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Bombs, Refugees and Suffering in the Caucusus

(Der Spiegel) Violence in South Ossetia

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Buddha's life celebrated

WORLD (Reuters) Vesak Day is an annual celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and his entry into Nirvana.

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Burmese refugees struggle to survive

BURMA (Spiegel Online) - The situation in Burma is growing more dire, as the secretive ruling government refuses to allow international aid workers access to the areas worst hit by Cyclone Nargis. For refugees, the aftermath is a daily nightmare. Here a Burmese man collects water near the town of Labutta, the heart of the area hit by the cyclone.

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Inside a Palestinian refugee camp

SHATILA (BBC) - Sixty years ago many Palestinians fled or were forced to leave their homes in what is now Israel and some of those people found their way to refugee camps such as Shatila in Lebanon.

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I'll Be Dammed

THE WORLD (Slate Magazine) - Built to provide energy to millions and seen as marvels of architectural engineering, dams are both lauded and criticized around the world for their impact on displaced villages and the environment. Magnum presents images depicting the building of dams and those that have been affected by them both positively and negatively.

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Myanmar cyclone toll climbs to nearly 22,500

YANGON (Reuters) - People wash up and collect water on a street in Yangon May 6, 2008, after Cyclone Nargis slammed into Myanmar's main city on Saturday.

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In Pictures: Palestinian life in East Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (BBC) - Today 250,000 Palestinians live within the municipality of Jerusalem as defined by Israel. They pay city and state taxes and are considered residents, though not citizens, of Israel. In this picture a Muslim Palestinian prays in the street near to the al-Zayyem checkpoint.

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I do: It's wedding season!

WORLD (Christian Science Monitor) - Young Sorbs, a German Slavic minority, are dressed in mini-traditional costumes used in a Sorbs' wedddings to celebrate 'Bird's Marriage,' in Panschwitz, eastern Germany. The children, as part of the ceremony, thank birds, that according to a legend give children sweets in return for being fed during the winter months.

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