How board game helped free POWs (News) 3 discussions Park Place, Boardwalk, and a hidden map with a secret escape route? For Allied POWs during World War II, MonopolyŽ games came equipped with real-life "get out of jail free" cards. Tags: Hobbies Pastimes, World War II, Hungary, Culture Lifestyle, World History, History, U.S.S.R., International Federation Red Cross Red Crescent Societies, John Waddington Ltd., British Secret Service, Games, Armed Forces, Germany, Europe, Cuba, Comm
	Some aid delivered in cyclone-ravaged Myanmar (News) 2 discussions The United Nations and the Red Cross began distributing relief supplies Tuesday to people affected by the devastating cyclone that killed at least 22,000 people in Myanmar on Friday. Tags: International Federation Red Cross Red Crescent Societies, Accidents Disasters, Economic Development, Dictatorships, Politics, Natural Disasters, Myanmar, Disaster Relief, Political Policy, Economic Issues, Foreign Aid, Hurricanes Cyclones, Intern
	Old-fashioned fake-out results in freedom for hostages (News) 2 discussions Government agents posing as rebels tricked a gang of armed desperados into handing over 15 hostages during a rendezvous deep in Colombia's unforgiving jungle. Tags: Freddy Padilla, United Nations, Colombian Politics, International Federation Red Cross Red Crescent Societies, Colombia, War Conflict, FARC, South American Politics, Mario Montoya, Politics, Hostage Situations, Che Guevara, Peacekeeping Security,
	Farting Squirrel - A fresh air explosion (Video) 1 discussions Farting Squirrel - A fresh air explosion www.movielessons.com Tags: Farting Squirrel fresh air explosion -Squirrellodge Maple Ridge Crescent Lodge
	Peru quake death toll rises to 450; 200 dead in one city (News) 1 discussions Sheet-covered bodies lined a street Thursday in Chincha near Peru's southern coast after an earthquake that a U.N. official said has claimed the lives of at least 450 people and injured 1,500 in the S.. Tags: Health Fitness, Tsunamis, Natural Disasters, Accidents Disasters, Health Carlos Vallejos, Giorgio Ferrario, Fernando Calderon, Injuries Traumas, United Nations, U.S. Geological Survey, International Federation Red Cross Red Crescent Societies, P
	Taliban free 12 South Korean hostages (News) 1 discussions Taliban militants have released 12 out of 19 South Korean hostages held in captivity in Afghanistan for more than a month. Tags: Gulf Research Center, War Conflict, Seoul, Crime, Afghanistan, NATO, United States, South Korea, Hostage Situations, Lee Joo-yeon, Taliban, Afghanistan War, Kidnapping, Shah Baz, Ghazni, International Federation Red Cross Red Crescent Societies, M
	'Slow avalanche' gobbles road, homes in San Diego (News) 1 discussions More than 100 homes in an upscale San Diego community were evacuated after a landslide about 60 yards wide pulled the earth from beneath a three-lane road and some of the multimillion-dollar homes tha.. Tags: U.S. State Government, Russell Moore, San Diego State University, U.S. Government, San Diego, La Jolla, International Federation Red Cross Red Crescent Societies, Jerry Sanders, White House, Union-Tribune Publishing Co., Holli Weld, La Jolla High Sc
	Fire wipes out mobile home park (News) 1 discussions Flames and smoke drove hundreds of people from a Southern California mobile home park, and it might not reopen for months -- if ever, a routed resident said. Tags: California, Brandy Clark, Scott McLean, Mclean, Steele Canyon High School, California Department Forestry Fire Protection, Carmen Hidalgo, Howard Wolford, Immigration, San Diego, United States, International Federation Red Cross Red Crescent Societi
	Nazi archives finally made public (News) 1 discussions A vast archive of German war records opened its doors to the public Wednesday, giving historians and Holocaust survivors who have waited more than 60 years access to concentration camp records detaili.. Tags: International Relations, Diplomacy, Israel, Belgium, Guenter Gloser, Europe, International Federation Red Cross Red Crescent Societies, Holocaust, France, Germany, Political Policy, Poland, United Kingdom, Politics, Reto Meister, Netherlands, Luxemb
