Month: December 2007

Johannesburg, 7 December, 2007— In her bright orange clothing, South African Riana Jacobs, 31, stands out from the crowd at the recent International Consultation on Islam and HIV/AIDS, organised by the charity, Islamic Relief Worldwide […]

New Delhi, 6 December, 2007— Eight nations and the European Commission pledged $605 million December 6 in the continuing fight against the spread of H5N1 avian influenza in birds and people for efforts focusing on […]

Washington, 6 December, 2007— Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said a comprehensive cease-fire agreement between Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and nonextremist political groups will help facilitate the delivery of much-needed humanitarian aid in the […]

I am writing (in a great rush) with the fervent hope that this article does get published before December 7, 2007, when the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) confers to […]

Dhaka, 3 December, 2007— Muslim countries and Islamic relief organisations have shown unprecedented solidarity with the people of Bangladesh after a devastating cyclone struck the country’s southwestern coast on 15 November, killing over 3,000 and […]

Washington, 30 November, 2007— President Bush November 30 announced his plans to travel to sub-Saharan Africa early in 2008 to assure Africans they have a “steady partner” in the United States of America. In a […]

Washington, 30 November, 2007— As International Human Rights Day approaches on December 10, the world must be concerned about the situation in Zimbabwe — where defenders of freedom are under attack and where the human […]

Washington, 30 November, 2007— On the eve of World AIDS Day, President Bush renewed his pledge to fight the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. “The pandemic of HIV/AIDS can be defeated,” he said November 30, through international […]