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NAFDAC to Double-Screen Products From China, India, Egypt Given the dubious attitude of manufacturers in China, India and Egypt, the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has said that pharmaceutical products from those countri... (photo: wn) All Africa Attitude China Egypt India Photos |
Rights Group: 800,000 Evicted In Nigeria Some 800,000 residents were forcibly evicted from their homes in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, over a four-year period to make way for development in the fast-growing city, a rights group said Thursday... (photo: AP) CBS News Group Nigeria Nigerian Photos Rights |
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Migrants tell of township tensions | As South Africa witnesses a rise in attacks against foreign migrants, the BBC's Joanna Jolly visits a township outside Cape Town, the scene of recent xenophobic violenc... (photo: AP ) BBC News Africa Cape Town Migration Photos Poverty South Africa Violence Xenophobia |
YEMEN: ICRC appeals for more funds as IDP numbers rise web | Photo: WFP SANAA, - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has appealed for an additional US$8 million to help it respond to the increasing needs of ci... (photo: AP / ) IRINnews Arab Funds Humanitarian ICRC Photo Photos Sanaa World Yemen |
African bank warns of food instability MAPUTO - The African Development Bank, which helps fund infrastructure projects, opened its annual meeting yesterday with warnings that record food prices may undermine e... (photo: Public Domain file) Business Day Africa Economy Food Photos Society |
Top UN official warns of increasing Darfur violence UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. peacekeeping chief warned Wednesday of an alarming increase in violence in Darfur that has spread to the Sudanese capital and could escalate fur... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) Chicago Tribune Darfur Peacekeepers Photos Slideshow UN Violence |
Experts: Hunger crisis demands better farming By RENEE SCHOOF - McClatchy Newspapers | WASHINGTON - The world's deep hunger crisis could go on for years, and in the long run it'll take a new scientific agricultural r... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The State Crisis Farming Hunger Photos Washington |
Global warming under way 'earlier' | PLANTS, animals, ice and waters worldwide have all been significantly affected by global warming triggered by human activity, says the first research to link the phenom... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Australian Animals Climate Ecosystem Globalwarming Photos |
Against The Grain: 'There are schools that preach violence' | Clive Harber is professor of education at the University of Birmingham. He argues that education is not always a good thing | When you listen to academics and politicia... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Independent Education India Photos Students UK |
Rocket fired from Gaza injures 14 Israelis in shopping mall | At least 14 people were wounded - three of them seriously, including a child - when a Grad rocket fired by Gaza militants exploded in a shopping centre in the Mediterra... (photo: AP / Gadi Kabalo) The Independent Defence Gaza Israel Photos Terrorism |
Berlusconi to testify in CIA case May 15, 2008 7:56 AM | Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi can be called to testify in a trial of US and Italian spies accused of kidnapping a terrorism suspect in M... (photo: EP) TVNZ CIA Italy Law Photos Terrorism |