Published:Thursday | April 24, 2008 | 11:23 AM Amnesty International accused Ethiopian troops of capturing 40 Somali children during a raid on a mosque last week, and is calling for their release.
Published:Wednesday | April 23, 2008 | 3:14 PM The National Union of Teachers in England and Wales said its members would be going on strike tomorrow.
Published:Wednesday | April 23, 2008 | 12:15 PM Senator Hilary Clinton has beaten her opponent Barrack Obama to take the state of Pennsylvania in yesterday’s primaries.
Published:Tuesday | April 22, 2008 | 2:48 PM Bulgaria\'s Prime Minister, Sergei Stanishev has shuffled his cabinet in the wake of criticisms by the European Union (EU).
Published:Tuesday | April 22, 2008 | 10:02 AM Oil prices in London and New York have hit fresh highs as fears over supply problems continue to drive the market.
Published:Monday | April 21, 2008 | 4:04 PM The United Nations (UN) said the world must urgently increase food production to ease escalating prices.
Published:Monday | April 21, 2008 | 12:34 PM A key opposition figure in Zimbabwe said African leaders and the UN must act to ensure democracy triumphs in that country.
Published:Friday | April 18, 2008 | 4:37 PM The President of Zimbabwe,Robert Mugabe accused Britain of trying to re-colonise Zimbabwe.
Published:Friday | April 18, 2008 | 4:36 PM An earthquake with a 5.2 magnitude on the richter scale reportedly shook sections of Southern Illinois around 5.30 a.m. this morning.
Published:Friday | April 18, 2008 | 12:52 PM A European Union (EU) official said a world trade deal and Europe\'s trade pacts with African Caribbean and Pacific countries could help increase food production by boosting agricultural trade.
Published:Thursday | April 17, 2008 | 3:57 PM South Africa has joined international calls for Zimbabwe\'s electoral commission to release the results of last month\'s presidential election.
Published:Thursday | April 17, 2008 | 12:40 PM Brazil\'s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has rejected allegations that biofuels are responsible for the recent rise in global food prices.
Published:Wednesday | April 16, 2008 | 4:20 PM More than 50 Zimbabwean opposition supporters have been arrested after staging a strike yesterday.
Published:Wednesday | April 16, 2008 | 4:20 PM At least 44 people were killed this morning after a bus ran off the road and plunged into a canal in New Delhi, India.
Published:Wednesday | April 16, 2008 | 11:42 AM Zimbabwean opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai said he would not contest a run off election if certain conditions were not met.
Published:Tuesday | April 15, 2008 | 2:41 PM Many Zimbabwean shops and businesses are reportedly open for business despite opposition calls for a general strike to press for election results to be published.
Published:Tuesday | April 15, 2008 | 2:40 PM United States President, George W. Bush said Haiti is among the countries to first benefit from a US$200 million emergency aid programme to help to alleviate the global food crisis.
Published:Tuesday | April 15, 2008 | 1:58 PM The European Union (EU) said it is studying further measures to help poor countries deal with rising food prices.
Published:Monday | April 14, 2008 | 3:06 PM Forces in Iraq have reportedly freed a British journalist.
Published:Monday | April 14, 2008 | 3:05 PM The Zimbabwean High Court is today expected to decide whether President Robert Mugabe must publish the outcome of the presidential election held more than two weeks ago.
Published:Monday | April 14, 2008 | 12:53 PM The two Democratic rivals for their party\'s presidential nomination have both affirmed their support for abortion rights.
Published:Friday | April 11, 2008 | 3:22 PM The former Communist Party chief in Shanghai, China, has been sentenced to 18 years in jail.
Published:Friday | April 11, 2008 | 12:14 PM Survivors and the families of those killed in the Virginia Tech massacre a year ago have agreed an US$11 million deal with the state.
Published:Thursday | April 10, 2008 | 3:37 PM China said it has uncovered a criminal ring planning to kidnap athletes and others at the Beijing Olympic Games.
Published:Thursday | April 10, 2008 | 11:31 AM People in Nepal have begun voting in nationwide elections that will decide the future direction of the country.
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