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(Photo: AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)Bringing Light to India's Rural Areas
In this June 13, 2009 file photo, an electrical linesman repairs cables as illegal subsidiary wires are seen mangled to the main cables in Allahabad, India. Stealing of power is a frequent phenomenon in Indian towns....Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Nastasya Tay)Troops clear barricades, Mozambique riots persist
A woman passes nearby burning tyres in a street in Maputo, Thursday Sept. 2, 2010 a day after police opened fire on stone-throwing crowds who were protesting rising prices in this impoverished country....Full Story

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Curbing the flow: Tougher enforcement cuts illegal immigration
| In the furious debates about illegal immigration, the average American might think there's no good news. But on Wednesday, the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the respected Pew Research Center, provided a morsel. | According to its study, the annual average inflow o...Full Story
Illegal Immigrant Unemployment Rate at 10% of Estimated 11.1 Million
| As reported on September 1, 2010 by Jeffrey Passel and D'Vera Cohn with the PEW Hispanic Center, according to new estimates by the Center, the annual inflow of unauthorized immigrants to the United States was nearly two-thirds smaller in the March 2007 to March 2009 p...Full Story
Behind the Israeli Wall: A Lesson in Reality
Friday, 3 September 2010, 2:23 pm | Column: Ramzy Baroud | Behind the Israeli Wall: A Lesson in Reality | by | Writers often romanticize their subjects. At times they even manipulate their readers. A book - or any piece of writing for that matter – is meant to pr...Full Story
Boat carrying 59 asylum-seekers picked up near Christmas Island
| ANOTHER boat carrying asylum-seekers has been intercepted by the Australian navy north of Christmas Island. | The boat, carrying 59 passengers and two crew members was picked up by HMAS Glenelg early this morning, making it the 93rd boat arrival so far this year. | Th...Full Story
When Immigrants Took New Names
| To the Editor: Erik Marinovich | Re “Finding a New Life in America No Longer Means a New Name” (front page, Aug. 26): | Your interesting article about immigrants’ name changes set me to thinking. I was born Hans Walter Stern in Frankfurt, Germany. Wh...Full Story
Attitude Factors In The Search For Peace
Friday, 3 September 2010, 2:08 pm | Press Release: World Public Opinion | By Alvin Richman | Both the Israeli and Palestinian publics want to reach a peace agreement, but both sides deeply distrust the other and are pessimistic that negotiations will soon resolve their ...Full Story
A Hot Few Days In Argentina
Friday, 3 September 2010, 2:04 pm | Press Release: Council on Hemispheric Affairs | A Hot Few Days In Argentina | by COHA Research Associate Azul Mertnoff | Alleged wiretapping hearings lead by a politician, the shutdown of an Internet provider and the investigation of ...Full Story
Statement Regarding The Office Of The Vice PM
Friday, 3 September 2010, 1:50 pm | Press Release: Government Of Timor-Leste | Statement Regarding The Office Of The Vice Prime Minister Mario Carrascalao | The Government of Timor-Leste wishes to clarify the statements made by the Office of the Vice Prime Minister of S...Full Story
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U.N. Delays Release of Report on Possible Congo Genocide
ICRC Steps Up Assistance For Flood Victims
Impeachment process useless: Jethmalani
Now, paid greetings from local dons
The myth of wedded bliss
Traveller men's lives shorter by 15 years
Suhakam to draft human rights policy specific to business
Darfur: UN-AU Envoy Meets World Bank Officials
Report On Human Rights In DRC Relased Next Month
Somali Government Asked To Do More For Citizens
Ban 'Encouraged' By Start Of Direct Peace Talks
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Fri 3 Sep 2010
Hindus Laud European Parliament Over Roma Issue
Scoop Friday, 3 September 2010, 1:32 pm | Opinion: Rajan Zed | Hindus Laud European Parliament For Taking Up Roma Issue | Hindus have applauded European Parliament for reportedly deciding to discuss the plight of Roma (Gypsies) next week. | Hindu statesman...
