<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - international-federation</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/international-federation</link><description>Newsvine - international-federation</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:42:12 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:20:43 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Launch of first global network in support of artistic free expression - IFEX</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Julia Farrington, Head of Arts at Index on Censorship, reports on the launch of Arstfex, the first international civil society network dedicated to promoting free expression for artists.&nbsp;
There are clearly parallels between investigative journalists and artists who reveal&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Writersview]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Writersview]]></source><link>http://writersview.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15173830-launch-of-first-global-network-in-support-of-artistic-free-expression-ifex</link><guid>http://writersview.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15173830-launch-of-first-global-network-in-support-of-artistic-free-expression-ifex</guid><category>speech</category><category>press</category><category>protect-journalists</category><category>international-federation</category><category>investigative-journalism</category><category>freedome-of-expression</category><category>ifex-ifex-clearing-house</category><category>victims-of-summary-execution</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 02:57:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Clarification: Africa-US Military Media story</title>
<description><![CDATA[In a story Nov. 13 about the U.S. military running two news websites in Africa, The Associated Press identified Omar Faruk Osman as the secretary general of the National Union of Somali Journalists. Although Osman and the website of the International Federation of Journalists identify him as the secretary general, the Somali government recognizes Mohamed Ibrahim as the secretary general of the group.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15138015-clarification-africa-us-military-media-story</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15138015-clarification-africa-us-military-media-story</guid><category>media</category><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>military</category><category>africa</category><category>associated-press</category><category>world-news</category><category>mohamed-ibrahim</category><category>international-federation</category><category>national-union</category><category>omar-faruk-osman</category><category>although-osman</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:57:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d6055348-3b13-4e98-aa6f-52500cce5c7b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="286" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d6055348-3b13-4e98-aa6f-52500cce5c7b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This image downloaded from the internet on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, shows the main page of the sabahionline.com website, featuring an image made from video showing al-Qaida leader Ayman Al-Zawahri. At first glance it appears to be a sleek Horn of Africa news site, but in fact the website is run by the U.S. military as part of a propaganda operation aimed at countering extremists in Africa. (AP Photo/Internet)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Red Cross weighs decision to build hotel in Haiti</title>
<description><![CDATA[The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is considering building a hotel and conference center in Haiti on part of a $10.5 million property that it bought after the 2010 earthquake.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martha Mendoza]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Martha Mendoza]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/26/10874814-red-cross-weighs-decision-to-build-hotel-in-haiti</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/26/10874814-red-cross-weighs-decision-to-build-hotel-in-haiti</guid><category>haiti</category><category>red-cross</category><category>world-news</category><category>international-federation</category><category>cb</category><category>red-crescent-societies</category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:07:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Correction: Tournament of Hope golf story</title>
<description><![CDATA[In a Feb. 12 story about a new golf event, the $8.5 million Tournament of Hope, The Associated Press erroneously reported that this was a World Golf Championship event. The tournament is sanctioned by the International Federation of PGA Tours, which separately also sanctions the four WGC events.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/13/10399509-correction-tournament-of-hope-golf-story</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/13/10399509-correction-tournament-of-hope-golf-story</guid><category>sports</category><category>golf</category><category>south</category><category>corrective</category><category>africa</category><category>associated-press</category><category>international-federation</category><category>world-golf-championship</category><category>wgc</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:19:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>US beats Canada 50-7 to win IFAF senior title</title>
