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March 21, 2009

Conservative leads Macedonia poll

The candidate for Macedonia's ruling conservative party takes the lead in presidential elections praised for their lack of violence.

Philippines, Red Cross clash over hostage release

MANILA (Channel News Asia): The Philippine government and the local Red Cross branch rowed in public on Sunday after Islamic militants failed to release one of three aid workers held hostage as they earlier promised.

Iran to U.S.: "You change, our behavior will change"

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday U.S. President Barack Obama's offer of better ties was just a "slogan," but pledged Tehran would respond to any real policy shift by Washington.

Mutiny-hit Bangladesh to raise new border force

DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh will disband its mutiny-hit paramilitary unit and raise a new force to guard its borders, a top security official said on Saturday.

Shun witchcraft, pope tells Angolan Catholics

LUANDA (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Saturday urged Catholics in Angola, where a belief in spirits and sorcerers has led many to abandon the Church for self-styled sects, to shun witchcraft and woo back those who have left.

Queensland elects female premier

(BBC) Queensland elects the first female state premier in Australia's history, as Anna Bligh wins for Labor.

Sudan aid cut 'extermination'

(BBC) Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir is accused of 'exterminating' civilians by denying access to the giant refugee camps in Darfur.

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LIBERIA: Residents of caterpillar-infested areas still lack safe water
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ZOTA, 20 March 2009 (IRIN) - Many Liberians in areas recently infested by crop-eating caterpillars are scrambling to find safe water as some wells contaminated by the insects have yet to be cleaned up. “The wells and the hand-pumps most of us used to ...

Five NATO soldiers killed on same day in Afghanistan

KABUL (Channel News Asia): The NATO-led force in Afghanistan said on Saturday that a foreign soldier had been killed in action in the south of the country the day before, the same day that four Canadian troops died in attacks.

Tokyo declares cherry blossom season open

TOKYO (Channel News Asia): Japanese authorities on Saturday declared the cherry blossom season open in Tokyo, with the blooming date getting earlier due to what some experts say is the effect of global warming.
March 20, 2009

Gene 'has key schizophrenia role'

(BBC) Scientists have discovered a single gene may control how some patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder respond to their medication.

Venezuelans protest bid to arrest opposition leader

MARACAIBO (Reuters) - Thousands of Venezuelans protested on Friday against an attempt to arrest opposition leader Manuel Rosales on corruption charges, in a march that swelled a main avenue of the oil city of Maracaibo.

Argentine farmers block roads, call strike over tax

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine farmers blocked roads and called an anti-government strike on Friday, reigniting a year-long standoff over soy taxes and challenging the president three months before a mid-term vote.

U.S. to suspend non-humanitarian aid to Madagascar

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it would suspend all non-humanitarian aid to Madagascar after opposition leader Andry Rajoelina's took power with the support of the army in what Washington regards as coup.

Sudan says to never reverse decision to expel NGOs

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States and several other members of the U.N. Security Council urged Sudan on Friday to reverse its decision to expel 13 foreign aid groups, but Khartoum's envoy said Sudan would never back down.

Dutch to return Ghana king's head

(BBC) The severed head of a 19th Century Ghanaian king is to be returned to its home country for burial, say officials.

Afghanistan unrest kills 50

KABUL : Nine Afghan policemen and a district chief died in a battle with Taliban fighters Friday, as troops killed 40 militants in operations to counter the mounting insurgency, authorities said.

U.S. surprised by Spain troop decision on Kosovo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday that it was surprised and "deeply disappointed" by Spain's decision to pull troops out of Kosovo.

US navy vessels collide in Gulf

(BBC) Two US navy vessels collide in the Strait of Hormuz, lightly injuring 15 sailors and creating an oil spill, the US navy says.

Pressure grows on Madagascar coup

(BBC) The African Union, France and the US all condemn Andry Rajoelina's army-backed takeover in Madagascar.

Congolese flee new Hutu attacks

(BBC) Some 30,000 people in DR Congo flee raids by Hutu militias, which were supposed to have been wiped out, the UN says.

Ex-enemy Croatia pledges support for Serbia EU bid

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Croatia pledged Friday to support Serbia's bid to join the European Union despite a pending genocide suit against its former foe.

Jordan and Syria discuss Arab rapprochement

AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held talks in Amman Friday, part of a flurry of diplomatic moves to close Arab ranks ahead of a summit later this month in Qatar, officials said.

