SANAA (Reuters) - Three armed al Qaeda militants were captured in Yemen early Saturday, close to the Saudi Arabian border, a Yemeni security official said.
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January 16, 2010
Security fears in quake-hit Haiti
(BBC) Security concerns rise in Haiti's capital as distribution problems continue to hamper the supply of aid to desperate quake survivors.
Over half of Karzai's new Afghan cabinet picks vetoed
KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan parliament rejected more than half of President Hamid Karzai's second slate of cabinet nominees on Saturday, including two out of three women, dealing him a second major political blow in as many weeks.
Priest fails in female bishop bid
(BBC) A Scottish Anglican priest fails in her bid to become the first elected female bishop of a major UK church.
Damascus scene
In Syria's trendy capital, sexual equality is elusive
Expectations low for big powers' meeting on Iran
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Diplomats from six major powers meet on Saturday to discuss whether Iran should face new U.N. sanctions for refusing to halt sensitive nuclear work, but Western envoys said China's decision to send a low-level official ruled out a quick deal.
January 15, 2010
Haiti quake aid effort hampered
(BBC) Delays hamper the aid effort in Haiti as anger spreads among quake survivors spending a third night without shelter.
Iran to try 16 soon over December unrest: report
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will soon try 16 people arrested in connection with anti-government protests that turned violent last month, an Iranian news agency reported on Friday.
DRC-CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Refugees not ready to return - IRINnews.org
DRC-CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Refugees not ready to return IRINnews.org ZINGA, 15 January 2010 (IRIN) - Assurances from authorities in Kinshasa that peace had been restored to their home areas in northwestern Democratic Republic ... |
PHILIPPINES: New database to highlight IDP needs - IRINnews.org
PHILIPPINES: New database to highlight IDP needs IRINnews.org BANGKOK, 15 January 2010 (IRIN) - The government of the Philippines has a new tool to better address the humanitarian needs of thousands of internally ... |
Guinean junta squabbles over future of Camara
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - An African mediator was due to hold talks with Guinea's leaders on Friday over the political future of junta chief Moussa Dadis Camara, anxious to return to power after his wounding in a December 3 assassination bid.
Ageing Myanmar opposition gets "middle-aged" boost
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's main opposition party has injected some youth into its aging leadership, although the new recruits are all in their 60s and the ailing 92-year-old chairman keeps the top job.
January 14, 2010
Anti-malaria plant genes mapped
The global supply of a key anti-malaria drug is set to be boosted by a study of its genes, scientists say.
WEST AFRICA: Learning how to stop children dying - IRINnews.org
WEST AFRICA: Learning how to stop children dying IRINnews.org DAKAR, 14 January 2010 (IRIN) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) “accelerated child survival programme” in 11 West African countries did not save ... |
Mongolia suspends death penalty
(BBC) Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj announces a moratorium on the death penalty, and calls for it to be abolished.
Race to help Haiti quake victims
Haiti awaits the arrival of a global rescue effort in the wake of a devastating earthquake that may have killed tens of thousands.
PHILIPPINES: Muslim youth work towards peace in Mindanao - IRINnews.org
PHILIPPINES: Muslim youth work towards peace in Mindanao IRINnews.org MANILA, 14 January 2010 (IRIN) - With its mosques, colourful buildings and veiled girls going to Madrasa schools, Maharlika village resembles a Mindanao ... |
Target class, not race - minister
(BBC) Being black or Asian no longer means you will be automatically disadvantaged, says Communities Secretary John Denham.
January 13, 2010
Pirate attacks up sharply in 2009
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Pirate attacks around the world surged 38.5 percent in 2009 with suspected Somali pirates accounting for more than half of the 406 reported incidents, an international maritime body said Thursday.
Sky temples
(BBC) The holy hilltop that attracts thousands of pilgrims
EGYPT: Signs of rising sectarian tension - IRINnews.org
EGYPT: Signs of rising sectarian tension IRINnews.org CAIRO, 13 January 2010 (IRIN) - A 6 January drive-by shooting on a Coptic Christian congregation leaving midnight mass on their Christmas Eve in Nagaa ... |
Thousands feared dead as major quake strikes Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A major earthquake rocked Haiti, killing possibly thousands of people as it toppled the presidential palace and hillside shanties alike and leaving the poor Caribbean nation appealing for international help.
January 12, 2010
Afghan civilian deaths 'rise 14%'
Civilian casualties in Afghanistan have gone up by 14% in 2009 compared with 2008, the UN reports.
