Somali rebels deny they carried out suicide bombing
04 Dec 2009 04:41:56 GMT
Source: Reuters
MOGADISHU, Dec 4 (Reuters) - A spokesman for Somalia's hardline al Shabaab rebels denied on Friday that the group was behind a suicide bombing at a medical graduation ceremony in the capital that ...
Teen Internet addicts more likely to self harm - study
04 Dec 2009 04:36:20 GMT
Source: Reuters
SYDNEY, Dec 4 (Reuters Life!) - Teenagers who are addicted to the Internet are more likely to engage in self-harm behaviour, according to an Australian-Chinese study.
Researchers surveyed 1,618 ...
INTERVIEW-Thai environmental group takes aim at more firms
04 Dec 2009 04:34:30 GMT
Source: Reuters
(For a related Q+A: [ID:nBKK478222] and factbox [ID:nBKK476603])
* Activists have another 181 projects in their sights
* Say suspension not necessary, but companies must clean up
By Ambika Ahuja ...
Precautions delay BP cleanup of Alaska oil spill
04 Dec 2009 03:00:38 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Updates with new plan submitted on Thursday, including proposal to X-ray line, comment from probationary office and projection of time needed to do cleanup)
By Yereth Rosen and Joshua Schneyer
...
Chicago river poisoned to block feared Asian carp
04 Dec 2009 02:53:22 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Poisoning of river aimed at invasive Asian carp
* Electric barrier designed to block carp from Great Lakes
* Environmentalists fear it may be too late
* Single Asian carp found among the dead ...
Precautions delay BP cleanup of Alaska oil spill
04 Dec 2009 02:46:31 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Corrects paragraph 15 to read "what caused the leak" instead of "what caused the leak on Thursday". Also corrects para 7 to read "BP still faces probation due to an Alaska ...
CLIMATE CHANGE-US: Citizens Back Action, Despite Lobbying Surge
Source: IPS
As both Washington and the international community come gradually closer to taking substantive action on climate change at a
high-level conference in Copenhagen, a side effect of this progress has been a parallel increase in the intensity of campaigns opposing such action – which may be a factor in the slight dip in
the U.S. public's concern about climate change.
Guinea on alert after attack on junta chief
04 Dec 2009 02:29:44 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Soldiers deployed to guard capital-residents
* Attacker was ex-aide implicated in Sept. 28 killings
By Saliou Samb
CONAKRY, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Guinea raised security levels in the capital ...
Clinton upbeat NATO will support U.S. Afghan plan
04 Dec 2009 02:19:17 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Clinton expects more NATO troop announcements
* Says some countries "stars must align" for public support
* Repeats no firm U.S. withdrawal deadline in mid-2011
By Andrew Quinn
...
PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - Dec 4
04 Dec 2009 01:43:18 GMT
Source: Reuters
HANOI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in the official Vietnamese press on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories.
FINANCIAL NEWS:
TUOI TRE
-- Banks that offer ...
| . |
Malnutrition in Sierra Leone exceeds emergency levels
03 Dec 2009 16:36:00 GMT
Source: Action Against Hunger - UK
The number of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition in the Moyamba district of Sierra Leone has reached alarming levels, says Action Against Hunger | ACF International. A recent ...
Light Ahead for Romania's Disabled.
03 Dec 2009 15:29:00 GMT
Source: World Emergency Relief (WER) - UK
"Without the support and care of Hand Rom I could never have won Gold in the paralympics. This new vocational centre will provide more hope to people like me in Romania. "
Gheorghe is 14 and comes ...
Humanitarian agencies call for aid based on Afghans' needs, not the military's
03 Dec 2009 12:51:08 GMT
Source: CARE International - UK
Aid agencies in Afghanistan call donors to meet the humanitarian needs of Afghans, outlined in a recently
launched $870 million funding appeal. As the U.S. prepares to deploy additional troops, ACBAR coalition representing over 100 Afghan and international aid agencies, urged donors to address the need
for principled humanitarian assistance independent of political and military goals, ranging from aid for refugees to mobile health services.
Humanitarian agencies call for aid based on Afghans' needs, not the military's
03 Dec 2009 12:51:08 GMT
Source: CARE International - UK
Aid agencies in Afghanistan call donors to meet the humanitarian needs of Afghans, outlined in a recently launched $870 million funding appeal. As the U.S. prepares to deploy
additional troops, ACBAR coalition representing over 100 Afghan and international aid agencies, urged donors to address the need for principled humanitarian assistance independent of political and
military goals, ranging from aid for refugees to mobile health services.
Indonesia: Homes for the homeless
03 Dec 2009 10:41:00 GMT
Source: Norwegian Red Cross - Norway
Two months ago, two hundred thousand people lost their homes in the devastating earthquakes in Padang, on Western Sumatra. Now, the Red Cross assists 10 000 families with temporary housing.
- I ...
Guide to Copenhagen during
COP 15
03 Dec 2009 10:40:05 GMT
Source: DanChurchAid - Denmark
From the high security, invite-only summit in Bella Center to the activist happenings on the streets - COP 15 takes place all over Copenhagen.
DanChurchAid reccomends a
number of public access events in Copenhagen during the climate summit.
‘Including All Children’ handbook aids ‘Keep them at Home’ project in Serbia
03 Dec 2009 06:24:02 GMT
Source: World Vision Middle East/Eastern Europe/ Central Asia office
“Including All Children”, the parental guidelines newly developed by World Vision to
assist families and children with disabilities is now being applied in isolated rural areas in Serbia and Montenegro, to assist families that include children with disabilities.
|
