The victim of the alleged rape was 15 years old; her “assailant” was a 45-year-old neighbor. Obviously, there is something psychologically wrong with a man who decides to have sexual intercourse with a teenage girl […]

Berlin, 5 May, 2008— President Horst Köhler presented one of Germany‘s highest honours, the Grand Cross First Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany to Kofi Annan, former United Nations […]

Bamako, 1 May, 2008— Health experts say the majority of malaria cases in Mali are misdiagnosed, which causes resistance to malaria drugs and leaves other illnesses untreated. “When people are sick in Mali, the doctor […]

Malakal, 30 April, 2008— Malakal, on the banks of the world’s longest river in Sudan’s Upper Nile State, should have enough water to quench thirst and clean itself; instead the town was grappling with serious […]

Washington, 1 May, 2008— Ethiopia is beginning what it hopes is a steady climb out of poverty, with strong reliance on intellectual property rights protection. “I believe that every country, whether poor or rich, has […]

Washington, 30 April, 2008— Improving international cooperation allowed new gains against terrorism in 2007, but shifting terrorist tactics, the role of state sponsors such as Iran and terrorists’ pursuit of weapons of mass destruction underline […]

Washington, 24 April, 2008— Nations that are party to the 1970 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) will discuss additional ways to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, promote disarmament and foster cooperation for the peaceful use […]

Washington, 24 April, 2008— Despite the toll in human lives taken daily by an ancient parasite on the world’s poorest and most vulnerable, there are effective ways to fight deadly malaria and a range of […]