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Animal rescue

  • Director of the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, Patti Hall and a lion
    The Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo has weathered numerous hurricanes, requiring evacuations and several reconstructions. Outlook takes a look at how they became the first US zoo to conduct a full-scale evacuation during a natural disaster.

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Protestors in Baghdad (21/11/08)

Troop deal protest

Supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr protest in Baghdad against a planned Iraq-US security pact. Newshour reports on the deal and protest.

On the site now

  • A 'hand out' instead of a 'hand up' is a huge problem in this country. Most people that I know would rather stand on their own as much as possible without having to rely on subsistence. Only then can you stand proud of your accomplishments.

    Bruce Sickles, Oregon, USA