	Myanmar: Death toll more than 15,000 (News) 1 discussions The death toll from the Myanmar cyclone is more than 15,000 people, Myanmar's government has said. Tags: Natural Disasters, Elections Voting, World Politics, Myanmar Politics, Hakan Tongkul, Aung Zaw, Politics, Yangon, Referenda, Weather, Dictatorships, Hurricanes Cyclones, Dan Rivers, International Federation Red Cross Red Crescent Societies, Tom Ca
	Anti-foreigner violence kills 22 in South Africa (News) 1 discussions Police fired rubber bullets and made arrests Monday to try to quell outbursts of anti-foreigner violence in and around Johannesburg, and said the death toll had reached 22. Tags: South Africa Police, Police, South Africa, Gina Themba, International Federation Red Cross Red Crescent Societies, Lisa Letsoso, Johannesburg
	Countries agree cluster bomb ban (News) 1 discussions More than 100 countries attending a conference in Dublin, Ireland formally adopted a treaty Friday to ban cluster bombs -- a large, unreliable and inaccurate weapon that often affects civilians long a.. Tags: Convention Certain Conventional Weapons, Cluster Munition Coalition, Diplomacy, Treaties, International Relations, International Federation Red Cross Red Crescent Societies, Armed Forces, Israel, Jim Burke, United Nations, United States, Military We
	Official: 4 dead after twister tears through Scout camp (News) 1 discussions At least four people were killed and another 40 injured Wednesday when a tornado struck a Boy Scout camp in western Iowa, a state safety official said. Tags: Nebraska, Weather, Lloyd Roitstein, Omaha, Gene Meyer, Thomas White, Boy Scouts America, National Weather Service, Russ Lawrenson, Waterloo, International Federation Red Cross Red Crescent Societies, Iowa, Sioux City, Natural Disasters, Mike Krysl,
	Holocaust siblings meet after 66 years (News) 1 discussions A frail Irene Famulak clutched her brother on the airport tarmac, her arm wrapped around him in a tight embrace, tears streaming down their faces. It was the first time since 1942 they had seen each o.. Tags: United States, War Victims Tracing Center, Linda Klein, Munich, Holocaust, Ukraine, Irene Famulak, Donetsk, Communism, International Federation Red Cross Red Crescent Societies, Germany, Philadelphia, Joseph Stalin, U.S.S.R., Pennsylvania
	Holocaust siblings meet after 66 years (News) 1 discussions A frail Irene Famulak clutched her brother on the airport tarmac, her arm wrapped around him in a tight embrace, tears streaming down their faces. It was the first time since 1942 they had seen each o.. Tags: United States, War Victims Tracing Center, Linda Klein, Munich, Holocaust, Ukraine, Irene Famulak, Donetsk, Communism, International Federation Red Cross Red Crescent Societies, Germany, Philadelphia, Joseph Stalin, U.S.S.R., Pennsylvania
	Holocaust siblings meet after 66 years (News) 1 discussions A frail Irene Famulak clutched her brother on the airport tarmac, her arm wrapped around him in a tight embrace, tears streaming down their faces. It was the first time since 1942 they had seen each o.. Tags: United States, War Victims Tracing Center, Linda Klein, Munich, Holocaust, Ukraine, Irene Famulak, Donetsk, Communism, International Federation Red Cross Red Crescent Societies, Germany, Philadelphia, Joseph Stalin, U.S.S.R., Pennsylvania
	Passengers reportedly saw flames before jet crashed, killing 153 (News) 1 discussions Passengers said they saw flames and then heard an explosion moments before a Spanair jet crashed on takeoff Wednesday at Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 153 people, according to local media. Tags: Accidents Disasters, World Politics, U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, International Federation Red Cross Red Crescent Societies, Politics, Spain, Jose Zapatero, Air Disasters, United States National Transportation Safety Board, Air Travel,
	Veteran to soldiers: 'It's OK to be scared' (News) 1 discussions Walt Peters knows what it's like to fear for his life. He knows how it feels to board a plane, deploying for combat. He knows the feeling of making it home alive. Tags: Walt Peters, Savannah (Georgia), Afghanistan, Armed Forces, Hunter Army Airfield, Iraq, International Federation Red Cross Red Crescent Societies, United States, Vietnam