Pirates 'seize ship off Somalia'

(BBC) Pirates seize a Greek-owned cargo ship off the coast of Somalia, Greek officials say.

Obama offers Iran 'new beginning'

US President Barack Obama offers "a new beginning" in ties with Iran in an unprecedented video message to the Iranian people.
March 19, 2009

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CAIRO, 20 March 2009 (IRIN) - The expulsion or closure of 16 aid groups in Sudan could worsen North-South relations, stall the Darfur peace process and deter future humanitarian action, analysts said. The decision, and the 16 March announcement that ...

Deadly army jet crash in Ecuador

(BBC) A small army plane crashes into a building in Ecuador's capital, killing at least seven people.

Dissidents a turn-off for Northern Ireland's young

BELFAST (Reuters) - Gazza, a skinny 16-year old from the Ardoyne area of North Belfast, can't see the point of joining a group to rid Northern Ireland of British control.

Papal embrace

(BBC) Excitement builds but can Pope end Angola's radio ban?

U.N. says fears of unfair Afghan poll well-founded

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Opposition fears of an unfair election in Afghanistan this year are well-founded, and a rigged poll would fuel political instability and undermine support for democracy, a top U.N. envoy has warned.

Land boost for Brazilian Indians

(BBC) Brazil's top court approves a large reservation for the sole use of Amazonian Indians, in a boost to indigenous rights.

Venezuela calls for mayor arrest

(BBC) The Venezuelan government calls for the arrest of prominent mayor and key opposition leader, Manuel Rosales.

US deports SS 'murder pits guard'

(BBC) The US deports to Austria a former SS man connected to the Nazi killing of some 8,000 Jews in occupied Poland.

South Pacific quake causes tsunami, no damage

SUVA (Reuters) - A powerful undersea earthquake struck off the south Pacific island of Tonga on Friday and generated a tsunami capable of causing severe damage to the area, the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported.

Southern African states reject new Madagascar leader

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Southern African countries refused on Thursday to recognize Madagascar's youthful new leader Andry Rajoelina and urged the international community and African Union to reject him too.

Fritzl gets life in prison for incest-rape, murder

ST POELTEN, Austria (Reuters) - Josef Fritzl was sentenced to life in a secure mental unit for locking up and raping his daughter in a cellar over 24 years, fathering seven children with her and causing the death of his own infant son.

Probe into AIG bonuses launched

(BBC) Neil Barofsky, who oversees how the US bailout money is being spent, launches an investigation into insurer AIG's bonuses.

Aid expulsions spark fears for Darfur camps

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Aid officials and diplomats on Thursday said there were fears of growing humanitarian crises in three Darfur refugee camps, after Sudan's wanted president shut down 16 aid groups.

Rights groups says Turkmenistan record "abysmal"

ALMATY (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch urged Turkmenistan on Thursday to improve its "abysmal" rights record.

Sarkozy under pressure as French protests hit streets

PARIS (Reuters) - Up to three million people took to the streets of France on Thursday for a second round of protests against President Nicolas Sarkozy's handling of the economic crisis and to demand more help for struggling workers.

World economy 'to shrink in 2009'

(BBC) The global economy will contract for the first time in 60 years in 2009, the International Monetary Fund says.

Bin Laden urges Somalis to topple new president

DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden urged Somalis in a new audio tape Thursday to topple the new president, who is already struggling to deal with insurgents in the lawless Horn of Africa country.

Pakistan orders Sharif ban review

(BBC) Pakistan's government asks the Supreme Court to review a ruling that bans ex-PM Nawaz Sharif and his brother from office.

Outside forces ravaging Africa: Vatican

YAOUNDE (Reuters) - A Vatican document coinciding with Pope Benedict's trip to Africa says "outside forces" are complicit with corrupt leaders to fuel wars, traffic weapons and back politicians irrespective of human rights and democracy.

Israel troops admit Gaza abuses

(BBC) An Israeli college prints soldiers' damning tales of civilian killing and destruction of property during the Gaza offensive.

Bomb attack kills Afghan MP, four bodyguards

KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan lawmaker and four of his bodyguards were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, a survivor said, the latest attack in a surge of Taliban-led violence this year.

Thai opposition aims to undermine PM with censure

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's main opposition party began a censure debate against Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and other ministers on Thursday, knowing it would not win but hoping its allegations would stick with the public.

Kuwait dissolves parliament, set for $5 billion plan

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's ruler dissolved parliament on Wednesday, setting elections within two months to end a long-running political crisis in the Gulf Arab country.

