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January 30, 2009

Relief workers are still finding mountain villages destroyed in the earthquake in southwestern Pakistan that have yet to receive aid, the Red Cross said Saturday. ...more

November 2, 2008

Nearly 2 million residents of Louisiana evacuated their homes to escape Hurricane Gustav. The Category 2 hurricane missed New Orleans, but left a trail of destruction across Louisiana, Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle after making landfall in Cocodrie, La. ...more

September 11, 2008

President Bush sent American troops to Georgia on Wednesday to oversee a "vigorous and ongoing" humanitarian mission, in a direct challenge to Russia's display of military dominance over the region. ...more

August 14, 2008

U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon flew over Myanmar's flooded Irrawaddy delta on Thursday, where the ravages of a cyclone stretched as far as the eye could see: Villages were empty of life, flattened huts dissolved into vast areas of water and people perched on rooftops. ...more

May 23, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A former University of South Florida geography instructor was arrested on charges he made bomb threats against the American Red Cross, which he blamed for failing to pay his medical bills during a relief effort in Thailand. ...more

December 11, 2007

It was still too early for champagne Sunday. Their 27-23 victory against the Saints at the Superdome guaranteed the Bucs nothing really, save for a finish that will be at least two times better than the one they posted a year ago. ...more

December 3, 2007

Bruce Gradkowski still can't believe a lot of what happened to him during his rookie season. Among the most unbelievable, he said, was a newspaper headline that ran the morning after he made his pro debut in 2006. ...more

November 27, 2007

Shoppers at Westfield Citrus Park are being asked to join a nationwide fire-relief effort. ...more

November 3, 2007