(BBC) Traditionalist US Lutherans warn they might form another denomination after their Church voted to allow gay pastors.
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August 22, 2009
King calls for unity in polarized Thailand
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej has called for unity in deeply divided Thailand to stop it from falling into ruin, in a rare foray into the country's four-year political crisis.
New education clash in Venezuela
(BBC) Rival groups of protesters clash in Venezuela's capital, Caracas, over controversial plans to reform the education system.
Mali protest against women's law
(BBC) Tens of thousands of Malians have been protesting against a new law which gives women equal rights in marriage.
City farmers
(BBC) Organic fruit and veg gives Cubans edge in food crisis
Nigeria rebel group to resume attacks, ends talks
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's main rebel group said on Saturday it would resume attacks against Africa's biggest energy industry next month, overshadowing the surrender of hundreds of arms by rebels in a federal amnesty program.
Russia plant disaster toll rises
(BBC) The death toll from Monday's accident at Russia's largest hydro-electric power plant rises to 67, officials say.
Gaddafi hugs Lockerbie bomber; Britain denies deal
TRIPOLI/LONDON (Reuters) - Britain dismissed suggestions of a link between the Lockerbie bomber's release and energy deals with Libya on Saturday, and the head of the U.S. FBI said the move gave comfort to terrorists.
Greek forest fire rages near Athens, damages homes
ATHENS (Reuters) - A large wildfire raged out of control on the outskirts of Athens on Saturday, burning several homes and thousands of acres of forest.
Row over Iran's women ministers
(BBC) Conservative clerics in Iran criticise President Ahmadinejad's decision to include women in his proposed cabinet.
Oil diplomacy?
(BBC) Libya and Western powers spar over Megrahi release
August 21, 2009
North and South Korea hold talks
The first meeting between North and South Korean officials in nearly two years takes place unexpectedly in Seoul.
Pakistan's war-displaced lament Ramadan in camps
ICHRIAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - As the Muslim month of Ramadan begins, tens of thousands of Pakistanis forced to flee their homes by war against the Taliban will have no choice but to languish in camps or host families over the religious period.
Afghan election fair, but not free: EU
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's presidential election was generally fair but not entirely free because of Taliban intimidation and violence that kept turnout low in the south, European monitors said on Saturday.
Hurricane Bill heads north, eastern Canada on alert
HAMILTON (Reuters) - Hurricane Bill trekked north toward eastern Canada on Saturday, buffeting the U.S. East Coast with dangerous heavy swells after brushing Bermuda with rain and powerful churning surf.
Vietnam massacre soldier 'sorry'
(BBC) The US army officer convicted for the 1968 My Lai massacre in Vietnam offers his first public apology.
Hungary arrests over Roma murders
(BBC) Hungarian police detain four men suspected of attacks on Roma settlements in which six people were killed.
Deep divisions
(BBC) Democratic Party rifts threaten US healthcare reform
Day in pictures
(BBC) Striking images from around the world on 21 August
Police die in Grozny explosions
(BBC) At least four police die in multiple suspected suicide bombs in Chechnya's capital, Grozny, and more casualties are feared.
NZ votes against child smack ban
(BBC) New Zealanders vote by a wide margin to allow parents to smack their children, two years after a law banned discipline by force.
KENYA: Selling the cows to feed the c... - IRINnews.org
KENYA: Selling the cows to feed the children IRINnews.org KISERIAN, 21 August 2009 (IRIN) - A few months ago, cattle traders in Kiserian livestock market in Kajiado District, southwest of Nairobi, could sell a cow ... |
BANGLADESH: Densely populated capital... - IRINnews.org
BANGLADESH: Densely populated capital seen as swine flu risk IRINnews.org DHAKA, 21 August 2009 (IRIN) - The very high density of Dhaka's population and its large slums make it especially vulnerable to an outbreak of H1N1 ... |
August 20, 2009
No confirmation on Karzai's victory claim
KABUL - Afghanistan's election authority said Friday it could not confirm claims by President Hamid Karzai's team that he won landmark polls and called for candidates to await the final results.