Israelis round up Hamas politicians in West Bank

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli troops detained 10 Hamas politicians from the occupied West Bank on Thursday in what the Islamist faction called a punitive round-up following Israel's failure to retrieve a captive soldier.
March 18, 2009

Vietnam boy tests positive for bird flu

HANOI: A three-year-old boy in Vietnam has tested positive for potentially deadly bird flu, doctors said Thursday.

New Mexico scraps death penalty

(BBC) New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed legislation abolishing the death penalty in the US state.

China may boost patrols in South China Sea

BEIJING (Reuters) - China may convert more decommissioned navy ships into fishery patrol vessels, state media said on Thursday, as it seeks to extend its reach over disputed South China Sea islands that straddle key Asian shipping lanes.

French unions claim 3m on street

Three million French people have joined street protests against the country's economic policies, unions claim.

Cuba neighbours to restore ties

(BBC) Costa Rica and El Salvador, the last two Central American nations not recognising Cuba, say they will re-establish ties with Havana.

Homemade bomb explodes outside Greek MP's office

ATHENS (Reuters) - Unidentified assailants exploded a homemade bomb at the office of a Greek ruling party deputy Wednesday, causing damage but no injuries, police said.

Azerbaijan votes to lift Aliyev term limit

BAKU (Reuters) - Oil-producing Azerbaijan voted to lift the country's two-term presidential limit Wednesday, handing President Ilham Aliyev the chance to rule for life provided he keeps winning re-election.

Thai PM launches new 'war on drugs'

BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Wednesday launched a new "war on drugs," echoing a controversial 2003 campaign by ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra that left more than 2,500 people dead.

AIG chief asks for bonuses back

The boss of US insurer AIG calls the bonuses paid to executives "distasteful" and asks for some to be repaid.

UN set to double Kenya food aid

(BBC) The United Nations food agency will give food aid to more than double the number of people it is currently helping in Kenya.

US military sex attack reports up

(BBC) Sexual assault reports in the US military rose 8% last year, with a 25% jump in cases in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon says.

Kuwait dissolves parliament, paves way for $5 billion plan

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's ruler dissolved the Gulf Arab state's parliament Wednesday, calling for elections within two months to end a long-running political crisis, a move that could speed up approval of a $5 billion stimulus package.

NATO says 4,000 extra troops needed for Afghan poll

KABUL (Reuters) - NATO's secretary-general said on Wednesday 4,000 more soldiers were needed to secure Afghanistan's presidential election in August and to make sure the vote was credible and fair.

Lebanese president rules out direct Israel talks

PARIS (Reuters) - Lebanon's president ruled out on Wednesday holding direct peace talks with Israel, saying that the best way to resolve his country's differences with the Jewish state was to hold a regional peace conference instead.

Fighting back

(BBC) Egypt women learn skills to fend off sexual harassers

Expert Says Days of 'Easy Water' Are Over

(VOA) The fifth World Water Forum opened on Monday in Istanbul, Turkey. Thousands of people are at the meeting - from heads of state and environmental and business leaders to scientists and activists - to discuss ways to manage and conserve the precious resource.

France rejoins NATO on strategic concerns

(Xinhua) -- The French government on Tuesday won a parliamentary vote on its plan to return to NATO's military command after a fierce debate amid concerns over potentially undermined independence.

Sex crime

(BBC) Why European prostitutes oppose anti-trafficking laws

Army-backed leader cements grip in Madagascar

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Madagascar's new president, Andry Rajoelina, celebrated and consolidated power on Wednesday after being appointed by the Indian Ocean island's military in a move which drew international disapproval.

Sri Lanka children 'being killed'

The conflict in Sri Lanka is killing hundreds of children, United Nations' children's agency, Unicef, says.
March 17, 2009

Japan to ready defense against North Korea rocket: Kyodo

SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan will clear the way for the deployment of ballistic missile interceptors as it prepares for the possibility a North Korean rocket could fall onto its territory, Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday.

U.S. increases pressure on Sudan after expulsions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will be responsible for "every single death" caused by the expulsion of 13 foreign aid groups from Sudan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday.

Pope in Africa reaffirms "no condoms" against AIDS

YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Tuesday reaffirmed the Roman Catholic Church's opposition to the use of condoms in the fight against AIDS as he started a visit to Africa, where more than 25 million people have died from the disease in recent decades.

