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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Landslides kill Uganda villagers

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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Hamas ‘must prove’ Shalit alive

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

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Ex-boyfriend wanted over murder

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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8 miners trapped in Colombian coal mine found alive, in good condition

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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VIDEO: Bringing aid by boat to Misrata

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

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley regularly attends a weekday Mass and has sent his four children to Catholic schools.

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Md.’s top leaders cross Catholic hierarchy on gay marriage

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley regularly attends a weekday Mass and has sent his four children to Catholic schools.

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Md.’s top leaders cross Catholic hierarchy on gay marriage

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley regularly attends a weekday Mass and has sent his four children to Catholic schools.

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Md.’s top leaders cross Catholic hierarchy on gay marriage

Heidi the opossum, the cross eyed marsupial that became a media sensation earlier this year, is set to go on a strict diet to ease her eye condition.

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Famous opossum on a diet to treat eyes

A new diet may cure Heidi the cross-eyed opossum of her defining feature. The opossum, which is part of an upcoming exhibit at a zoo in Leipzig, Germany, became an international star after photographers got an exclusive look at the new exhibit. There…

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A Cure for Cross-Eyed Opossum?

Legacy of the New Cross fire in which 13 black young people died

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Turning point

Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko wastes no time in stoking the fire between his new club and their cross-city rivals Manchester United.

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Man City’s Dzeko taunts Man Utd

As President Obama took to the bully pulpit to announce that “We are on track to achieve our goals” in Afghanistan, the Red Cross held a rare press conference to say that security in Afghanistan is at an all-time low. The Red Cross said that the…

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