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March 16, 2010
Yemen Shi'ite rebels free scores of prisoners
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni Shi'ite rebels freed at least 170 government soldiers and tribal fighters on Wednesday after Sanaa accused them of dragging their feet on implementing a truce deal to end a northern war, both sides said.China drought leaves millions short of water
BEIJING: Millions of people face drinking water shortages in southwestern China because of a once-a-century drought that has dried up rivers and threatens vast farmlands, state media reported Wednesday.Haiti 'needs $11.5bn' to rebuild
Haiti will need $11.5bn to rebuild after the devastating earthquake in January, its government and aid agencies say.Palestinians in Jerusalem clashes
(BBC) Palestinians clash with Israeli police in East Jerusalem amid tension over settlements and a reopened synagogue.March 15, 2010
Sri Lanka trial for ex-army chief
(BBC) The trial of defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate and ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka begins before a military court.Frustrated Thai "red shirts" press ahead with rally
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters pressed ahead with a mass rally in Bangkok on Tuesday, some expressing frustration that four days of peaceful protests had failed to force Thailand's premier to call elections.Gunbattle erupts at Indian space centre
BANGALORE, India (Reuters) - A gunbattle broke out between two armed men and security forces outside a high security space center in southern India early on Tuesday, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said.Toxic troubles for ocean C02 'fix'
(BBC) Spreading iron in the oceans as a climate "fix" could poison marine mammals and birds, scientists show.Cyclone causes emergency in Fiji
(BBC) A state of disaster is declared in parts of Fiji, as Cyclone Tomas batters the north and east of the country.Assassinations and Arrests Continue in Honduras
(Inside Costa Rica) TEGUCIGALPA - The Committee of Relatives of the Detained Disappeared of Honduras (COFADEH) denounced the continuation of human rights violations in that nation after Porfirio Lobo assumed power.
Worldwide arms trade flourishing despite recession, report warns
(Guardian) Average volume of sales increased by 22%, with South America and south-east Asia seeing the biggest rises.
Darfur rebel row jeopardises deal
(BBC) A deadline for Darfur rebels and Sudan's government to finalise a peace deal is unlikely to be met, amid a rebel split.Slumdog Billionaires
(Channel News Asia) Mangala Bhagat gets animated when describing the apartment she will be moving to in a new 13-story apartment building. At 269 square feet, it comes with a kitchen that has windows, a flush toilet, a shower, a 6-by-7-foot bedroom and a living room that's slightly bigger.March 14, 2010
Uribe allies win Colombia Congress vote
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's governing party and allies won a majority in Sunday's congressional elections in a test of the country's political pulse before a May presidential vote to succeed the U.S. ally.Mexico gunmen kill American consulate staff
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Gunmen in the drug war-plagued Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez killed two Americans and a Mexican linked to the local U.S. consulate and President Barack Obama expressed outrage at the attack.Deadly legacy
(BBC) Ridding Falklands of its landmines, 30 years after warSweden, Turkey jointly denounce genocide vote
(Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Turkey and Sweden condemned on Saturday a vote in the Swedish parliament that defined the early 20th-century killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide.
Thousands of protesters swarm Bangkok, seek elections
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters converged in Bangkok on Sunday and gave Thailand's military-backed government an ultimatum: call elections within 24 hours or face crippling mass demonstrations across the capital.March 13, 2010
Troops deployed for Colombia poll
(BBC) Colombians are set to head to the polls for legislative elections that may indicate how the May presidential election will shape up.'Slave brides'
(BBC) South Asian women allege abuse by British in-lawsCut and run?
(BBC) Bombed out and banned: Gaza's male hairdressersTamils drop separate state demand
(BBC) The Sri Lankan political party closest to the defeated Tamil Tiger rebels drops a demand for a separate Tamil homeland.Vatican defends Pope in abuse row
The Vatican denounces efforts to involve the Pope in a child abuse scandal dating back to his time as archbishop in Germany.India embraces Russia arms
(L.A. Times) India signed five deals Friday to purchase more than $7 billion in hardware and expertise from Russia, including an aircraft carrier, a fleet of MIG-29 fighters, defense and space technology and at least 12 civilian nuclear reactors.
March 12, 2010
Suicide bomber kills 11 in Pakistan's Swat
MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Taliban suicide bomber targeting security forces killed at least 11 people on Saturday, Pakistani police said, part of a renewed push against the state after one of the biggest security crackdowns in years.Netanyahu's position is "perilous": U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political standing is "perilous" because of divisions within his coalition over efforts to pursue peace with the Palestinians, a senior U.S. official said on Friday."Red shirt" leaders say a million Thais to protest
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of anti-government protesters headed for Bangkok from rural Thailand on Saturday for what they call a "million-man march," aiming to paralyze the city and topple a government they say is a front for unelected elites.Ivory and tuna top wildlife talks
(BBC) UN wildlife negotiations begin on banning the trade in bluefin tuna and permitting sales of ivory at a two-week summit in Doha.Cell for cell: Georgian prisoners can swap jail time for monastery
(BBC) Officials in Georgia announce a scheme to let prisoners shorten their jail terms by spending time in a monastery instead.SOMALIA: Offering migrants an alternative to death by water - IRINnews.org
SOMALIA: Offering migrants an alternative to death by water IRINnews.org BOSASSO, 12 March 2010 (IRIN) - In an attempt to deal with a growing influx of migrants, authorities in Somalia's autonomous region of Puntland are adopting ... |
March 11, 2010
Torture, abuse mark Uzbekistan's rights record: U.S.
ALMATY (Reuters) - Uzbekistan jailed political opponents, routinely tortured prisoners and committed other serious rights violations last year, effectively making it Central Asia's most authoritarian state, the United States said.Atheists celebrate lack of faith
(BBC) More than 2,000 atheists from around the world meet in Melbourne, Australia, to celebrate their lack of religious belief.Rare opportunity
(BBC) Door creaks ajar for undocumented Haitians in the USWitness: Battlefield dead haunt U.S. Marines and Afghans alike
MARJAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Corporal Jacob Turbett gave out a single groan of pain before the Taliban bullet, which had pierced his heart, ended his life.Polling Darfur
(BBC) Can an election be held in a land of refugees?Nigeria survivors describe massacre
(BBC) Survivors of violence in central Nigeria on Sunday have been telling the BBC what happened.Farming future
(BBC) The dawning age of the agricultural automatonsHamas frees British journalist in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) - A British journalist was freed by the Hamas Islamist rulers of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, nearly four weeks after his arrest on suspicion of spying for Israel, Palestinian and British officials said.Gambia row over wave of arrests
An opposition leader criticises a wave of arrests in The Gambia, saying detainees do not know why they are being held.Peace talks in doubt over housing
(BBC) The Palestinian Authority says indirect talks with Israel will be "very difficult" if more homes are built on occupied land as planned.Category Archives
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