<description><![CDATA[Nate Kmic ran for two touchdowns, Henry Harry had 105 yards rushing and one score, and Cody Hawkins threw two TD passes to lead the United States to a 50-7 victory over Canada on Saturday to win the International Federation of American Football senior world championship.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/16/7097831-us-beats-canada-50-7-to-win-ifaf-senior-title</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/16/7097831-us-beats-canada-50-7-to-win-ifaf-senior-title</guid><category>us</category><category>football</category><category>canada</category><category>sports</category><category>united-states</category><category>american-football</category><category>nate-kmic</category><category>international-federation</category><category>cody-hawkins</category><category>henry-harry</category><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:49:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Sudan Red Crescent: Emblem not misused, 70 buried</title>
<description><![CDATA[An internal investigation has found no evidence that people posed as Red Crescent workers to force refugees out of a U.N.-protected camp in a region of Sudan where at least 70 people have been killed, a spokeswoman for the group said Friday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Straziuso]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jason Straziuso]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/15/7089885-sudan-red-crescent-emblem-not-misused-70-buried</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/15/7089885-sudan-red-crescent-emblem-not-misused-70-buried</guid><category>red-cross</category><category>violence</category><category>sudan</category><category>world-news</category><category>red-crescent</category><category>international-federation</category><category>af</category><category>red-crescent-societies</category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:31:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Charges fly in killings of 1,000 in Ivorian town</title>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations and the government it supports in embattled Ivory Coast are trading accusations over the killings of hundreds of civilians in a western town.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Faul]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michelle Faul]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/02/6394992-charges-fly-in-killings-of-1000-in-ivorian-town</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/02/6394992-charges-fly-in-killings-of-1000-in-ivorian-town</guid><category>red-cross</category><category>massacre</category><category>united-nations</category><category>roman-catholic</category><category>ivory-coast</category><category>world-news</category><category>international-federation</category><category>international-committee</category><category>af</category><category>associated-press-saturday</category><pubDate>Sat, 2 Apr 2011 09:58:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/bc2c39ff-cd7c-4549-a7a6-a72bca30ebfd.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="271" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/bc2c39ff-cd7c-4549-a7a6-a72bca30ebfd.jpg" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Soldiers loyal to Laurent Gbagbo patrol a street in the central Plateau neighborhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Saturday, April 2, 2011. Answering a call to arms, hundreds of members of a violent youth militia allied with Ivory Coast's strongman swarmed one of two bridges leading to his presidential palace. Gbagbo is facing the biggest threat to his 10-year rule after an armed group swept across the country taking nearly 80 percent of the territory.(AP Photo/Emanuel Ekra)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/5f3f9538-560d-4842-834d-268ce95cb96b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="277" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5f3f9538-560d-4842-834d-268ce95cb96b.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Soldiers loyal to Laurent Gbagbo patrol a street in the central Plateau neighborhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Saturday, April 2, 2011. Answering a call to arms, hundreds of members of a violent youth militia allied with Ivory Coast's strongman swarmed one of two bridges leading to his presidential palace. Gbagbo is facing the biggest threat to his 10-year rule after an armed group swept across the country taking nearly 80 percent of the territory.(AP Photo/Emanuel Ekra)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/de7a0827-b204-43fe-996a-68fa9dbcb109.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="263" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/de7a0827-b204-43fe-996a-68fa9dbcb109.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Members of a violent youth militia loyal to strongman Laurent Gbagbo pack a ferry as they arrive via Ebrie Lagoon to the central Plateau neighborhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Saturday, April 2, 2011. Answering a call to arms, hundreds of members of the Young Patriots swarmed one of two bridges leading to his presidential palace. Gbagbo is facing the biggest threat to his 10-year rule after an armed group swept across the country taking nearly 80 percent of the territory.(AP Photo/Emanuel Ekra)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Red Cross scolds 'failed' HIV policy among nations</title>
