Hermine strengthens off Mexico, oil unaffected
06 Sep 2010 15:51:46 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Hermine winds to reach hurricane strength
* Heavy rain expected in northeast Mexico, southern Texas
* No report of damage to Mexico oil facilities (Changes dateline, previous MIAMI, adds byline ...
PAKISTAN: Superstition undermining clean water messages
06 Sep 2010 15:41:14 GMT
Source: IRIN
From his village in the southern Punjab district of Rajanpur, a holy man believed to be endowed with mystical
powers ('pir') is frequently called upon to intone religious verses over containers of water - in the belief that this will purify them. His services are much in demand these days.
Bosnia bomb probe finds weapons, Islamist link seen
06 Sep 2010 15:31:12 GMT
Source: Reuters
SARAJEVO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Bosnian police have uncovered a large cache of weapons and detained a new suspect in the course of their inquiry into a June bomb attack that killed one policeman and ...
Russia needs mandatory insurance after fires-Kremlin
06 Sep 2010 15:02:47 GMT
Source: Reuters
VORONEZH, Russia, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Russia should consider reintroducing mandatory fire insurance for homes after the state had to spend millions of dollars rebuilding houses destroyed by wildfires, ...
Guatemala resumes rescue work after landslide
06 Sep 2010 14:55:54 GMT
Source: Reuters
GUATEMALA CITY, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Emergency services in Guatemala on Monday resumed their search for victims of landslides that killed and buried dozens of people, as further rain was predicted for ...
Tropical storm Hermine strengthens off Mexico
06 Sep 2010 14:53:52 GMT
Source: Reuters
MEXICO CITY, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Hermine, churning off Mexico's eastern coast, could reach hurricane strength winds before making landfall, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on ...
Rwandan leader slams Western critics at swearing-in
06 Sep 2010 14:51:14 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Kagame says will not be dictated to by critics
* Rwandan leader sworn in for second 7-year term
* Rights groups said election marred by repression
By Kezio-Musoke David
KIGALI, Sept 6 ( ...
Afghan foreign troops death toll hits 500 for 2010
06 Sep 2010 14:38:00 GMT
Source: Reuters
* 2010 likely to become deadliest year of war
* Civilian casualties also at record levels
* More tough fighting ahead, U.S. commanders warn
* NATO acknowledges civilian deaths in Helmand ...
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Fresh disaster in West Africa as flooding compounds food crisis
06 Sep 2010 15:10:00 GMT
Source: Christian Aid - UK
Severe flooding across the Sahel region of West Africa has left hundreds of thousands of people without food and shelter, bringing fresh misery to communities already suffering their worst food crisis ...
Bilaso - owner of six goats and
future dreams
06 Sep 2010 14:14:51 GMT
Source: DanChurchAid - Denmark
From back breaking work in road-construction far from home to owner of six goats. In Orissa, India the dalit single mother, Bilaso Naik, has gotten help to claim her right to basic
services from the government
Merlin opens sixth diarrhoea treatment centre in Pakistan
06 Sep 2010 10:53:34 GMT
Source: Merlin - UK
Merlin is responding rapidly and effectively to ongoing outbreaks of waterborne disease in the severely flood-affected regions of Pakistan.
Today Merlin expanded its operations into
Punjab province and opened a sixth diarrhoea treatment unit in Muzaffar...
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