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Aid agencies scramble to help flood victims

The grinding misery triggered by the massive floods in a downtrodden part of northeastern India and across the border in Nepal persisted Friday, with government and aid agencies swinging into action to help the 2 million-plus people fleeing high-rising, fast-moving waters.

More Asia snow avalanches feared

Experts fear melting snow could trigger further deadly avalanches as bitter-cold temperatures in India and Pakistan warm up.

Aid groups accepting donations for victims

International aid organizations are accepting donations to help victims of the powerful earthquake and resulting tsunamis that caused widespread destruction in parts of South Asia and East Africa. The groups include:

Money Magazine: The Best Charities in America

Just three days after India's killer quake struck last September, Anne-Lise Brown, 30, a project director for the AmeriCares Foundation in New Canaan, Conn., was winging to Bombay. Her mission: to ...

Money Magazine: NEW GUIDELINES FOR Giving Our 10 commandments help you separate top charities from wastrels.

Tis the season to help others -- and with the homeless crisis, Hurricane Hugo and the California earthquake fresh in their minds, Americans are expected to contribute a record $22.5 billion to char...

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