The Economist - January 29th, 2005

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More than 250 Indian pilgrims were killed in a stampede near a
temple in the western state of Maharashtra.
The Gates foundation, the world's richest charity, founded by Bill
Gates, pledged $750m over ten years to the Global Alliance for
Vaccines and Immunisation, a Geneva-based campaign that funds
childhood vaccinations in the developing world. Britain and Norway
followed suit and pledged $1.8 billion and $290m respectively to the
same group.
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Rebel action
The State Department denied that the United States had any involvement in the capture of
Rodrigo Granda, a leader of Colombia's FARC guerrillas, abducted in Venezuela last month. But
the department did call on President Hugo Chávez to take action against any Colombian rebels
remaining in Venezuela. Meanwhile, at least 20 FARC rebels escaped from a prison 130km (80
miles) west of Bogotá, sparking a massive manhunt by hundreds of troops.
Dozens of small earthquakes rocked Ecuador's Pacific region, instilling tsunami panic in coastline
communities. No injuries or major structural damage was reported.
Guyana's president, Bharrat Jagdeo, complained about the speed of international efforts to
provide relief to areas hit by flooding last week. Mr Jagdeo said about half the country's 750,000
population has been affected.
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