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Up to 2.5 million affected in Myanmar cyclone: U.N.
At what point will these rapidly incresing numbers make a difference to the actual distribution of aid at the ground level in Myanmar?"The United Nations said on Wednesday up to 2.5 million people might have been...
Desperation Mounts in Myanmar
It's inconceivable to me that the Myanmar government would deny aid to its own people, simply because the aid is coming from "outsiders"."Desperation among Myanmar's 1.5 million cyclone survivorsmounted as the...
UN Chief deeply concerned at continuing violence ...
""Everything should be done at this time to keep the situation from deteriorating," Marie Okabe, Ban`s deputy spokesperson, told reporters."The parties should address their political differences through peaceful means and dialogue," she said. She added that Ban is aware of...
UN official killed in Kenya
A UN official has been killed in nothern Kenya. This is the first killing of a UN official in that area. "Silence Shirara, a Zimbabwe national, was the head of the WFP office in Lokichoggio town, about 650km north...
Study ranks Canadians second-last on environment
Canada has been ranked second to last, only beating the US in a new study of consumer habits and how they affect the environment.Out of 14 countries, Canada scored a very low rating from the National Geographic...
13 Asian nations to set up $80-billion crisis fund
Amidst the news of US recession and growth slow down many emerging Asian countries have come together to form a foreign exchange pool to thwart any crisis in future. " Madrid: Finance ministers of 13 Asian...
13 Asian nations agree to set up US$80 bil crisis...
"China, Japan and South Korea will provide 80 percent of the funds, with the rest coming from the 10 members of ASEAN, they said in a joint statement issued after talks on the sidelines of an Asian Development Bank meeting in Madrid.The 13 nations agreed after the 1997-98...
Poachers in Congo slaughter 14 elephants
"Poachers have slaughtered 14 elephants in Congo's Virunga National Park amid soaring demand for ivory in China.Elephants killed by spear attacks in KenyaChinese demand for ivory driving illegal tradeGorillas boost...
Tony Blair makes list of world's 100 most influen...
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influencial people.Current Prime Minister Gordon Brown did not make the list however."The former Prime Minister is one of the...
USA to Cancel Haiti's Debt, Call it an Act of Ju...
USA to Cancel Haiti's Debt, Call it an Act of Jubilee While the Rev. Wright controversy remains in the Main Stream Media exclaiming how America's "Chickens have come home to Roost". Haiti's Debt...
DNA links 17 people to B.C. Ancient Iceman
In 1999 an Ancient Iceman found entombed in a BC Glacier for Centuries has direct links to the First Nations Wolf Clan through the marvel of DNA Technology."DNA links at least 17 people to B.C. icemanRelated to man...
Israel's UN Ambassador Calls Jimmy Carter A "Bigot"
Israel's UN ambassador made an absolutely outrageous accusation yesterday against Jimmy Carter for meeting witht he militant group Hama, a meeting which had yielded a concession by Hamas saying it was 'ready' to accept Israel's existance. It is unfortunate that some rightist...
Indonesia calls for UN action on high food prices
"Jakarta's UN Ambassador Marty Natalegawa said there had been piecemeal reaction to world food prices but not yet a concerted short-term and long-term plans to deal with the issue."We need a holistic approach involving the UN, and we as governments have to come up with...
U.N.: 300,000 Have Died in Darfur Since 2006
Despite a global public relations campaign to bring awareness to the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan, living conditions may have worsened rather than improved, and deaths in the region since 2006...
Robert Mugabe ready for deal on power-sharing
Reports today say Robert Mugabe is ready to form a unity government in Zimbabwe. Only time will tell if this is genuine or if it is an attempt to stall for time and hope that international attention turns elsewhere."Robert Mugabe's regime signalled early today that it is...