Google 'may close in China'
Internet giant Google says it may end operations in China after hackers targeted Chinese human rights activists' e-mail accounts.
In pictures
(BBC) Saving elephants from AK47s and hacksaws in Chad
Colombian ruling backs Uribe re-election bid
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Tuesday won more support for re-election after a public ombudsman ruled the Constitutional Court should approve a referendum to permit the U.S. ally to run for a third term.
Indigenous Chileans get apology
Chile's president apologises to the descendants of a group of indigenous people exhibited as human curiosities in Europe.
Dutch report: Iraq war not legal
A Dutch inquiry into the Iraq war says that military action was not justified by UN resolutions on Iraq.
NEPAL: Rehabilitation challenge for child soldiers - IRINnews.org
NEPAL: Rehabilitation challenge for child soldiers IRINnews.org SINDHULI, 12 January 2010 (IRIN) - Looking angry and emotional, 20-year-old former Maoist child soldier Suman Karki shook hands with fellow comrades as he ... |
YEMEN: IDPs beyond the reach of aid agencies - IRINnews.org
YEMEN: IDPs beyond the reach of aid agencies IRINnews.org SANAA, 12 January 2010 (IRIN) - Thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the northern Yemeni governorate of Al-Jawf, some 270km east of Sanaa, ... |
AFGHANISTAN: Kapisa Province IDPs flock to Kabul - IRINnews.org
AFGHANISTAN: Kapisa Province IDPs flock to Kabul IRINnews.org KABUL, 12 January 2010 (IRIN) - Hundreds of families allegedly forced out of their homes in Kapisa Province, northeastern Afghanistan, by clashes between ... |
Last Anne Frank helper dies at 100
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The last survivor of a group that helped Anne Frank and her family hide from the Nazis in Amsterdam during World War Two and kept her diaries, has died at the age of 100.
Soldiers close shops in Venezuela
(BBC) Inspectors backed by soldiers shut some 70 shops in Venezuela accused of trying to cash in on the bolivar's devaluation.
January 11, 2010
Political killings continue in Karachi
(BBC) Five more bullet-riddled bodies are found in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, taking the toll since 1 January to 31, police say.
French Caribbean regions reject more autonomy
FORT-DE-FRANCE (Reuters) - Voters in the French Caribbean territories of Martinique and Guyana rejected the option of greater autonomy in a referendum at the weekend, authorities said.
'Hate-cleric' returned to Kenya
(BBC) Nigeria sends controversial Jamaican-born Muslim cleric Abdullah al-Faisal back to Kenya, days after Nairobi deported him.
Bail for jailed Sri Lankan editor
(BBC) A Sri Lankan Tamil journalist controversially sentenced to 20 years in jail last year will be granted bail pending appeal, his lawyer says.
North Korea calls for peace treaty to replace armistice
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Monday it wants to reach a peace treaty quickly to replace the ceasefire that ended the 1950-53 Korean War in order to build trust with the United States and revive dormant nuclear disarmament talks.
January 10, 2010
Brazil truth plan angers military
(BBC) A package of reforms put forward by the Brazilian to probe human rights abuse under military rule is causing growing controversy.
Pope call to Italy over migrants
(BBC) Pope Benedict XVI calls on Italians to respect the rights of illegal migrants, after days of clashes in the south.
Iran frees Syrian journalist held during protests
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran freed on Sunday a Syrian journalist working for Dubai television who was detained during anti-government protests two weeks ago, Tehran's chief prosecutor was quoted as saying.
Israel razes Palestinian structures in West Bank
TANA, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli forces on Sunday knocked down shelters that were home to about 150 Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said.
Malaysian Christians fearful as church attacks rise
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Would-be arsonists in mostly Muslim Malaysia struck at a convent school and a sixth church on Sunday while church and government leaders called for calm in a row over Christians' use of the word "Allah" to refer to God.
Josipovic elected Croatia leader
The opposition Social Democrat, Ivo Josipovic, wins Croatia's presidential election by a wide margin.
IRAQ: Squatters moved out of nearly two thirds of returnees' homes - IRINnews.org
IRAQ: Squatters moved out of nearly two thirds of returnees' homes IRINnews.org BAGHDAD, 10 January 2010 (IRIN) - Nearly two thirds of homes belonging to Iraqi internally displaced persons (IDPs) or refugees that were occupied by ... |
China 'becomes largest exporter'
Chinese exports rose 17.7% in December, suggesting it has overtaken Germany as the world's largest exporter, say reports.
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