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STC pegs its food prices in spite of global increases | The Seychelles Trading Company said yesterday it will not raise its food prices now, despite global price rises caused by disasters like floods in Pakistan and fires in Russia that have destroyed cr... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Nation Consumers Food Photos Prices Wikipedia: Inflation |
UN reports over 500 rapes in eastern Congo UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations reported Tuesday that more than 500 systematic rapes were committed by armed combatants in eastern Congo since late July - more than double the number previously rep... (photo: WN / John Sahid) The Times Of India Congo Photos Rapes UN Wikipedia: Republic of the Congo |
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'Slow genocide' in Somalia's capital Mogadishu The sound of gunfire echoes through almost every street in Mogadishu. | Residential areas frequently come under heavy, indiscriminate shelling, corpses litter the alleywa... (photo: AP / Mohamed Sheikh Nor) BBC News Genocide Government Mogadishu Photos Wikipedia: Somali Civil War |
UN peacekeepers 'failed' DR Congo rape victims UN peacekeepers have "failed" the victims of mass rape in eastern DR Congo, a senior UN official has said. | Atul Khare told the Security Council that the scale of system... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay) BBC News Congo Photos UN Violence Wikipedia: Congo Civil War |
UN actions 'not adequate' in preventing DRC rapes 2010-09-08 06:40:17.0UN actions 'not adequate' in preventing DRC rapesUN,mass rapes,DRC,rape,Atul Khare,peacekeeping11004220Global General2@webnews/enpproperty--> | UNITE... (photo: AP / Olivier Pollet, pool) China Daily Photos Rapes UN Wikipedia: Democratic Republic of the Congo Women |
Soros gives $100 mn to Human Rights Watch WASHINGTON: Billionaire George Soros said on Tuesday he is giving Human Rights Watch up to 100 million dollars to help transform it into a global organisation. “It’s ... (photo: AP / Jose Luis Magana) The Times Of India Human Rights Money Photos US Wikipedia: Human Rights Watch |
UNICEF to boost aid efficiency by targeting poorest | UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. children's foundation UNICEF plans to make the poorest and most remote regions of needy nations top priority for aid, an approach it... (photo: AP / Gurinder Osan) The Star Aid Photos Poverty Unicef Wikipedia: UNICEF |
Zuma's two bad calls | When he became president of South Africa just over a year ago, Jacob Zuma promised to quench South Africans' thirst for renewal. After the aloof and idiosyncratic Thabo... (photo: AP / Themba Hadebe) Gulf News Economy Photos Politics S Africa Wikipedia: Jacob Zuma |
Existence of rare red fox is confirmed Tweet | 9/7/2010 9:04:10 AM | Associated Press | LOS ANGELES — The genetic signature of canine slobber on a bait bag of chicken scraps and a fuzzy photograph from a motio... (photo: Creative Commons / Rob Lee) Post-Bulletin Environment Nature Photos Wikipedia: Red Fox Wildlife |
UN chief in Rwanda for talks on troop withdrawal threat | A soldier from the Indian Batallion of the MONUSCO mans a post on September... | UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Rwanda on Tuesday for surprise talks with P... (photo: AP / Ibrahim Usta) Breitbart Photos Rapes Rwanda UN Wikipedia: Democratic Republic of the Congo |
UN reports over 500 rapes in eastern Congo | U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Atul Khare told the U.N. Security Council that in addition to the 242 rapes in and around the village of Luvungi that ... (photo: AP / Karel Prinsloo) The Press Democrat Congo Photos Rapes UN Wikipedia: Democratic Republic of the Congo |