Baghdad, 6 March, 2007— The United Nations and international agencies have warned that if sectarian violence in Iraq does not abate, up to a million new people could become displaced in 2007, putting an increasing […]

Accra, 2 March, 2007— An ex-parte motion filed by the Committee for Joint Action (CJA) seeking an order to set aside an Accra Fast Track High Court’s ruling prohibiting them from embarking on a procession […]

Dar es Salaam, 26 February, 2007— The first batch of livestock vaccines against Rift Valley Fever has arrived in Tanzania and is being distributed nationwide, Livestock Development Minister Anthony Diallo said on Monday. “We want […]

Kirkuk, 26 February, 2007— Sheikh Muhssin al-Zaidi, 45, is sad to be leaving Kirkuk, the northern city he has lived in since the early 1980s. He disagrees with the ‘Arabisation’ policy of former president Saddam […]

Washington, 26 February, 2007— The United States considers Pakistan a vital ally in the struggle against terrorism and will look to its government for continued support as al-Qaida and the Taliban gear up to target […]

Washington, 25 February, 2007— By refusing to suspend its nuclear enrichment and reprocessing activities, Iran is continuing to isolate itself from the international community, according to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Responding to Iranian President […]

Kabul, 26 February, 2007— Afghan President Hamid Karzai is under pressure to sign a controversial amnesty bill approved by the country’s national assembly last week. The bill provides sweeping immunity for those guilty of war […]

Nairobi, 22 February, 2007— Somalia has welcomed a resolution by the United Nations Security Council authorising a six-month deployment of African Union (AU) peacekeepers to the Horn of Africa country, which has had no functioning […]