Richard Eskow Once again we're hearing that a foreclosure fraud deal is about to be announced between major banks, the U.S. government and most or all of the states. We've heard that before, only to have the deadline pushed back so that holdout Attorneys General can be brought on board with the agreement. (...)... More»

Source: UN Radio Country: Myanmar Listen to the interview By-elections scheduled for April to fill parliamentary seats in Myanmar will be a 'critical test' for the government as it carries out political reforms in the country. That's the assessment of Tomas Ojea Quintana, the UN Human Rights expert on Myanmar who has just concluded... More»

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is the most important and effective financial facility addressing AIDS. It has saved and prolonged millions of lives. Yet at this precise moment when the global community should be doing all it can to support the Fund, it is under the most serious assault... More»

Source: New York Times Country: Mali By ADAM NOSSITER BAMAKO, Mali - In life, he delighted in fomenting insurgencies in the African nations to the south. And in death, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi is doing it all over again. (...) Read the original article... More»

Source: US Agency for International Development Country: Somalia, United States of America (the) Written by Nancy Lindborg, USAID Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance On Friday the United Nations declared that famine is no longer present in Somalia. This is great and welcome news to the humanitarian aid community. The newly released... More»

Source: Radio Dabanga Country: Sudan (the) Fatah Borno camp (6 Feb .) - An armed group has looted 75 sheep from Fatah Borno internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in North Darfur. A female IDP said 'gunmen fired heavily into the air, causing those looking after the sheep to flee.' (...) Read the original article... More»

As rhetoric heats up regarding possible military action on Iran, some military officials are advocating the use of a little talked about arsenal in the military's arsenal: marine mammals. Marine mammals such as dolphins and sea lions have already been enlisted, and some are advocating the use of dolphins in the Strait of Hormuz.... More»

Mauritania has invited a group of French tourists to visit the north of the country and boost tourism which has been hard-hit by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Read the original article... More»

A powerful blast followed by sustained gunfire have shaken a police station in Nigeria's northern city of Kano, in the latest assault by suspected Islamist militants. Read the original article... More»

Joint Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee has launched a peace foundation in Liberia aimed at lifting young girls out of social squalor and giving them life skills. Read the original article... More»

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Source: UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) Matadi, 31 January 2012 - The work plan midterm review of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) Civil Affairs Office was conducted from 29 to 31 January... More»

Kenya Humanitarian Bulletin - January 2012 Country: Kenya, Ethiopia Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Read the original article... More»

Source: UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) Mbuji-Mayi, 29 January 2012 - The Office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in Mbuji-Mayi inaugurated a new building for the Prosecutor's Office and the High... More»

Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Hungary BUDAPEST, February 6, 2012 (AFP) - The cold snap gripping swathes of Europe killed 12 people in Hungary over the past three days, authorities said on Monday, in the country's first announcement of fatalities. "Twelve people have died from the cold in the last three days, 55 people have... More»