At least 700 people passed away in a massive earthquake in north-west China on Wednesday have been cremated outside the worst-hit town, Jiegu. The dead bodies were placed in a trench and to set alight. According to official sources, the death tool may raise to more than one thousand and Another 417 are still missing [...]
Chile’s president has appealed for calm in the earthquake-ravaged city of Concepcion, vowing a stern response to any renewal of looting and violence.
Michelle Bachelet says 14,000 troops are now in the region, after dozens of looters were arrested.
As night fell, curfews were imposed across four major urban centres in Chile, including an 18-hour curfew in [...]
Millions of dollars earmarked for victims of the Ethiopian famine of 1984-85 was siphoned off by rebels to buy weapons.
A former rebel leader expressed his views that they used the cash to fund attempts to overthrow the government of the time.
One rebel leader estimated $95m (£63m) – from Western governments and charities including Band Aid [...]
Aboriginal groups are gathered at a public meeting to discuss the controversial plans to build Australia’s first nuclear waste dump on tribal land.
The federal government has located a remote cattle station north of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory as a likely site.
The proposal has caused a severe contervercy within the indigenous community.
Ministers have made [...]
HIV has become the leading cause of death and disease among women of reproductive age worldwide, the UN programme on HIV/Aids says.
At the beginning of a 10-day conference in New York, UNAids launched a five-year action plan to address the gender issues which affect women .
One of the key issues, it says, is that up [...]
Nato has confirmed the death of civilians in an air strike in southern Afghanistan on Sunday.
Afghan sources said at least 21 civilians died in Uruzgan province, which is next to Helmand.
Nato said it used airborne weapons to engage a convoy of suspected insurgents believed to be en route to an attack.
After the strike, ground military [...]
Military leadership in Niger have promised a “return to constitutional order”, right after three days of overthrowing President Mamadou Tandja.
A spokesman for the coup leaders said they would draft a new constitution and hold elections, but did not give a specific time spane.
Mr Tandja – seized during a cabinet meeting on Thursday – was being [...]
Court denied to release five suspected American terrorisys on bail. They are accused of engaging terrorist actitvities in the country and were arrested from sargodha last year. Their lawyer told the journalists that an anti-terrorist judge in Sargodha turned down the plea for their release on bail. “We were not expecting the dismissal, as despite [...]
US seek to urge a new era of diplomatic ties with Syria, after a long interval. President Obama sent under state secretary to Damascus to initiate the process of bilateral relations with his old friend. Obama nominated first US ambassador to Syria in last five year. There is a long history of troubled relations between [...]
Ruling party candidate Laura Chinchilla has become Costa Rica’s first woman president with a landslide victory in Sunday’s voting.
She secured 47% caste votes .she served as vice president under outgoing President Oscar Arias — needed a total vote of 40% to avoid a runoff election. she promised in her election campaign to continue Mr. Arias’s [...]
Blog Feed Comments Feed • Probama Theme by Category 4