<description><![CDATA[The spread of HIV and AIDS among millions of people could be slowed if addicts who inject drugs were treated as medical patients rather than as criminals, the International Federation of the Red Cross said Friday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Heilprin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[John Heilprin]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/25/5528208-red-cross-scolds-failed-hiv-policy-among-nations</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/25/5528208-red-cross-scolds-failed-hiv-policy-among-nations</guid><category>eu</category><category>drug</category><category>red-cross</category><category>health</category><category>addicts</category><category>hiv</category><category>world-news</category><category>international-federation</category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:02:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f4eab557-78e0-4b6c-bbca-31b363dfa60e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="503" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f4eab557-78e0-4b6c-bbca-31b363dfa60e.jpg" width="120" height="151" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Thailand's Prime Miniter Abhisit Vejjajiva wears a hat made of condoms as he takes part in an anti-HIV/AIDS campaign ahead of World AIDS Day, which falls on Dec. 1, at Parliament in Bangkok on Thursday Nov. 25, 2010. (AP Photo)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>U.S. - Russia Cooperating On Forests</title>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. government agencies are working to provide relief supplies for those affected by Russia's forest fires.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matti Viikate]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Matti Viikate]]></source><link>http://mattiviikate.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/18/4921444-us-russia-cooperating-on-forests</link><guid>http://mattiviikate.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/18/4921444-us-russia-cooperating-on-forests</guid><category>russia</category><category>red-cross</category><category>united-states</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>world-news</category><category>fires</category><category>international-federation</category><category>craig-fugate</category><category>russian-emergencies-ministry</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:12:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>U.S. Response to Russia's Wildfire Disaster</title>
<description><![CDATA[The United States stands with the people of Russia as they fight to contain the destructive spread of wildfires, which have taken lives and displaced many from their homes.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matti Viikate]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Matti Viikate]]></source><link>http://mattiviikate.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/13/4881287-us-response-to-russias-wildfire-disaster</link><guid>http://mattiviikate.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/13/4881287-us-response-to-russias-wildfire-disaster</guid><category>red-cross</category><category>to</category><category>california</category><category>united-states</category><category>hurricane-katrina</category><category>world-news</category><category>international-federation</category><category>pumps</category><category>russian-government</category><category>hand-tools</category><category>red-crescent-societies</category><category>ifrc</category><category>u-s-response</category><category>russias-wildfire-disaster</category><category>the-united-states-water-tanks</category><category>fire-protective-clothing</category><category>and-medical-kits</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:13:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Iran Prepares to Confront Israel with Aid Flotilla</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Iranian Red Crescent is planning to send humanitarian aid by sea to Gaza in a brazen challenge to Israel's sea blockade of the coastal enclave.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Son of Abraham]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Son of Abraham]]></source><link>http://son-of-abraham.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/08/4480622-iran-prepares-to-confront-israel-with-aid-flotilla</link><guid>http://son-of-abraham.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/08/4480622-iran-prepares-to-confront-israel-with-aid-flotilla</guid><category>likud-party</category><category>arab-israeli</category><category>world-news</category><category>joe-biden</category><category>international-federation</category><category>eli-yishai</category><category>house-committee</category><category>mr-barak</category><category>ms-zuabis</category><category>iranian-red-crescent</category><pubDate>Tue, 8 Jun 2010 16:02:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Williams wins Olympic skeleton gold for Britain</title>
<description><![CDATA[Noelle Pikus-Pace spent 10 years chasing a medal, and missed it by 0.10 seconds.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Reynolds]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tim Reynolds]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/19/3923757-williams-wins-olympic-skeleton-gold-for-britain</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/19/3923757-williams-wins-olympic-skeleton-gold-for-britain</guid><category>sports</category><category>olympics</category><category>skeleton</category><category>noelle-pikus-pace</category><category>international-federation</category><category>winter-olympic</category><category>women-skeleton</category><category>amy-williams</category><category>amy-williams'</category><category>robin-cousins</category><pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:39:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/OLYBO12102192353.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="465" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/OLYBO12102192353.jpg" width="120" height="140" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Amy Williams of Great Britain competes during the women's skeleton competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/OLYBO12602200009.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="245" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/OLYBO12602200009.jpg" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Noelle Pikus-Pace of the United States competes during the women's skeleton competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/OLYBO14502200054.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="297" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/OLYBO14502200054.jpg" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Melissa Hollingsworth of Canada competes during the women's skeleton competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Protest filed, declined in women's skeleton race</title>
