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More international rescue teams, medical supplies, food and clean water are arriving in Port-au-Prince late Friday to help the victims of Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti. VOA correspondent Brian Wagner reports the big problem now is how to bring the su...
Rescuers in central Italy continue to search for possible survivors in the rubble of Monday's earthquake as funerals begin for the victims of the disaster. So far, the death toll is 279, which includes at least 20 children. Local and government auth...
Song: If You Rescue Me Artist: Chanson Des Chats If you rescue me I'll be your friend forever Let me in your bed I'll keep you warm in winter All the kiddies are playing And they're having such fun I wish it could happen to me But if you rescue me I...
The last unions holding out against a deal to salvage ailing Italian carrier Alitalia have agreed to the project. But the unions, which represent mostly flight attendants, said this is no cause for celebration. Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome....
The International Monetary Fund, the European Union and World Bank have agreed to a $25 billion economic rescue package for Hungary to strengthen confidence in its economy. It has been described as the largest financial aid measure for an emerging-m...
Leaders from the 27-member European Union are meeting in a two-day effort to reach broad endorsement for a financial rescue plan drafted this past weekend by countries using the euro currency. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports the summit will also tac...
France's ambassador to Tbilisi is being hailed as a hero for his role in rescuing two American children trapped behind enemy lines in a Russian-occupied region of Georgia. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Tbilisi reports diplomats and relief agencies are wor...
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao continues to inspect some of the worst-hit areas in Sichuan province. He's now in Shifang city -- 50 kilometers away from the epicenter of Wenchuan county. Wen says the top priorities are saving lives and restoring transpo...