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Pak Stability to Give Impetus to Indo-Pak Peace Process
Srinagar, Feb 29: The pro-Indian Kashmiri leader and transport minister of Kashmir, Hakim Mohammad Yasin has said that stability and establishment of democratically elected government in Pakistan will give impetus to India-Pakistan peace pr
What's in a Million? Less Mercury
The millionth mercury switch was removed through the National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program, a collaboration among EPA, automobile manufacturers, steel makers, scrap recyclers, automotive recyclers, states and environmental groups
Nepalese Accord With Ethnic Madhesis Will Help Planned Elections
The Secretary-General' s Special Representative to Nepal has welcomed today's agreement between the seven-party alliance that forms the country's Government and the leadership of the ethnic Madhesi movement from the southern plains.
Afghanistan's Helmand a Tough Battleground
Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, where Britain's Prince Harry has been combating the Taliban, is a harsh battleground where extremists have teamed up with powerful opium lords.
Governor of Afghanistan's volatile Helmand says 'transferred'
The governor of Afghanistan's volatile Helmand province, where Taliban hold some districts and opium cultivation is flourishing, has been transferred out of the job, he said Friday.
Results from the UN International Forum on Remittances 2007
Goals: Promote agreements among financial institutions in remittance-sending countries and corresponding institutions and their networks in remittance-receiving countries to reduce the cost of international/domestic remittance transmission:
Taliban Blow Up Afghan Phone Tower
Taliban militants blew up a telecommunications tower Friday in southern Afghanistan following a warning to phone companies to shut down the towers at night or face attack.
UN Provides Vaccines to Help in Paraguayan Fight Against Yellow Fever Outbreak
The United Nations World Health Organization ( http:// www.who. int/en/ "> WHO) has organized the supply of two million doses of yellow fever vaccine to Paraguay as health authorities in the South American country battle a deadly outbreak o
Britain to withdraw Prince Harry from Afghanistan
The leak raised concern that Harry, who is on the front lines in Helmand, a dangerous province of southern Afghanistan, could become a " high-value target" for al Qaeda, the Taliban and other Islamist militants.
UN Flag Now a Target, Warns Head of Staff Security Review Panel
Although the United Nations flag used to provide protection, it is now becoming a target, the head of an independent panel tasked by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to assess the safety and security of the world body's staff worldwide caution
Disregarding Public Outcry : Assam Government's Way
While the AASU general secretary Tapan Gogoi expressed grave concern over the insensitive attitude of the forest minister Mr Hussain, the Nature's Beckon director Soumyadeep Datta alleged that in spite of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act
New UN-Financed Job Projects in Haitian Capital Set to Help Over 7,000 People
The United Nations peacekeeping mission to Haiti has announced it will fund six projects that are expected to eventually provide temporary jobs to more than 7,000 people living in the notorious Cité Soleil and Martissant neighbourhoods of t
Nepalese Accord With Ethnic Madhesis Will Help Planned Elections
The Secretary-General' s Special Representative to Nepal has welcomed today's agreement between the seven-party alliance that forms the country's Government and the leadership of the ethnic Madhesi movement from the southern plains.
UN's Myanmar Envoy Leaves Tokyo, Completing Asian Consultations
The United Nations' top envoy for Myanmar finished his consultations in Tokyo today, wrapping up his meetings with Asian leaders on efforts to promote democratization and national reconciliation in the troubled country, where authorities us
Photos Transcript of Gov. Schwarzenegger School Tour
Following a tour of Northwood Elementary School, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today joined Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell to announce their recommendations to improve 97 districts that have persistently failed to meet
Press Conference of the President
And as I say, we're in a period of transition here in America, from a time where we were- where we are oil and gas dependent, to, hopefully, a time where we got electric automobiles, and we're spending money to do that; a time when we're us
$100 Million Boost Pegged for Aid to Afghanistan
One-time spending hike will go primarily toward security initiatives, such as training police, army Feb 27, 2008 04: 30 AM Allan Woods Ottawa Bureau OTTAWA-Canada will have an additional $ 100 million to spend on Afghanistan as part of a bu
UN Experts Call for Protection of Housing Rights of Hurricane Katrina Victims
United Nations experts on housing and minority rights today called on the United States Government to halt the demolition of public housing and protect the human rights of African-Americans affected by Hurricane Katrina, which battered New
'Georgia's Human Rights Record Still of Concern, Despite Progress
The United Nations' top human rights official today wrapped up a visit to Georgia with a warning that while the country has made some recent progress, it must take action on areas ranging from its treatment of detainees to restoring trust i
Karzai Controls a Third of Afghanistan
The Afghan government under President Hamid Karzai controls just 30 percent of the country, the top U.S. intelligence official said Wednesday.
Afghan Interior Minister Survives Attack: Ministry
Afghanistan's interior minister Wednesday survived an attack on his convoy, while clashes killed several civilians and Taliban militants around the country, the interior ministry said.
UN Agencies Urge Bolstered Respect for Human Rights
Two United Nations agencies have issued a joint call to boost protection of the human rights of people regardless of their sexual orientation or their actual or presumed HIV status.
Four Para-Military Soldiers Killed in Kashmir
A para-military officer was killed after being hit by a bullet which was accidentally fired from his service rifle in the summer capital, Srinagar, Thursday morning.
PHOTOS: Sharing Supplies, Smiles
Command Sgt. Maj. Chad Lynch, who hails from Gonzales, La., and serves with Multi-National Division- Baghdad's 769th Engineer Battalion, 35th Engineer Brigade, recently handed out school supplies to children in the West Rashid neighborhood
Flight 93 Memorial a Tribute to Terrorists?
The memorial design is a perfect crescent- not just any crescent, but an Islamic crescent.
Middle East: Ban Ki-Moon 'Deeply Concerned' At Rising Violence, Loss of Life
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed deep concern at the recent escalation of violence in southern Israel and Gaza, including the loss of civilian life resulting from rocket fire by Hamas and strikes by the Israeli Defence Forces ( I
42 Died of Aids in Kashmir, 211 New Cases Detected
A report recently released by India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has identified Kashmir as one of the most vulnerable regions with regard to drug abuse and spread of HIV/AIDS stating that the " region boasts more than 90 per cent
Truck Service on Kashmir LoC to Prop Up Indo-Pak Peace Process
Srinagar, Feb 28: The senior leader of a pro-India political group in Kashmir has stated that any synergy for enhanced economic and commercial co-operation across the Line of Control ( LoC) would contribute to the Indo-Pak peace process.
Superb Performance Reflects Force Quality, Personnel Chief Says
The Air Force, too, is engaged in war-related and other important missions, said Lt. Gen. Richard Y. Newton III, deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services.
Release of Kashmiri Prisoners Demanded
Srinagar, Feb 28: The Committee for Release of Political Prisoners ( CFRPP) demands the immediate and unconditional release of Kashmiri detenues languishing in various Indian jails.
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