http://www.bendweekly.com/rss/rss.php en-us Copyright 2013, admin.dcei@gmail.com admin.dcei@gmail.com Worldwide News http://www.bendweekly.com/rss/rss.php Collection hourly 4 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.bendweekly.com/index.php?news=17820 PUTUMATALAN, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lankan soldiers are killing children as young as 11 years old conscripted by the Tamil Tigers in their last stand, a military commander said. "It's very difficult to shoot a child. But it does not matter what age, you have to shoot," said Jaggath Dias, ... en-us Tamils accused of recruiting children http://www.bendweekly.com/rss/article_view.php?articleId=17820 Copyright 2013, 2009-05-04T00:00:00-07:00 text http://www.bendweekly.com/index.php?news=17815 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- It could take another week for Pakistani government forces to push back Taliban insurgents in the country's northwest, a military spokesman says. Major Gen. Athar Abbas says government forces secured mountain passes to the west and south of the Buner district Thursday while helicopter gunships hit Taliban positions ... en-us Pakistani forces battling Taliban in north http://www.bendweekly.com/rss/article_view.php?articleId=17815 Copyright 2013, 2009-05-01T00:00:00-07:00 text http://www.bendweekly.com/index.php?news=17814 MEXICO CITY -- Forty more people have tested positive for the H1N1 swine flu virus in Mexico, bringing confirmed cases to 300 with 12 deaths, authorities say. Schools, businesses and non-essential government offices will be closed for five days in an effort to contain the outbreak. President Felipe Calderon urged people ... en-us Mexico reports 40 more swine flu cases http://www.bendweekly.com/rss/article_view.php?articleId=17814 Copyright 2013, 2009-05-01T00:00:00-07:00 text http://www.bendweekly.com/index.php?news=17812 HALIFAX, Nova Scotia -- A wind-driven wildfire burned almost 1,000 acres in Halifax, Nova Scotia, early Friday, forcing some 1,200 people from their homes, authorities said. No injuries had been reported as the Canadian Red Cross mobilized to set up shelters and communications facilities. Late Thursday, Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly said eight ... en-us 1,200 flee Nova Scotia wildfire http://www.bendweekly.com/rss/article_view.php?articleId=17812 Copyright 2013, 2009-05-01T00:00:00-07:00 text http://www.bendweekly.com/index.php?news=17811 BAGHDAD -- Two Marines and a sailor were killed in Iraq Thursday, running the U.S Iraqi military death toll to 18, making April the deadliest month of 2009, CNN reported. Sixteen of those troops died in combat. In March there were nine reported fatalities, the lowest monthly count of the year. April ... en-us April deadliest month of 2009 in Iraq http://www.bendweekly.com/rss/article_view.php?articleId=17811 Copyright 2013, 2009-05-01T00:00:00-07:00 text