Fighting kills 22 in Somali capital Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Fighting erupted between Islamist rebels, government forces and African Union peacekeepers in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Friday, killing at least 22 people, witnesses and medical staff said.
Over 600 dead or missing in Taiwan
TAIPEI (Reuters) - More than 600 people were listed dead or missing in Taiwan on Friday after one of the island's worst typhoons as the military began digging up bodies buried deep under rocks and mud.
UN envoy in Aboriginal assessment
(BBC) Australia's treatment of Aborigines is being investigated by a UN envoy, now touring remote indigenous communities.
Anger at Lockerbie bomber welcome
The US and Britain voice anger over the jubilant welcome home for the Libyan man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.
Scores of migrants perish at sea
(BBC) About 75 migrants die, some from hunger and thirst, attempting to reach Italy in a rubber dinghy from the Libyan coast.
MIDDLE EAST: Saudi Arabia has highest incidence of flu
DUBAI (IRIN) Saudi Arabia has the highest number of laboratory confirmed pandemic H1N1 cases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region – 595 – with four out of the eight deaths so far, according to an 8 August World Health Organization (WHO) report.Kuwait comes second with 560 cases, although no deaths, and Egypt third with 314 cases and one death. Lebanon, Qatar and Iraq have each had one fatality.
Afghans turn out to vote despite sporadic violence
KABUL (Reuters) Millions of Afghans went to the polls Thursday, defying Taliban threats of violence and sporadic attacks to choose a president in the midst of a worsening war. "The Afghan people dared rockets, bombs and intimidation and came out to vote," President Hamid Karzai told a news conference after polls closed.
Semenya dismissive of gender row
(BBC) New world 800m champion Caster Semenya has shrugged off the gender controversy shrouding her victory at the World Championships in Berlin. Semenya has been dogged by suspicion about her gender since emerging on the athletics scene three weeks ago. As a result, she has been asked by the International Association of Athletics Federations to undergo a gender test.
Lockerbie bomber freed from jail
(BBC) The Lockerbie bomber has left prison after he was freed on compassionate grounds by the Scottish Government.
MYANMAR: Helicopter aid service grounded - IRINnews.org
MYANMAR: Helicopter aid service grounded IRINnews.org YANGON, 20 August 2009 (IRIN) - For aid workers, accessing Myanmar's cyclone-stricken Ayeyarwady Delta had meant a hop into the World Food Programme (WFP) ... |
August 19, 2009
Blackwater 'hired for CIA plan'
(BBC) The CIA hired US private security firm Blackwater to help track and kill senior al-Qaeda figures, the New York Times reports.
Iran's president unveils cabinet
(BBC) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveils a new cabinet, with women for the first time since the 1979 revolution.
'Hundreds ill' near China smelter
(BBC) China closes a second metal smelter after more than 1,300 children fall sick with lead poisoning, state media say.
Stakes high as Afghans go to vote
Millions of Afghans are casting their ballots in presidential polls amid tight security over threatened Taliban attacks.
Michelle Obama in power list debut
(BBC) Michelle Obama makes her debut in a list of the world's most powerful women - which is again topped by Angela Merkel
Pro-government militia seizes second Somali town
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Pro-government militiamen in southern Somalia have seized a second town from rebels as President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed's fragile administration seeks to crush the insurgents, witnesses said on Wednesday.
SRI LANKA: New roles for NGOs in conflict-hit north? - IRINnews.org
SRI LANKA: New roles for NGOs in conflict-hit north? IRINnews.org VAVUNIYA, 19 August 2009 (IRIN) - NGOs can expect to take on a new role in northern Sri Lanka, helping to rebuild communities, although when exactly is not ... |
OPT: Where cancer sufferers get only painkillers - IRINnews.org
OPT: Where cancer sufferers get only painkillers IRINnews.org GAZA CITY, 19 August 2009 (IRIN) - Arafat Hamdona, 20, has been confined to the cancer unit of As-Shifa, Gaza's primary hospital, since he was diagnosed ... |
August 18, 2009
New violence hits Afghan capital
Troops battle insurgents raiding a bank in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing three, a day before presidential elections.
