Saturday, March 10, 2007

Mali immigrants (People finders) mourn fire victims

Seattle Times - Brothers Joshua Furman, 10, left, Noel Reynoso, 13, second from left, and Marco Fray, 6, say a prayer Friday at a memorial for nine people, including eight children, who were killed in Wednesday night's fire at a Bronx apartment building. Two
San Francisco Gate - The event is designed to raise money to help the Architeckz and other groups rent a permanent performance space to teach young people "turf dancing," a new variant of urban street performance that has its roots in break dancing from New York City
New Kerala - Melbourne, Mar 10: Two Indonesian men have been arrested on charges of facilitating the unlawful entry of Sri Lankan asylum seekers into Australia. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) yesterday arrested two men, aged 26 and 21, on Christmas Island
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USA Today - I don't think America gets enough credit for trying to help improve people's lives. And so my trip is to explain, as clearly as I can, that our nation is generous and compassionate." The president and his advisers regularly deflect and downplay Chavez
MSN UK News - A suicide car bomb struck Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold on Saturday, killing at least 10 people, police said. The bomb hit an Iraqi patrol at midday and scattered burning debris and shrapnel for hundreds of meters, witnesses said. Police said
Southern Illinoisan - The Doula - Everyone likes to talk about the magic of birth. But if you've ever given birth, you know there is another side. The labor itself can be endlessly long, frightening and lonely. You may be in hospital, hooked up to fetal monitors and the
Seattle Times - EVERETT Funeral homes and the Snohomish County medical examiner's office are having to find larger equipment such as cots and power hoists to accommodate a growing number of deceased obese people. The trend has led to the use of bigger cots