US to force AIG to repay bonuses

Insurer AIG must pay back $165m of staff bonuses awarded after accepting public bail-out funds, the US treasury secretary says.

Colombian FARC rebels free Swedish kidnap victim

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC guerrillas freed their last foreign hostage, an ailing Swedish national they kidnapped nearly two years ago in an extortion attempt, Colombian authorities said on Tuesday.

Gambians 'taken by witch doctors'

(BBC) Up to 1,000 Gambian villagers were taken by "witch doctors" to detention centres and made to drink potions, Amnesty says.

Chavez readying "artillery" for Americas summit

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is preparing diplomatic "artillery" for a summit next month that could produce the first encounter between the anti-Washington leader and U.S. President Barack Obama.

U.N. official says U.S. "demonizes" Iranian leader

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly president accused the United States on Tuesday of "demonizing" Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the latest blast against Washington by the former Nicaraguan official.

U.S. says Iran increasing activity in Latin America

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran is increasing its activity in Latin America and the Caribbean, including actions aimed at supporting the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, a top U.S. military commander said on Tuesday.

Fungus devastates 'chicken' frog

(BBC) Montserrat's "mountain chicken" frog is the latest victim of the lethal fungus sweeping the world.

Nations line up to slam big powers' UN veto rights

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - African and other developing nations joined several European powers at the United Nations to denounce the veto rights of the five official nuclear powers on the U.N. Security Council, diplomats said.

Madagascar president forced out

(BBC) Madagascar's president says he is standing down, paving the way for his young rival, Andry Rajoelina, to take power.

Czech government pulls U.S. radar treaties from parliament

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government temporarily pulled back treaties on hosting a U.S. defense radar from the parliamentary ratification process on Tuesday due to a threat the opposition would vote them down.

Peacekeeper dies in Darfur ambush

(BBC) A peacekeeper with the joint UN-African Union force in Sudan's Darfur region is killed in a "cold-blooded" ambush.

Russia announces rearmament plan

(BBC) Russia's president unveils plans to modernise its armed forces, in response to regional instability and Nato expansion.

China Gains Key Assets In Spate of Purchases

(Washington Post) SHANGHAI -- Chinese companies have been on a shopping spree in the past month, snapping up tens of billions of dollars' worth of key assets in Iran, Brazil, Russia, Venezuela, Australia and France in a global fire sale set off by the financial crisis.

Pakistan celebrations must be tempered, papers say

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Celebrations in Pakistan over the success of a campaign for judicial independence should be tempered because a free-falling economy and worsening security meant significant political risks lay ahead, newspapers said.

Saving paradise

(BBC) Maldives facing up to challenge of global warming

Lost Cairo

(BBC) Demise of the Egyptian capital's bar and cafe culture

More flee as Sri Lanka rebels mount suicide attack

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Tamil Tiger separatists counterattacked with a failed suicide bombing in heavy clashes that killed at least 14 rebels, as hundreds more refugees fled Sri Lanka's war zone, the military said on Tuesday.

US capital blighted by HIV/Aids

(BBC) At least 3% of over-12s in Washington DC are infected with HIV/Aids, says a report from the city's health department.
March 16, 2009

Pope rejects African condom use

Pope Benedict rejects condoms as the answer in the fight against HIV/Aids on his first papal visit to Africa.

Modernization poses new challenges for Tibetans

TONGREN, China (Reuters) - Steeped in centuries-old, devoutly Buddhist traditions, Tibetans today face harsh choices as they fight to hold on to their unique identity without getting left behind in China's headlong rush toward modernity.

Sex change

(BBC) Six years after legal prostitution came to New Zealand

Pressure grows on Madagascar head

Madagascar's opposition leader stakes a claim to lead a new government, hours after troops storm a presidential palace.

In power, El Salvador ex-rebels seek U.S. ties

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's President-elect Mauricio Funes said he wants strong relations with Washington after his party of ex-Marxist guerrillas ousted their right-wing civil war foes in a tight election victory.

U.N. aid workers freed after kidnap in Somalia

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Four U.N. humanitarian workers kidnapped on Monday by gunmen in southern Somalia have been freed, hardline Islamist insurgents and the United Nations said.

Child marriage worsens population pressure

OUAGADOUGOU, 16 March 2009 (IRINnews.org) - It was not the first time the Burkina Faso primary school director saw one of his female students drop out to get married, but the February wedding of 11-year-old Maimouna Tamboura was “too much” for Adama Sawadogo.