Violence surges in Mexican city
(BBC) More than 40 people are killed in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez in three days, with a family the latest victims.
UN marking first humanitarian day
(BBC) The UN holds its first World Humanitarian Day to honour international aid workers and draw attention to their work.
Netanyahu limits new projects in settlements
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refrained from initiating new housing projects in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, hoping to reach common ground with Washington, a government minister said on Tuesday.
Iran ready for nuclear talks without preconditions: TV
TEHRAN (Reuters) - A senior Iranian official said Tehran was ready for talks with the West on its disputed nuclear program based on mutual respect and without preconditions, state television reported on Tuesday.
ZIMBABWE: Doctors' strike threatens to reverse health care gains
HARARE (IRIN) - Industrial action for better wages by Zimbabwe's doctors is threatening the country's ability to deal with H1N1 influenza, also known as swine flu, and the possible resurgence of a deadly cholera epidemic.
August 17, 2009
US judge 'ignored death row plea'
(BBC) A US judge stands trial over allegedly refusing to allow lawyers for a death row inmate to lodge a last minute appeal.
South Korea rocket launch bound to rile the North
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is counting down to its first space launch on Wednesday that will likely open the door to its nascent rocket program and rile neighbor North Korea, hit by U.N. sanctions after its own rocket launch in April.
Water crisis to hit Asian food
(BBC) Scientists say Asia's failure to upgrade irrigation and water security will hit food supplies and stability.
Colombian rebels release videos of hostages
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian guerrillas released videos on Monday of a soldier and a police officer they are holding hostage, raising hopes that they and 22 other kidnap victims held in secret jungle camps might be freed.
SRI LANKA: Heavy rains compound IDP woes - IRINnews.org
SRI LANKA: Heavy rains compound IDP woes IRINnews.org VAVUNIYA, 17 August 2009 (IRIN) - Heavy rains exacerbated poor conditions for hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) in northern Sri ... |
Anti-gay attacks on rise in Iraq
Gay Iraqis are being murdered in a brutal co-ordinated campaign involving militia forces, a rights group says.
Leader of banned Pakistan militant group shot dead
KARACHI (Reuters) - The leader of a banned Sunni Muslim militant party in Pakistan was shot dead on Monday in an apparent sectarian attack, police and party officials said.
Suicide bomber kills 20, wounds 138 in Ingushetia
NAZRAN, Russia (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed 20 people and wounded 138 in Russia's Ingushetia region on Monday, turning a simmering Islamist insurgency there into the biggest test of Kremlin control of its southern flank.
Taiwan searches for blame, causes after deadly typhoon
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan officials began searching for explanations amid widespread criticism over disaster response times as rescue efforts eased on Monday after one of the country's worst typhoons, which killed an estimated 500 people.
August 16, 2009
Fight for rights
(BBC) Afghan women still battling for equality
Hamas asserts power in Gaza after Qaeda clash
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Hamas militiamen were out in strength in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, asserting their authority over the Palestinian enclave after a bloody showdown with a rival Islamist splinter group aligned with al Qaeda.
North Korea in nuclear threat, Kim meets Hyundai boss
SEOUL (Reuters) - Communist North Korea denounced impending joint military exercises by South Korea and the United States, and said it would "wipe them out" with nuclear weapons if they threatened it, its KCNA news agency said on Sunday.
YEMEN: Fighting forces 120,000 people to flee
(IRIN) - Nearly 120000 people from various districts in Yemen's northern province of Saada fled their homes to safer areas on the border with Saudi Arabia as renewed clashes between the army and Houthi rebels escalated over the past four days.
Nigerian police raid Islamic sect, detain hundreds
MINNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Police in the western Nigerian state of Niger have raided an Islamic community and detained hundreds of its members, weeks after an uprising by a radical sect killed almost 800 in the remote northeast.
Philippine leader cancels presidential jet order
MANILA: Philippine leader Gloria Arroyo has cancelled an order for a presidential jet amid public outrage over her alleged extravagant lifestyle during a financial crisis, her spokesman said Sunday.
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