Month: March 2005

Jerusalem, 15 March, 2005— Stressing that the United Nations itself rose from the ashes of the Holocaust and speaking at the Jerusalem memorial to the 6 million Jews who died in it, Secretary-General Kofi Annan […]

Washington, 15 March, 2005— The United States and its European allies have developed a unified position in opposition to Iranian development of nuclear weapons, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says. ”A common front, a common […]

Berlin, 14 March, 2005— The Ambassador of the Republic of Mauritius in Germany, His Excellency Mr Mohurrlall Haton, hosted a reception and dinner at the Maritim Hotel in Berlin today to celebrate his country‘s 37th […]

Bouna, 11 March, 2005— “I carry out the investigations, put them in prison, and I and my boss-man decide when they can be freed,” said Wassa-Wassa, one of two rebel-come-police operating in the remote northeast […]

Johannesburg, 11 March, 2005— At least one in six children in sub-Saharan Africa die before the age of five, compared to one in 140 in developed countries, according to a new report. Most of these […]

Johannesburg, 12 March, 2005— Even before British Prime Minister Tony Blair officially unveiled on Friday the findings of his Commission for Africa, a leaked version of the development plan was stirring up debate. Some commentators […]

Washington, 11 March, 2005— Natural disasters and public health crises often create a tsunami of reporting by journalists who have little background in science or medical fields. The result can be overblown and unsubstantiated reports […]

New York, 11 March, 2005— The people in Darfur and southern Sudan face a ”make or break” year in 2005, depending on whether humanitarian aid and African Union peacekeepers are increased, says the U.N. humanitarian […]