World War I was drawing to a close in 1918 when American Red Cross volunteers in Russia’s Far East heard rumors about abandoned children, dressed in rags and foraging for food in Siberian forests. They set off on a rescue that would turn into an extraordinary around-the-world journey little known today. Read full article > >

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A Red Cross rescue of Russian children

A British man killed on holiday in Sri Lanka is described as a “committed” Red Cross worker by his colleagues.

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The trip from Philadelphia to Pullman, Wash., requires two plane changes and more than 12 hours of travel time. John Wooten, the former vice president of player personnel for the Philadelphia Eagles, made the cross-country trip in 1997 to see Ryan Leaf take part in a scheduled workout at Washington State University. Back then, scouts were debating whether Leaf or another top-rated college quarterback, Peyton Manning , should be the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. Read full article > >

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A bust in Canton or just a bust? NFL teams really never know

The trip from Philadelphia to Pullman, Wash., requires two plane changes and more than 12 hours of travel time. John Wooten, the former vice president of player personnel for the Philadelphia Eagles, made the cross-country trip in 1997 to see Ryan Leaf take part in a scheduled workout at Washington State University. Back then, scouts were debating whether Leaf or another top-rated college quarterback, Peyton Manning , should be the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. Read full article > >

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A bust in Canton or just a bust? NFL teams really never know

A series of bomb attacks on churches and the police in Nigeria’s north-eastern town of Damaturu kill at least 63 people, the Red Cross says.

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The International Red Cross begins a huge distribution of aid to a million people in Somalia famine zones controlled by the Islamist militants.

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Somali aid push in famine zones

A Red Cross team visits the Libyan city of Sirte, still held by Gaddafi loyalists, and reports a desperate need for medicines as fighting continues.

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Sirte medical needs ‘desperate’

The colonial square in Tuti was empty, and the church I’d hoped to visit was locked. It was the four-day Festival of the Cross in May — not, apparently, the most pious of holidays — and everyone was drinking at an arena on the edge of town. I went along. A spray of colors lit up the sleepy brown countryside. The women wore long floral skirts, handwoven shawls and patterned hats studded with mirrors. The children were wrapped in striped wool blankets. Musicians with horns and drums were scattered through the crowd, playing catchy folk tunes, and people danced in circles, repeatedly pulling me in. The chicha, or corn beer, flowed generously. An old man insisted that I try a shot of herb-infused spirits, which he poured from a plastic soda bottle. Read full article > >

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The magnificent churches of Peru’s Colca Valley

A massive landslide swallowed homes in eastern Uganda early Monday, killing at least 23 people, the Red Cross said.

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Landslide kills at least 23 in Uganda

At least 24 people have died after torrential rains triggered landslides in eastern Uganda, Red Cross workers say.

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The Red Cross calls on Palestinian militant group Hamas to provide proof that captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is still alive.

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A nationwide hunt begins for a man wanted in connection with the murder of a Red Cross worker in Hertfordshire.

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BOGOTA, Colombia — Emergency crews on Tuesday rescued eight miners who had spent six hours trapped in a caved-in coal mine in southeastern Colombia, a Red Cross official said. All the miners are alive and in good condition, Alfonso Vargas, head of the Red Cross in the nearby city of Cali, told The Associated Press by telephone. Earlier, an official in Cali said rescuers had heard noises inside the mine following the cave-in, though they were not human voices. The miners were trapped about 60 meters (197 feet) from the mine’s entrance. Read full article > >

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Andrew Harding talks to Simon Brooks, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Libya, about his aid mission to the port of Misrata.

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Fighting is continuing between the rebels and Colonel Gaddafi’s forces, with the Red Cross warning that Libya has descended into civil war.

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VIDEO: Camera crew flees rocket in Ras Lanuf