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U.S.: 'Arab Spring' Dominated TV Foreign News in 2011

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:38:13 +0100

U.S.: 'Arab Spring' Dominated TV Foreign News in 2011:

U.S.: ‘Arab Spring’ Dominated TV Foreign News in 2011 […]

INSIGHT-West in political crisis has echoes of 1930s =2

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:28:06 +0100

INSIGHT-West in political crisis has echoes of 1930s =2:

Have you seen someone rough sleeping? […]

Angola: African Union to Hear Cabindans on Rights Complaints

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:59:19 +0100

Angola: African Union to Hear Cabindans on Rights Complaints:

More than five years after the Front for the Liberation of Cabinda (FLEC) filed a complaint with the African Union (AU) against the Angolan government for alleged human rights abuses, the AU says it…

Gaddafi children aim to destablisie Libya

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:49:07 +0100

Gaddafi children aim to destablisie Libya:

The surviving children of Libya’s dead dictator Muammar Gaddafi are determined to destabilise the country, NTC shief Mustafa Abdel Jalil says. […]

Uganda: Nodding Deaths Call for Action

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:31:23 +0100

Uganda: Nodding Deaths Call for Action:

Yesterday morning the Ministry of Health belatedly announced it was releasing a statement about the strange ailment that is piling more misery on Acholi sub-region which continues to count the cost…

Ethiopia - Two Swedish journalists found guilty of supporting terrorism, face 15 years in jail

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:53:31 +0100

Ethiopia - Two Swedish journalists found guilty of supporting terrorism, face 15 years in jail:

WiPC has serious concerns about the fairness of the trial, which has seen political interference in the proceedings and the use of fabricated evidence. […]

Philippines: WFP Supports Government Emergency Response To Tropical Storm Washi

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:48:17 +0100

Philippines: WFP Supports Government Emergency Response To Tropical Storm Washi:

In support of government relief efforts, WFP is providing urgently needed food, supplies and logistics support to boost the Philippine government’s emergency response to help thousands of people…

Liberia: Startling Revelations On U.S.$200,000 Bus Stop Deal At NTA

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:53:26 +0100

Liberia: Startling Revelations On U.S.$200,000 Bus Stop Deal At NTA:

The Independent Authoritative Heritage News Paper has reliably learnt that none of the authorized signatures of the controversial US$200,000 contract the National Transit Authority (NTA) entered into…

A Man in Tunisia, a Movement on Wall Street, and the Soldier Who Ignited the Fuse

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:11:57 +0100

A Man in Tunisia, a Movement on Wall Street, and the Soldier Who Ignited the Fuse:

Michael Moore

It’s Saturday night and I didn’t want the day to end before I sent out this note to you.

One year ago today (December 17th), Mohamed Bouazizi, a man who had a…

Cairo Erupts in Second Day of Violent Clashes

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:35:39 +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…

Rwanda: Hague Court Frees Rebel Leader

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:26:51 +0100

Rwanda: Hague Court Frees Rebel Leader:

Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) today ordered the release of a Rwandan rebel leader after dismissing war crimes charges related to deadly fighting in the far east of the…

Kenya: 2012+ Kenya Emergency Humanitarian Response Plan

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:53:50 +0100

Kenya: 2012+ Kenya Emergency Humanitarian Response Plan:

Source:

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Country:

Kenya

1. Executive Summary

Kenya, alongside other countries in the Horn of Africa,…

A Nation's Education Left Behind

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:49:13 +0100

A Nation's Education Left Behind:

Diane Ravitch

My theme for today: Whose children have been left behind?

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Democratic Republic of the Congo (the): Shooting in Kinshasa after Election Results Released

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:55:47 +0100

Democratic Republic of the Congo (the): Shooting in Kinshasa after Election Results Released:

Source:

InterPress Third World News Agency

Country:

Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)

By Emmanuel Chaco

KINSHASA, Dec 10, 2011 (IPS) - Fears of violent…

UN Rights Chief Warns Of Syria Civil War

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:38:03 +0100

UN Rights Chief Warns Of Syria Civil War:

Pillay backed estimates saying that nearly 1,000 members of the Syrian security forces have been killed in the clashes that have taken place since March.

[…]

Zimbabwe must release detained media workers

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:53:03 +0100

Zimbabwe must release detained media workers:

Amnesty International said today it considers three Zimbabwean human rights activists arrested this week to be “prisoners of conscience” and called for their immediate and…

Clooney and Prendergast in TIME: Its Time to Stop Starvation in Sudan

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:59:19 +0100

Clooney and Prendergast in TIME: Its Time to Stop Starvation in Sudan:

This op-ed co-authored with actor George Clooney appeared today on the homepage of TIME.com.

“We left our homes with not even a cup like this one,” recounted the woman from a…

A Crucial Moment for D.R. Congo

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:11:45 +0100

A Crucial Moment for D.R. Congo:

Elections Pose Promise and Unpredictability for Humanitarian Efforts

Ceris Bailes is our Desk Officer for D.R. Congo and has supervised a range of programs…

Libya: The ICC, the NTC and Saif Al Islam Gadhafi

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:46:36 +0100

Libya: The ICC, the NTC and Saif Al Islam Gadhafi:

While NATO and its allies have claimed that Libya is fully capable of handling the trials of former regime loyalists, Franklin Lamb argues that the case of Saif al Islam Gadhafi is too critical…

Gbagbo Party Protests ICC Action, Withdraws from Reconciliation Process

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:28:40 +0100

Gbagbo Party Protests ICC Action, Withdraws from Reconciliation Process:

The executive committee of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo’s Ivorian Popular Front Party says the International Criminal Court’s decision to bring Gbagbo to The Hague to stand trial…