Shakira appeals for aid in storm-hit Bangladesh
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Grammy Award-winning musician Shakira appealed on Wednesday to the world community to help rebuild schools in cyclone-devastated Bangladesh.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda  - Bermuda's government urged   residents to make urgent preparations for the arrival of   powerful winds and high seas on Sunday, after Tropical Storm   Florence strengthened and became a hurricane as it approached   the British Atlantic territory.
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The global Red Cross issued an emergency  appeal on Sunday for immediate aid to hundreds of thousands of  people stricken by the tsunamis in South-East Asia.
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Bangladeshi children and women face acute malnutrition after the worst floods in 15 years swept the impoverished country, the United Nations has warned.
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There's a role for artists and other famous faces to play when it comes to global issues, Shakira said during her visit to the Clinton Global Initiative conference, a meeting that has its share of well-known attendees.
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The UN says Bangladeshi children and women face acute malnutrition after the worst floods for years.
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Heavy rain caused further havoc in the  Bangladesh port city of Chittagong on Tuesday where rescuers  have recovered at least 87 bodies but more feared missing  following the biggest storm in decades.
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HAITIâS interim president appealed for aid yesterday as the death toll from mud slides and floods caused by tropical storm Jeanne neared 700.
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Sudan and the UN launch an appeal to raise $20m to help more than 400,000 people hit by recent flooding.
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The global Red Cross issued an emergency  appeal Sunday for immediate aid to hundreds of thousands of  people stricken by the tsunamis in South-East Asia.
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The Red Cross has issued a call for help from communities across the nation in the wake of Hurricane Charley. The storm system that blew through Florida two weeks ago caused billions of dollars in damage - and
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Pop star Shakira and writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez unveil a set of concerts to fight poverty in Latin America.
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DHAKA, 28 August 2004 - Bangladesh has called in Interpol to assist investigations into the Aug. 21 grenade attack on an Awami League rally which killed 20 people and wounded 300, a senior police officer said yesterday.
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Governments and individuals across the world were digging into their pockets on Thursday to help the millions of victims of the killer waves that struck southern Asia, as the UN said well over one billion dollars would be needed.
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The chief of the Bangladesh army says the country is facing a catastrophe over rice supplies.
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The United States on Monday urged Bangladesh authorities to lift a year-long state of emergency and hold elections before the end of 2008.
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Thailand's respected queen has made a rare public appeal for the nation to unite to end violence in the troubled Muslim-majority south where nearly 550 people have died this year.