Smell of the cellar

(BBC) Items from Fritzl's cellar put under the noses of jurors

Madagascar's president vows to resist rebel troops

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - President Marc Ravalomanana of Madagascar has vowed to fight to the death if rebel soldiers try to drive him from power in the Indian Ocean island.

Pakistan suicide bomber kills eight

RAWALPINDI: A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a restaurant in Pakistan's garrison city of Rawalpindi on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding 17 others, police said.

Life in North Korea dire and desperate, U.N. forum told

GENEVA (Reuters) - The people of North Korea are subjected to "intolerable suffering" including starvation, torture and almost universal spying, a U.N. investigator said on Monday in one of the toughest reports presented to a U.N. forum.

EU threatens to boycott U.N. anti-racism conference

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU threatened on Monday to withdraw from a U.N. conference on racism next month unless its final declaration is changed, joining a number of countries concerned the meeting could become an anti-Semitic forum.

Iranian drone 'shot down in Iraq'

(BBC) US forces shot down an Iranian drone aircraft 60 miles (100km) north of Baghdad last month, the US military says.

Iran's Khatami withdraws from presidential vote: allies

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Moderate former president Mohammad Khatami withdrew from Iran's presidential election on Monday, allies said, a move analysts say may boost President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election chances.

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KAMPALA, 16 March 2009 (IRIN) - Improved security in northern Uganda has allowed returnees to resettle on their farms and resume productive agriculture, despite a recent drought that threatened the harvest, an official said. "The mood all over is that ...

El Salvador ex-rebels win power through ballot box

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's former Marxist guerrillas, who fought one of the bitterest conflicts of the Cold War, finally won power through the ballot box after a tight election victory over their right-wing civil war foes.
March 15, 2009

Indonesia kicks off election campaign

JAKARTA - Campaigning for Indonesia's third general elections since the fall of the Suharto dictatorship got under way Monday with the global economic crisis squarely at the forefront of voters' concerns.

Red Cross report describes "torture" at CIA jails

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross concludes in a secret report that the Bush administration's treatment of al-Qaeda captives in CIA prisons "constituted torture," The Washington Post reported on Monday, citing newly published excerpts from the 2007 document.

Far right joins Israel coalition

Israel's PM-designate signs his first coalition deal, provisionally handing the foreign ministry to a controversial right-winger.

Austrian incest father Fritzl on trial for murder

ST POELTEN, Austria (Reuters) - A 73-year-old Austrian man who fathered seven children with a daughter he imprisoned in a cellar for 24 years goes on trial on Monday for the murder of a newborn boy who died underground.

Bomb kills four NATO soldiers in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - Four NATO-led soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Sunday, the alliance said, one of the deadliest attacks against foreign troops in recent weeks in the country.

Palestinian groups deadlocked over unity government

CAIRO (Reuters) - Rival Palestinian groups are bogged down in talks over the shape and agenda of a national unity government that is supposed to prepare for parliamentary and presidential elections, delegates said on Sunday.

Bureaucracy, clashing rules hinder Iraq investment

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Investment in Iraq remains hindered by conflicting regulations and a labyrinthine bureaucracy, officials said on Sunday, as the country awaits a wave of foreign cash needed to help it rebuild.

EU peacekeeping handover in Chad

(BBC) European peacekeepers in Chad hand over operations to a larger UN force at a ceremony in the eastern town of Abeche.

Left-winger wins El Salvador poll

Mauricio Funes of El Salvador's former Marxist rebel FMLN wins a presidential election, ending 18 years of conservative rule.

Carbon-neutral goal for Maldives

The Maldives leader says his country will be carbon-neutral within a decade by switching to renewable energy.

Sri Lanka Fighting Displaces 36,000 Civilians, Red Cross Says

(Bloomberg) -- Fighting between Sri Lankan soldiers and Tamil Tigers has driven about 36,000 civilians from conflict zones to refugee camps in three northern districts of the country, the International Committee of Red Cross said.

Pakistani protesters clash with police in Lahore

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters fought street battles with police in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Sunday in clashes that deepened concern about the deteriorating situation in the country.

Madagascar standoff tensions rise

(BBC) Further demonstrations are expected in Madagascar as President Marc Ravalomanana ignores opposition calls to resign.

Opec to debate further quota cuts

(BBC) Oil minister from the 12 Opec countries meet to discuss cutting production rates amid falling prices.

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