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Almost 5,000 people escaped their frigid homes last night in American Red Cross shelters in areas where utility companies are working to restore power to more than 770,000 homes and businesses still in the dark after this week's storm.

Saudi Arabia Launches Campaign To Provide Humanitarian Assistance to the People of Gaza

Congress will begin work this week on President-elect Barack Obama's new economic stimulus plan. The American Small Business League (ASBL) is predicting President-elect Obama's stimulus plan may contain provisions that will allow wealthy venture capitalists to receive billions of dollars in federal contracts earmarked for small businesses.

The New Year should begin well for elephants with eBay's worldwide ban on ivory products set to go into effect January 1, 2009.

Among its recent initiatives, the IOC, together with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has launched a project in Azerbaijan to clear outdoor sports areas of landmines.

Agency makes key recommendations in ongoing finalisation of National Development Plan (NDP)

For the fifth straight year, DHL, the world's leading express delivery and logistics company, is donating its services to deliver hundreds of holiday trees, decorations and messages of support to U.S. troops in the Middle East through DHL's annual Trees for Troops charitable program.

Fundraising Gala, Presented by Baccarat, to Take Place in New York City on Dec 3

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to assist with the relief effort for the ongoing complex emergency.

Natural increase - more births than deaths - is now the major engine of Hispanic population growth in many large metro areas and their suburbs as well as numerous smaller metropolitan areas and rural communities, finds a new brief from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.

Today the American Red Cross reached the halfway mark in its efforts to raise $100 million through its Campaign for Disaster Relief, which was launched in September to replenish the organization's Disaster Relief Fund.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) today joins with its partners in the international community to commemorate World Food Day.

WWF-US has released a "Greenprint" agenda, a policy roadmap for the next US president to address global threats to environmental, social and political stability in four key areas.

Today at the Clinton Global Initiative, Senators Obama and McCain spoke about why Americans, even in the context of financial crisis, should back bold action to end global disease and expand access to primary education.

The annual online drawing for some of the most sought-after seats of the year is about to get underway.

As Tropical Storm Fay continues to threaten the Florida Keys and western Florida, the Red Cross has pre-positioned both people and supplies throughout the state. Florida has more than 5,000 Red Cross volunteers, nearly 30 feeding trucks, a strong warehouse system and a large stock of cots, blankets and other supplies. Members of the Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving Program help provide the funding to enable the Red Cross to prepare before disaster strikes.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing an additional $1 million in assistance to the people of Georgia in response to the crisis situation, bringing the total U.S. humanitarian assistance to $3.77 million to date.

The American Red Cross is still working in more than 30 earthquake-affected communities in Peru.

Army Spc. Walter Glenn Eller III, now believes in the adage the third time is the charm, hitting 190 of 200 clay targets in the double trap competition to set an Olympic record and win gold Tuesday.

Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced that $49 million will be provided in fresh fruits and vegetables for elementary school children during the school day.