<description><![CDATA[Skeleton's international governing body ruled late Thursday night that British racer and Olympic leader Amy Williams' helmet is legal, shooting down a protest filed by the U.S. team and supported by representatives from five other nations.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Reynolds]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tim Reynolds]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/19/3918297-protest-filed-declined-in-womens-skeleton-race</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/19/3918297-protest-filed-declined-in-womens-skeleton-race</guid><category>sports</category><category>olympics</category><category>protest</category><category>skeleton</category><category>united-states</category><category>international-federation</category><category>amy-williams'</category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:44:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/OLYBO13502190210.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="498" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/OLYBO13502190210.jpg" width="120" height="149" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Amy Williams of Great Britain competes during the women's skeleton competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010.(AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/OLYBO12902190155.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="368" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/OLYBO12902190155.jpg" width="120" height="167" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Amy Williams of Great Britain competes during the women's skeleton competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/OLYBO13102190155.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/OLYBO13102190155.jpg" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Amy Williams of Great Britain competes during the women's skeleton competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>'Huge' Red Cross medical aid convoy heads to Haiti</title>
<description><![CDATA[The International Federation of the Red Cross says a convoy carrying a "huge amount" of aid is heading overland from the Dominican Republic to quake-struck Haiti.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/16/3765477-huge-red-cross-medical-aid-convoy-heads-to-haiti</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/16/3765477-huge-red-cross-medical-aid-convoy-heads-to-haiti</guid><category>eu</category><category>haiti</category><category>red-cross</category><category>dominican-republic</category><category>world-news</category><category>international-federation</category><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:25:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Massive aid effort begun for Haiti quake victims</title>
<description><![CDATA[Sniffer dogs, high-energy biscuits and tons of emergency medical aid were heading to Haiti on Wednesday as governments and aid groups launched a massive relief effort for the estimated 3 million people reeling from a devastating earthquake.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Jordans]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Frank Jordans]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/13/3751107-massive-aid-effort-begun-for-haiti-quake-victims</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/13/3751107-massive-aid-effort-begun-for-haiti-quake-victims</guid><category>eu</category><category>haiti</category><category>red-cross</category><category>earthquake</category><category>aid</category><category>world-news</category><category>international-federation</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:18:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b09bfd2e-e8ad-4e8b-a549-95d18581f2f5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b09bfd2e-e8ad-4e8b-a549-95d18581f2f5.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rescuers from the Brignoles UIISC 7 Instruction and Intervention Unit check wait with their sniffer dog before taking off for Haiti from the Istres military base, 60 kilometers (37 miles) northwest of Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/16347c90-57d7-4a78-a592-d319cfbc19d0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/16347c90-57d7-4a78-a592-d319cfbc19d0.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rescuers from the Brignoles UIISC 7 Instruction and Intervention Unit unload equipment from a truck before taking off for Haiti from the Istres military base, 60 kilometers (37 miles) northwest of Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake, the largest ever recorded in the area, rocked Haiti on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e7dabac9-f993-4be6-b867-d96618eaf209.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e7dabac9-f993-4be6-b867-d96618eaf209.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rescuers from the Brignoles UIISC 7 Instruction and Intervention Unit gather equipment in a warehouse before taking off for Haiti from the Istres military base, 60 kilometers (37 miles) northwest of Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake, the largest ever recorded in the area, rocked Haiti on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f4abd8d1-0a75-48ef-b1c0-1f3dcac57690.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f4abd8d1-0a75-48ef-b1c0-1f3dcac57690.