JOS, Nigeria, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — More than 200 bodies have been brought to the main mosque in the Nigerian city of Jos following ethnic and religious clashes and the final death toll is likely to be much higher, the Red Cross said on Saturday. ... > full story
HARARE, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — The Zimbabwean capital, Harare, is offering free graves for victims of a cholera outbreak sweeping the southern African state, which a United Nations agency says is only the tip of a health crisis. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran has sentenced three men to death for being involved in the fatal bombing of a mosque that killed 14 Iranians in the southern city of Shiraz in April, the hardline Kayhan newspaper reported on Saturday. ... > full story
DOHA, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blamed the West for the global financial crisis on Saturday, saying other countries were being dragged in to help resolve Western problems. ... > full story
SHANGHAI, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Police shot and killed a knife-wielding man who wounded three people and took a nurse hostage in a Carrefour store in southwest China on Saturday, the official Xinhua news agency said. ... > full story
KABUL, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — A former Taliban spokesman was shot dead in his home late on Friday evening by unknown gunmen in the southeastern province of Nangarhar, a provincial official said on Saturday. ... > full story
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — A suspected U.S. drone aircraft fired a missile at a house in the militancy-plagued Pakistani region of North Waziristan on the Afghan border on Saturday, killing two people, security agency officials said. ... > full story
MUMBAI, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — The gunbattle at Mumbai's famous Taj Mahal Palace Hotel was finally over after three bloody days, but the dull thud of explosions still vibrated up through the shoes of those standing nearby. ... > full story
KABUL, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. general commanding NATO forces in Afghanistan has ordered a merger of the office that releases news with "Psy Ops," which deals with propaganda, a move that goes against the alliance's policy, three officials said. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — The first U.S. ambassador to Libya in three decades will be sworn in on December 17 and take up his post a few days later, the U.S. State Department said on Friday in a further sign of the two nations' improving ties. ... > full story
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ICRC helps Zimbabwe respond to Cholera outbreak Nov. 28, 2008 (People's Daily, China) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is helping the Zimbabwean authorities respond to the cholera outbreak, which has caused ...
Cholera worsens in Zimbabwe Nov. 28, 2008 (Nebraska.tv) — Humanitarian groups are scrambling to get a grip on Zimbabwe's cholera problem, which has killed more than 400 people amid the country's political ...
Nearly 10,000 cholera cases now reported in Zimbabwe, UN says Nov. 28, 2008 (United Nations News) — Almost 10,000 cases and over 400 deaths due to cholera have now been reported in Zimbabwe since the current outbreak of the disease began in ...
Suspected cases rise in KZN Nov. 27, 2008 (Star, South Africa) — Another three Zimbabweans with suspected cholera have been admitted to two Durban hospitals, health department officials said yesterday.. . Two ...
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