Monday, September 15, 2008

Andre Muran - More than 20 die in Indonesian charity queue crush - Washington Post

Resize JAKARTA (Reuters) - Twenty one people were killed and scores more hurt when a crowd stampeded in Indonesia after about 10,000 people queued for a charity handout to mark the Muslim fasting month, the state news agency said on Monday. The crush Andre Muran

THE Loughton-based charitable trust, established nearly 50 years ago by Charles French, chairman of the former Buckhurst Hill civil engineering and construction company W&C French, has given grants to more than 144 charities in the last year Andre Muran

Why has it taken so long for the animal welfare charity to pull its support for the Kennel Club's 'parade of mutants'? Pugs can suffer from severe breathing problems due to close inbreeding. Photograph: Getty Images For years, campaigners have urged Andre Muran

Last Friday, Sen. Joseph Biden, the Democratic candidate for vice president, released his tax returns for the years 1998 to 2007. The returns revealed that in one year, 1998, Biden and his wife Jill gave $120 to charity out of an adjusted gross Andre Muran

JAKARTA, Indonesia — At least 23 Indonesians were crushed to death Monday while trying to collect $4.25 in cash handouts from a rich family at a charity event marking the Islamic holy month, officials said. Andre Muran

A HAIRY gorilla and a Viking warrior have put smiles on the faces of a Newquay family after raising hundreds of pounds for charity. Newquay's RNLI lifeguards raised £850 after taking part in a fancy dress 'memorial paddle' in August, in memory of Andre Muran

Playhouses built by Carmel High School students and faculty for last week's football homecoming celebration have been sold, with proceeds to be donated to charity. John Love, an English teacher who helped coordinate the event, said bids were taken Andre Muran