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New York– After several delays in recent weeks, the United Nations Security Council today finally lifted decade-old sanctions imposed against Libya over the deadly bombing in 1988 of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, […]

New York– United Nations Secretary-General called on Israel today not to expel Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, warning that such a move would dangerously exacerbate tension and instability in the region. “The Secretary-General strongly urges the […]

Monrovia– Thousands of displaced civilians, who fled renewed fighting between government forces and rebels a week ago in central Liberia, began returning to their camps following the deployment of West African peacekeepers in Bong County […]

Washington– Across the United States September 11 Americans marked the second anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States with prayer services, moments of silence, placing of wreaths, and candlelight vigils. At […]

Cancun, Mexico– The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today appealed to rich nations to dismantle tariff barriers and cut subsidies, calling it “vital” for food security in developing countries. “If trade is to […]

Abidjan– Malian and United States medical experts have begun testing a new anti-malaria vaccine in Mali, one of Africa’s endemic countries, the US-based National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) said on Tuesday. The […]

Dakar– School children in Africa can be treated for intestinal worms and schistosomes – the parasites that cause bilharzia – in association with school feeding programmes for as little as 20 US cents per year, […]

Dar es Salaam Donor organisations and the Tanzanian government have started making contingency plans following several warnings of an imminent food shortage for some two million people. ”We are still finalising our emergency appeal document […]