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rescuers from the Brignoles UIISC 7 Instruction and Intervention Unit are seen ahead of their departure for Haiti, from the Istres military base, 60 kilometers (37 miles) northwest of Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010. International Red Cross spokesman Paul Conneally said a third of Haiti's 9 million people may need emergency aid and that it would take a day or two for a clear picture of the damage to emerge. The United Nations said the capital's main airport was &quot;fully operational&quot; and that relief flights would begin Wednesday. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/78155516-e583-47c4-9801-ed014ece6720.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/78155516-e583-47c4-9801-ed014ece6720.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this image made available by the American Red Cross in London, Wednesday Jan. 13, 2010, a young earthquake survivor is given first aid in a shanty town on the outskirts of Port au Prince, following a major earthquake in Haiti, Tuesday Jan. 12, 2010. Haitians piled bodies along the devastated streets of their capital Wednesday after the strongest earthquake to hit the poor Caribbean nation in more than 200 years crushed thousands of structures, from schools and shacks to the National Palace and the U.N. peacekeeping headquarters. Untold numbers were still trapped.(AP Photo/Matt Marek/American Red Cross, ho)  &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/3b32c59d-ac33-4014-bfd2-bebe2eafe59f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/3b32c59d-ac33-4014-bfd2-bebe2eafe59f.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rescuers from the Brignoles UIISC 7 Instruction and Intervention Unit check their gear before taking off for Haiti from the Istres military base, 60 kilometers (37 miles) northwest of Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake, rocked Haiti on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/68bd80de-2bbd-46bf-95d4-ad4e288c139c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/68bd80de-2bbd-46bf-95d4-ad4e288c139c.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;French rescue workers are seen at Paris Roissy airport en route to Haiti, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010. International Red Cross spokesman Paul Conneally said a third of Haiti's 9 million people may need emergency aid and that it would take a day or two for a clear picture of the damage to emerge. The United Nations said the capital's main airport was &quot;fully operational&quot; and that relief flights would begin Wednesday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/7d074910-d2db-4d21-a299-da402abf36fe.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="323" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7d074910-d2db-4d21-a299-da402abf36fe.jpg" width="120" height="97" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A Spanish firefighter arrives with a rescue dog  at Barajas international airport in Madrid Wednesday Jan. 13, 2010  before leaving for Haiti. Firefights without Borders, the International Red Cross and other aid groups say they are preparing a major disaster relief effort in Haiti after a powerful earthquake struck the capital.  (AP Photo/Paul White)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4125eaaf-9a9e-4734-a8aa-45b407608bf5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4125eaaf-9a9e-4734-a8aa-45b407608bf5.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A Spanish firefighter gives water to a rescue dog before leaving for Haiti, at Barajas international airport in Madrid, Wednesday Jan. 13, 2010. Firefights without Borders, the international Red Cross and other aid groups say they are preparing a major disaster relief effort in Haiti after a powerful earthquake struck the capital.  (AP Photo/Paul White)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/40593dff-7701-465d-8558-7991dfa576f6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/40593dff-7701-465d-8558-7991dfa576f6.jpg" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;An employee of the Action Medeor aid organization collects parcels with emergency health kits in Toenisvorst, western Germany, on Wednasday Jan. 13, 2010, for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. The sign reads: 'Haiti Emergency'. A powerful earthquake struck Haiti's capital on Tuesday with withering force, toppling everything from simple shacks to the ornate National Palace. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/95b358a0-0732-465a-a5e8-044bc1893274.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/95b358a0-0732-465a-a5e8-044bc1893274.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Spanish firefighters with rescue dogs wait to board their flight at Barajas international airport in Madrid, Wednesday Jan. 13, 2010. Firefights without Borders, the international Red Cross and other aid groups say they are preparing a major disaster relief effort in Haiti after a powerful earthquake struck the capital.  (AP Photo/Paul White)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/aa16da2f-9163-4b46-b3db-56e7410b1233.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/aa16da2f-9163-4b46-b3db-56e7410b1233.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pilgrims wave their caps during Pope Benedict XVI's weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at The Vatican, Wednesday Jan 13, 2010. The pontiff appealed for a generous international aid response for the victims of Haiti's earthquake and has pledged concrete help from the Catholic Church. Benedict also urged prayers for the victims and assured all those who were suffering that he was spiritually close to them and had &quot;implored God for consolation and relief in their suffering.