In The News: Sichuan Province China experiences a 7.8 earthquake.Many of the homes in the region built of mud and brick and in one town 80% are now homeless.. Reports of collapsed schools, hospitals. More.
In US weather, 22 people have been killed in 66 tornadoes in Oklahoma Arkansas and Georgia over the weekend. The area has already registered around the normal twister count for ...August.
In Myanmar, cyclone relief airlifts are starting to land and one of the French NGOs has been allowed to supervise the aid programs. More.
The battle for Beirut Lebanon is on. Is it a civil war yet? Details.
Meanwhile, in Mosul:
The Mosul operation came so unexpectedly for residents of the major northern city that they did not have time to stock up on food. Alexandra Zavis interviews Mosulis who say that they have been living in fear. What is odd is that we weren't having these stories of living in fear in Mosul 2 months ago. More @ Juan Cole's Informed Comment
...and there are now 4072 DEAD AMERICAN SOLDIERS in our ongoing and deliberate destruction of Iraq.
In Sudan, Darfur-related rebels have assaulted the outskirts of Khartoum in a coordinated attack.
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