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We can eliminate HIV/AIDS among children by 2015: WHO

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

New Delhi, 1 December 2010:  Although new HIV infections show a downward trend in  countries of the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia Region, particularly India, Thailand, Nepal and Myanmar, HIV/AIDS is still a serious public health problem. Perhaps the most vulnerable group are children with HIV/AIDS, whose numbers have increased by 46% between 2001... »

President to highlight the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Friday, November 26th, 2010

In his radio address, that will be broadcast tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock, President Nasheed will speak on the importance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which is being observed yesterday, 25 November. He will express concern over the increasing incidences of different forms of violence against women in the... »

‘Terror’ charges for Bahrain Shias

Friday, October 15th, 2010

Bahrain has charged 23 Shia Rafidite opposition activists with terrorism and conspiring against the country’s government, raising tensions before parliamentary polls in the Sunni-dominated Gulf state. Authorities announced the charges on Wednesday against the activists, who were arrested during a sweeping government crackdown earlier this year. The suspects, who are due to appear in court on October... »

Diplomat’s speech on fasting leaves audience spellbound

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

RIYADH: A non-Muslim diplomat praised Islam and extolled the role of millions of fellow Indians of Islamic faith during an iftar party hosted by India’s Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association, Riyadh chapter (JMIAA), and said that Islam is the only religion in the world that offers “30 days of fasting for introspection.” R.N. Vats, second... »

Smoke Bomb Protest In Ukraine’s Parliament

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Thousands furious at a recent naval deal with neighbours Russia stormed the capital’s streets, blocking roads and setting up tents around the Verkhovna Rada building. Clashes then erupted inside after the parliament’s speaker was egged from an unknown assailant during a session ratifying the controversial deal. Volodymr Lytvyn took cover behind two black umbrellas after the... »

Canceled Netanyahu trip spotlights Israel nukes

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to abruptly cancel a trip to a nuclear conference in Washington spotlighted a key sore point Friday in international nonproliferation efforts: Israel’s own atomic weapons. The Jewish state wants to help lead the charge against allowing nuclear weapons to end up in undesirable hands, even when nobody doubts that... »

G8 increases pressure on Iran over nuclear program

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

The world’s leading industrial nations called on Tuesday for stronger action against Iran over its nuclear program and the United States said it was confident China would agree on the need for sanctions.Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight nations urged the international community to take “appropriate and strong steps” to show its resolve... »

Ukraine coalition collapses, no-confidence vote due

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Kiev, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine’s ruling coalition collapsed on Tuesday as newly elected President Viktor Yanukovich moved to oust Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and consolidate his power. Parliament speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn said leaders of parliamentary factions had met and the coalition partners had failed to submit enough signatures to demonstrate they maintained a majority. Tymoshenko, the... »

Karadzic denies Sarajevo, Srebrenica war crimes

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

The Hague, Netherlands (Reuters) – Wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic Tuesday described the two worst atrocities of the 1992-95 Bosnian war as myths perpetuated by Bosnian Muslims and categorically denied his involvement. The 1992-96 Siege of Sarajevo, where 10,000 died in one of the Bosnian conflict’s darkest chapters, was not a siege but the... »