11.   Thousands of Kurdish refugees who fled fighting in northern Iraq are suffering from sickness, and winter will worsen their plight, a relief official said Wednesday.

12.   An attempt by Hollingworth to answer his accusers in a televised interview on Monday sparked a furious backlash, and worsened his plight.

13.   The blockade has worsened the plight of Kabul residents already suffering from four year civil war.

14.   The first UN social development summit moved toward finalizing its key document Thursday amid criticism that the gathering will achieve little and probably worsen the plight of the poor.