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 Al Jazeera Wed 16 May 2012
Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali
| Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and using child soldiers. | A repor... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore)
Human Rights Mali Military Photos Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état |
 BBC News Wed 16 May 2012
Half of South Sudan facing food shortages, warns UN
More than half the population of South Sudan are facing food shortages due to the continuing conflict with Sudan, the UN is warning. | It says fighting on the border between the two countries and the ... (photo: UN / /Isaac Billy)
Food Photos South Sudan War Wikipedia: South Sudan |
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 Newstrack India Wed 16 May 2012
India ranked 46th in trade logistics performance
| Washington, May 16 (IANS) Global trade logistics performance slowed down over the last two years amid the global recession, but India and others that pursued aggressive... (photo: WN / prajkta)
India Photos Trade Washington Wikipedia: Trade |
 The Daily Telegraph Tue 15 May 2012
'Rendition' Libyan commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj to form his own party
Abdel Hakim Belhadj, a prominent Islamist commander suing MI6 over his alleged rendition by the CIA in 2004, is poised to emerge as a powerful political force in Libya af... (photo: AP / Francois Mori)
Islamist Libya Photos Politics Wikipedia: Libyan civil war |
 Independent online Tue 15 May 2012
Zille speech interrupted
DA leader Helen Zille was interrupted while speaking at a protest against Cosatu over the youth wage subsidy when violence erupted in Johannesburg on Tuesday. | Tension w... (photo: AP)
Johannesburg Photos Politics Protest Wikipedia: Helen Zille |
 The Star Tue 15 May 2012
Africa must end hunger to sustain growth - U.N
| NAIROBI, May 15 (AlertNet) - Africa needs to boost agricultural productivity and address the debilitating hunger that affects 27 percent of its population if it is to s... (photo: WN / Eteh)
Africa Development Food Photos Wikipedia: Africa |
 Business Day Tue 15 May 2012
Ethiopian Airlines ignores turbulence to focus on growth
| IGNORING the furious winds buffeting the global aviation industry, 66-year-old Ethiopian Airlines is investing more than $2,6bn to ensure it capitalises on its location... (photo: GFDL / Northside)
Airlines Business Photos Transport Wikipedia: Ethiopian Airlines |
 Jakarta Globe Tue 15 May 2012
11 Peacekeepers Wounded in Democratic Republic of Congo: UN
Angry villagers surrounded a UN peacekeeping base in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday and opened fire and hurled stones injuring at least 11 Pakistani peace... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
Congo Democratic Peacekeepers Photos UN |
 The Independent Tue 15 May 2012
Nato defends its role over civilian deaths in Libya
| Human Rights Watch (HRW) has published evidence that scores of ordinary civilians, many of them women and children, were wrongly targeted in a series of missile attacks... (photo: AP / Darko Bandic)
Human Rights Libya Nato Photos Wikipedia: 2011 military intervention in Libya |
