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| Karzai Says Raid Hit Civilians Afghan President Karzai said an attack by Western forces in a remote insurgent hotbed killed 10 civilians, including eight children. online.wsj.com |
Tracks record oldest land-walkers The earliest evidence of a four-legged animal walking on land is discovered in a disused Polish quarry. news.bbc.co.uk |
Violent games 'worse' than porn A leading porn star courts controversy by claiming violent video games are more of a danger to children than online porn. news.bbc.co.uk |
Man arrested 3 times in 3 days in Mass. towns ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) -- A Boston man has been arrested three times in three days in neighboring Massachusetts towns. Huy Quoc Le faces a number of charges after his string of arrests began Monday in Andover. Police said the 25-year-old was arrested on motor vehicle violations. He was charged with driving after suspension, attaching improper plates, forgery of Registry documents, and driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle.... hosted.ap.org |
World through a lens: Haiti, 21 January You might think hope is a rare commodity in Port-au-Prince and in many ways you would be right. But amid the heap of broken houses, the crushed and twisted wrecks that once were cars, the enforced refugee camps, there is an astonishing level of calm, of kindness and even hope. The world has been beset by heartrending images of tragedy. Not far from where I am sitting, the dead lie buried where they were crushed under falling concrete. The cloying, stomach-churning reek of death is everywhere.For the living, the presence of the dead spirits is just part of the battle to survive. Out of that comes hope, which brings with it optimism. As I write, word filters through of another saved. A 22-year-old pulled from the rubble, a genuine miracle. His mother heard his voice and alerted a rescue team. Such news stirs people. With the hope of finding the living ever more forlorn, rescuers have been loudly cheered by Haitians.The world has seen some frightening images of looting, of machete-wielding men and thought: "Oh, here we go." But such images are an aberration, a distortion. What's far more remarkable is the genuine lack of violence and what's been overwhelming for me is the kindness.One story: a friend was transporting supplies two days after the earthquake and was stopped by a desperate Haitian. "He was a feeble old man. He asked me for food. I had supplies, which he had seen, so I gave him some milk and some power bars. He asked for more. He told me, "I have people with me, my family." I explained that I was taking the food to an orphanage, to children who had no one and he replied: "Well, of course, I understand, they need it more than us." It was selfless and I understood where it came from.HaitiNatural disasters and extreme weatherInigo Gilmoreguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |