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Pakistan - Pakistani journalists condemn growing insecurity for the media

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:13:47 +0100

Pakistan - Pakistani journalists condemn growing insecurity for the media:

On 28 December, one of Pakistan’s most renowned journalists, Najam Sethi, editor-in-chief of the weekly

Bashir urges Darfur rebels to seek peace

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 13:04:00 +0100

Bashir urges Darfur rebels to seek peace:

Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has urged fighters from one of the most powerful rebel groups in Darfur to lay down their weapons, after their leader was killed. […]

NEPAL: Peace Brings More Violence Against Women

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:37:12 +0100

NEPAL: Peace Brings More Violence Against Women:

Four months after her murder, you can see Rosy Maharjan flashing the two-
finger victory sign - from a Facebook page. With police arresting the 21-year-
old’s boyfriend and the people he hired to…

Nigeria: UNICEF staff member dies as a result of Nigerian terrorist attack

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:23:38 +0100

Nigeria: UNICEF staff member dies as a result of Nigerian terrorist attack:

Another United Nations staff member has died as a result of the suicide bombing that struck the world body’s offices in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, four months ago.
Fred Simiyu Willis, an employee…

Cote d'Ivoire: Cote d'Ivoire/West Coast Yellow Fever Outbreak: DREF Operation no. MDRCI002 Final Report

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:42:58 +0100

Cote d'Ivoire: Cote d'Ivoire/West Coast Yellow Fever Outbreak: DREF Operation no. MDRCI002 Final Report:

Source: IFRC

INTERVIEW-Afghanistan food aid at risk as donors trim support

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:25:15 +0100

INTERVIEW-Afghanistan food aid at risk as donors trim support:

INTERVIEW-Afghanistan food aid at risk as donors trim support […]

Bradley Manning Hearing Ends with No Clear Sign of Harm Done to US

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:00:58 +0100

Bradley Manning Hearing Ends with No Clear Sign of Harm Done to US:

FORT MEADE, Md. — After seven days of testimony and the submission of more than 300,000 pages of documents, a key question remains unanswered in the case against Army Pfc. Bradley Manning:
How…

PNG PM O'Neill says political crisis over

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:24:24 +0100

PNG PM O'Neill says political crisis over:

Le paysan zambien qui sinterroge sur le climat peut dsormais obtenir une rponse rapide par SMS, via un systme dvelopp par le Service national dinformations agricoles.ICT Update magazine […]

Rwanda: Rusizi Businesses Thrive On Cross-Border Trade

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:28:07 +0100

Rwanda: Rusizi Businesses Thrive On Cross-Border Trade:

It’s 8a.m at Rwanda-DRC border post of Rusizi I, the main entry point between the towns of Kamembe (Rwanda) and Bukavu in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). […]

Cairo Erupts in Second Day of Violent Clashes

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:55:22 +0100

Cairo Erupts in Second Day of Violent Clashes:

Egyptian soldiers with batons charged into Tahrir Square, beating protesters and burning tents on the second day of violent clashes and anti-military demonstrations in the capital.

The…

Kazakhstan: Investigate Violence in Oil-Rich Western Region

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:05:59 +0100

Kazakhstan: Investigate Violence in Oil-Rich Western Region:

Kazakhstan’s law enforcement officers should strictly observe human rights norms as they restore order in Zhanaozen, a city in western Kazakhstan.

(Moscow, December 17, 2011) –…

Malawi: Reviewing, Not Repealing Anti-Gay Law

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:33:57 +0100

Malawi: Reviewing, Not Repealing Anti-Gay Law:

Malawi’s Solicitor General says his country is not backing away from its controversial anti-homosexual laws.

Malawi’s law classifies homosexual behavior as “indecent practices and unnatural…

BREAKINGVIEWS-With or without reforms, Putin can't win

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:53:50 +0100

BREAKINGVIEWS-With or without reforms, Putin can't win:

It is a terrible failure on the part of international communities to pull together resources that would help fight against HIV and Aids. M. Makoni

[…]

Iran Claims Massive New Caspian Gas Field

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:39:07 +0100

Iran Claims Massive New Caspian Gas Field:

Iran’s oil minister says the country has discovered a huge natural-gas field in the Caspian Sea.

[…]

Nations Address Internet Freedom as Users, and Restrictions, Grow

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:17:57 +0100

Nations Address Internet Freedom as Users, and Restrictions, Grow:

“Twenty-two countries gathered in The Hague this week to pledge their support for Internet freedoms around the world, but governments, companies and bloggers alike pointed to a host of problems…

World: Development Cooperation Is Smart Investment in Security, Prosperity; Together, Way Will Be Found to Maximize It, Acting General Assembly President Says

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:59:19 +0100

World: Development Cooperation Is Smart Investment in Security, Prosperity; Together, Way Will Be Found to Maximize It, Acting General Assembly President Says:

Source:

UN General Assembly

Country:

World

GA/11189

Sixty-sixth General Assembly
Plenary
79th & 80th Meetings (AM & PM)

Developing Countries Becoming ‘New…

World Marks 20th Anniversary Of Dissolution Of Soviet Union

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:56:43 +0100

World Marks 20th Anniversary Of Dissolution Of Soviet Union:

The world marks the 20th anniversary of the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union after nearly 70 years.

[…]

South Africa: Civils Snub Zuma's African Agri-Solution

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 14:30:14 +0100

South Africa: Civils Snub Zuma's African Agri-Solution:

South African President Jacob Zuma’s declaration on “climate smart and carbon markets” as a climate change solution for African agriculture has raised suspicions among roughly 100 civil society…

Mozambique: Hoax Messages Damage Banana Sellers

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:13:10 +0100

Mozambique: Hoax Messages Damage Banana Sellers:

Sales of bananas in Maputo have plummeted following the circulation of malicious e-mails and mobile phone text messages claiming that South African bananas are infected with a lethal bacteria.

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The South African Media and Climate Change

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:53:35 +0100

The South African Media and Climate Change:

The parameters of that global agreement are vitally important as a public interest issue because it affects not just environmental policy, but economic and industrial development policy too,…