The Coast Guard said it closed the Mississippi River at the port in Natchez, Miss., because barge traffic could increase pressure on the levees. Heavy flooding from Mississippi tributaries has displaced more than 4,000 in the state. (May 17) Read full article > >
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Part of Mississippi River closed to shipping
Yemeni forces fired on demonstrators in three cities on Wednesday, killing at least nine people. Six demonstrators were killed in the capital city of Sanaa, two protesters were killed in Taiz, and one was killed in the port city of Hudaida. The death…
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Nine Dead in Fresh Yemen Protests
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.
There is panic in the port of Misrata as pro-Gaddafi forces shell an aid ship embarking hundreds of fleeing migrant workers and badly injured people.
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Libya aid ship comes under fire
For the third straight day, forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi have shelled the port city of Misrata, the only rebel-held city in the Western part of Libya. Human Rights Watch says it has evidence that Gaddafi’s forces have begun using cluster bombs, an…
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Gaddafi Forces Bombard Misrata
A French chocolatier launched a 3.5m chocolate boat in front of a crowd of hundreds of onlookers in the port of Concarneau.
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Chocs ahoy! Chocolate boat sails
