipal sewer authorities have been fined for violations, [...] continue reading world news

Eruptions subside at Sicily’s Mount Etna

The eruptions that have shaken the Mount Etna volcano on the southern Italian island of Sicily have subsided, experts said Sunday at the Palermo Geophysics and Volcanology Institute.The eruptions, which started Saturday afternoon, died away towards 9:30 p.m. (1930 GMT) the same evening.“Seismic activity has returned to normal,” a technician told AFP.The eruption, accompanied by [...] continue reading world news

Burma exports rice as cyclone victims starve

Children standing amid the debris of their village, which was destroyed by the cyclone, near the township of Kunyangon, Burma. Photograph: Adam Dean/EPABurma is still exporting rice even as it tries to curb the influx of international donations of food bound for the starving survivors of the cyclone that killed up to 116,000 people.Sacks of [...] continue reading world news

Tornadoes kill at least 22 across US

WASHINGTON (AFP) — US authorities rushed aid to disaster areas Monday after a series of tornadoes tore across the United States, killing at least 22 people, shattering homes and businesses, and leaving tens of thousands without power.US President George W. Bush called it a “sad day” for devastated communities in the states of Missouri, Oklahoma [...] continue reading world news

Toll from China quake estimated at 3,000 to 5,000

BEIJING (AP) - A massive earthquake struck central China on Monday and state media reported that as many as 5,000 people were killed in a single county while nearly 900 students were trapped under the rubble of their school.The official Xinhua News Agency said 80 percent of the buildings had collapsed in Beichuan county in [...] continue reading world news

Burma: The death toll could rise up to 1.5million following the cyclone

“An estimated 100,000 people have already died in the badly hit Irrawaddy Delta region.“Oxfam has warned the final figure could be as high as 1.5 million unless aid is given free access to the worst hit areas.”__________________________________________________________________________________________Aid should be dropped into Burma from the skies if access to Burma does not improve dramatically within the [...] continue reading world news