HARARE, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The death toll from Zimbabwe's worst recorded cholera epidemic has risen to nearly 500, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, in a sign of the rapidly deepening crisis. ... > full story
VATICAN CITY, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Gay rights groups and newspaper editorials on Tuesday condemned the Vatican for its decision to oppose a proposed U.N. resolution calling on governments worldwide to de-criminalize homosexuality. ... > full story
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The Sudanese government's continued attacks on civilians in Darfur show how empty Khartoum's promises of peace for the ravaged region are, 15 human rights organizations said in a report issued on Tuesday. ... > full story
BEIJING, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — The new face of AIDS in China is a shy man with a heavy provincial accent, a weathered face and the rough hands of a manual worker. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — A suicide bomber killed 12 people in an Iraqi mosque on Friday while thousands of followers of anti-American Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr demonstrated in Baghdad after parliament passed a pact allowing U.S. troops to remain through 2011. ... > full story
GENEVA, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — U.N. human rights investigators called on Iran on Thursday to end what they called a "crackdown" on women's rights activists who have been harassed and detained for seeking equal status in the Islamic Republic. ... > full story
KINSHASA, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Congo's government ruled out direct talks with Tutsi rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, saying on Tuesday any meeting was "impossible" outside the framework of a January peace deal the rebels have already rejected. ... > full story
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — Greenland can take a big step toward independence on Tuesday when it votes on self-governance from Denmark but an underdeveloped economy and social problems are hurdles to full sovereignty. ... > full story
TEL AVIV, Nov. 23, 2008 (Reuters) — An Israeli court jailed eight Jewish teenagers on Sunday for carrying out neo-Nazi attacks in a case that sparked revulsion in a state that was a haven for Jews after the Holocaust. ... > full story
ROME, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — The world should hold a food summit in the first half of next year to seek fairer trade and help farmers in poor countries make a decent living, the head of the United Nations food agency said on Wednesday. ... > full story
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Darfur 'getting more dangerous' Dec. 1, 2008 (News 24, South Africa) — Sudan's war-torn Darfur is becoming ever more dangerous, warned the top UN humanitarian official on Sunday, calling for rapid progress towards a ...
Sudan: Protection of Civilians Remains Key Issue Dec. 1, 2008 (AllAfrica.com) — The top United Nations humanitarian official today stressed the need to ensure the protection of civilians and the safety of aid workers in Sudan ...
Sudan: UN Appeals for More Help for South Nov. 30, 2008 (AllAfrica.com) — The United Nations relief chief today wrapped up a two-day visit to southern Sudan by calling on international donors to help the region develop ...
Ethiopian visitors share stories of pain and hope May 15, 2008 (New Jersey Jewish News) — Rachel Yesesechar left Ethiopia in 1984 to embrace a dream: to live in Israel. When she started the journey on foot in the middle of the night with ...
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