Hindus Tell Politicians To End Roma Apartheid
Scoop Friday, 3 September 2010, 1:36 pm | Press Release: Rajan Zed | Hindus Tell Europe’s Politicians To Have Guts To End Roma Apartheid | Hindus have challenged European politicians to have guts and solve the Roma (Gypsies) apartheid problem. | Hin...
U.N. Delays Release of Report on Possible Congo Genocide
The New York Times | UNITED NATIONS — Rwandan outrage over a report suggesting that its troops might have been responsible for genocide in neighboring Congo during a decade of violence there prompted the United Nations on Thursday to delay the official release of...
ICRC Steps Up Assistance For Flood Victims
Scoop Friday, 3 September 2010, 12:04 pm | Press Release: International Committee of the Red Cross | Pakistan: ICRC Steps Up Assistance For Flood Victims | Geneva/Islamabad (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has launched a ...
China: Troubling Series Of Assaults On Journalists
Scoop Friday, 3 September 2010, 12:02 pm | Press Release: International Federation of Journalists | Troubling Series Of Assaults On Journalists In China | The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is disturbed by the violent behaviour of a group of...
New Regional Plan To Conserve Pacific Wetlands
Scoop Friday, 3 September 2010, 12:00 pm | Press Release: SPREP | New Regional Plan To Conserve Pacific Wetlands | A new draft three-year action plan has been developed outlining activities, responsibilities and targets that seek to promote and strengthen ...
Impeachment process useless: Jethmalani
The Hindu | Staff Reporter | Ram Jethmalani | Mumbai: Ram Jethmalani, lawyer and Rajya Sabha member, has criticised the Centre, for not doing anything about the rotting foodgrains, till the Supreme Court raised the issue. | Talking to journalists, he said: "Th...
Now, paid greetings from local dons
The Hindu | Mrinal Pande | Instances of gangsters placing full-page goodwill advertisements in some newspapers point to fault lines and fissures that have developed on the media scene over time. | On the eve of Independence Day 2010, readers of a major Hindi d...
The Night Note: Emergency Plans, Less Immigrants, Pit Bull Attack
MSNBC | The following stories have been hand-selected by the Assignment Desk at News4: | Discovery Communications Crisis a Reminder to Review Emergency Plan | Workplace experts say the hostage crisis at Discovery Communications Inc. in Silver Spring should...
The myth of wedded bliss
NZ Herald By Louise Carpenter 5:30 AM Friday Sep 3, 2010 Share Email Print | In western nations, fewer people than ever are getting married, yet studies show that tying the knot will make you happier, richer and healthier. But, asks Louise Carpenter, is it rea...
Traveller men's lives shorter by 15 years
Irish Times | JOANNE HUNT | LIFE EXPECTANCY for Traveller men is 15 years lower than for men in the general population, a new study has found. | The All Ireland Traveller Health Study, which took three years to complete and involved more than 10,500 Traveller fa...
Suhakam to draft human rights policy specific to business
The Star | KUALA LUMPUR: Suhakam is working on a draft policy on business and human rights. | "This policy will be enforced by the Government and observed by business entities," commissioner James Nayagam told The Star yesterday after a roundtable dialogue wi...
Darfur: UN-AU Envoy Meets World Bank Officials
Scoop Friday, 3 September 2010, 11:03 am | Press Release: United Nations | Darfur: UN-AU Envoy Meets With World Bank Officials | New York, Sep 2 2010 11:10AM | The head of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur today called f...
UN Moves Quickly To Immunize Children From Polio
Scoop Friday, 3 September 2010, 10:59 am | Press Release: United Nations | Afghanistan: UN Moves Quickly To Immunize 1.5 Million Children From Polio | New York, Sep 2 2010 11:10AM | The United Nations is moving swiftly to vaccinate 1.5 million children aft...
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