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Desperate survivors of Cyclone Nargis headed out of Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta in search of food, water and medicine, but aid workers said on Sunday that thousands will die if emergency supplies don't get through soon.

Every single one of these hundreds of emails came to my Republican-only email address -- either sent by Republican Party workers, or (pretend this is a meaningful difference) sold, leased, or loaned by the GOP to people who send these email lies.

NEW ORLEANS -- A green puppy was born last week in New Orleans.“It’s surprising, alarming to see,” Louisiana SPCA CEO Anna Zorrilla said. “Sometimes, when a puppy is born, the amniotic fluid mixes with the placenta and dyes the coat of the puppy and it al

DALLAS (AP) -- A gorilla recognized as the world's oldest in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday by munching down a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats. Jenny, the world's oldest gorilla in captivity, has marked her 55th bi

Rep. Harry Mitchell (D-AZ) endorsed Obama this evening: I’m proud to support Barack Obama for President. Senator Obama and I worked together last year to improve care for our soldiers and veterans in the wake of the scandal at Walter Reed, and I know

AUSTRALIA will not back down on its call for Japan to stop whaling in the Southern Ocean, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said. Speaking from Tokyo, Mr Smith said Australia and Japan were both committed to reaching a diplomatic solution over their diffe

The Obama campaign calls its "Vote for Change" voter registration drive a mere voter registration drive. Nothing to see here, folks, except for ordinary people helping ordinary people gain the franchise.

Attorneys representing 52 consumers in a lawsuit against Boulder, Colorado-based Aurora Organic Dairy and some of the nation's largest retailers will face off in court today at the federal court in the Eastern District of Missouri, Judge Richard Webber, p

Mass extinctions and other nightmare scenarios figure into one expert's speculations on what Earth would be like at 6°C (10.8°F) warmer. --National Geographic Mission Programs

SAN FRANCISCO - When Maulit Shelat heard about the Bush administration's plan to pump up the economy by sending out stimulus checks, he sat down with his wife and drew up a list of priorities: first up, remodeling the bathroom.But Shelat is married to a

Two rewards have been posted for the safe return of Mia, the female spider monkey presumed stolen from the Aldergrove zoo. Peer and Victoria Winter of Coquitlam are offering $5,000 to anyone who returns Mia unharmed. "We'll ask absolutely no questio

Beautiful girls from East.

A male rhino calf of about 2 months old has been rescued in Kaziranga National Park by Gorakati Assam Forest Department rangers and the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC). The abandoned calf was found a patrol

A former USA Today reporter facing fines for failing to reveal her sources for stories about the 2001 anthrax attacks said Saturday that news organizations need to go on the offensive in the fight to protect the First Amendment

At least 15 exhibits feature babies, from rhinos to pottos to lowland gorillas The city's biggest ooh and aah fest gets under way today as the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden unveils its 22nd annual Zoo Babies, a collection of fur balls with fluffy c

In 1915 the American Humane Society established “Be Kind to Animals Week,” which this year was May 4-10, to “celebrate the unique bond between humans and animals” according to the American Humane Association Web

DALLAS -- A gorilla recognized as the world's oldest in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday by munching on a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana-leaf-wrapped treats. Jenny's caretakers at the Dallas Zoo say she's having a few joint issues and he

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A plan to force cargo ships to slow down while traveling in waters frequented by endangered North Atlantic right whales has been put on hold by the Bush administration. The Office of Management and Budget is challenging the conc

Car shopping? Coming very soon in California is a handy new window sticker that makes it easy to choose the cleanest vehicles. It’s terrific in its simplicity; each car, SUV, minivan or pickup will get a 1-10 score on the basis of global warming and smog

SAN FRANCISCO (Map, News) - San Francisco port officials succeeded Friday in dislodging the decaying carcass of a gray whale that got stuck under a pier along the city's waterfront. A small boat towed the body of the 1-year-old gray whale beyond the Go

NRDC has been shining a bright light on the ugliness in the Northern Rockies since grey wolves were delisted last month. To date the animals are being shot down at the rate of one a day in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana.

A KEY crocodile research area dedicated to the memory of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin is under threat from strip-mining. The 135,000ha Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve on Queensland's Cape York Peninsula was one of the last places visited by Irwin for his

The National Marine Fisheries Service has issued a draft environmental-impact statement assessing a proposal by the Makah Tribe to hunt gray whales. The document, more than 900 pages long, does not make a recommendation about whether the tribe should b

Will you stand up for others, will you act upon the desire to protect the living beings in this world from those who abuse them? Or not?

A wry old anti-nuclear slogan used to say "One nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day." If you're British, and the nuclear bomb manages to ruin your afternoon tea, well, then you've really got a problem.

John McCain's choice to manage the GOP convention this summer is lobbyist Doug Goodyear, whose firm once represented Burma's repressive regime.