&quot; (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c68adcf2-fde1-4135-a615-c4a676cd7951.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c68adcf2-fde1-4135-a615-c4a676cd7951.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this image made available by the American Red Cross in London, Wednesday Jan. 13, 2010, a young earthquake survivor is given first aid in a shanty town on the outskirts of Port au Prince, following a major earthquake in Haiti, Tuesday Jan. 12, 2010. Haitians piled bodies along the devastated streets of their capital Wednesday after the strongest earthquake to hit the poor Caribbean nation in more than 200 years crushed thousands of structures, from schools and shacks to the National Palace and the U.N. peacekeeping headquarters. Untold numbers were still trapped.(AP Photo/Matt Marek/American Red Cross, ho)  EDITORIAL USE ONLY&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title></title>
<description><![CDATA[Red Cross federation estimates 45,000-50,000 dead in Haitian earthquake.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/08/3729386-</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/08/3729386-</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>eu</category><category>apnewsalert</category><category>red-cross</category><category>roman-catholic</category><category>world-news</category><category>christmas-eve-mass</category><category>international-federation</category><category>eric-rohmer</category><category>anne-frank-museum</category><category>portuguese-parliament</category><pubDate>Fri, 8 Jan 2010 13:28:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Group: US is monitoring journalists in Afghanistan</title>
<description><![CDATA[The International Federation of Journalists complained Wednesday that news people covering the war in Afghanistan are being monitored by the U.S. military to see if they are sympathetic to the American cause.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/26/3193656-group-us-is-monitoring-journalists-in-afghanistan</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/26/3193656-group-us-is-monitoring-journalists-in-afghanistan</guid><category>eu</category><category>afghanistan</category><category>journalists</category><category>world-news</category><category>international-federation</category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:13:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Media group says 109 media workers killed in 2008</title>
<description><![CDATA[At least 109 reporters and media workers were killed last year while on assignment and Iraq remains the deadliest place for a journalist to work, the International Federation of Journalists said Wednesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Constant Brand]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Constant Brand]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/04/2393163-media-group-says-109-media-workers-killed-in-2008</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/04/2393163-media-group-says-109-media-workers-killed-in-2008</guid><category>killed</category><category>journalists</category><category>world-news</category><category>international-federation</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Feb 2009 10:18:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>EMI loses its top dogs</title>
<description><![CDATA[The recording industry continues its dark journey of transition from the physical world to the digital one. One thing is for sure - we are nowhere near the end of the tunnel.....]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[sudsatsoundbuzz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[sudsatsoundbuzz]]></source><link>http://suds-digitalmusic.newsvine.com/_news/2007/01/12/517320-emi-loses-its-top-dogs</link><guid>http://suds-digitalmusic.newsvine.com/_news/2007/01/12/517320-emi-loses-its-top-dogs</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>internet</category><category>beatles</category><category>downloads</category><category>mp3</category><category>digital-music</category><category>riaa</category><category>international-federation</category><category>record-labels</category><category>virgin-music-group</category><category>beatles-emi</category><category>music-company-profits</category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:18:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Film Critics Award Prize to `Volver'</title>
<description><![CDATA["Volver," directed by Pedro Almodovar, has received the best film of the year award from the International Federation of Film Critics.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2006/09/22/371178-film-critics-award-prize-to-volver</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2006/09/22/371178-film-critics-award-prize-to-volver</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>film</category><category>film-critics</category><category>international-federation</category><category>almodovar</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c759a2aa-3815-47d5-86d3-d77833f9e4d8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="470" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c759a2aa-3815-47d5-86d3-d77833f9e4d8.jpg" width="120" height="141" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Spanish actress Penelope Cruz poses with director Pedro Almodovar during a news conference for the film &quot;Volver&quot; at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, on Sept. 8, 2006. The film has received the Fipresci award for best film of the year. The prize, awarded annually by the International Federation of Film Critics, was announced in Spain Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, at a ceremony inaugurating the 54th San Sebastian International Film Festival in the northern Basque city. (AP Photo/CP, Adrian Wyld)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>