32 dead or missing after China quake: state media

BEIJING, Aug 31, 2008 (AFP) – At least 32 people were killed or reported missing and about 258,000 homes destroyed in a powerful earthquake in southwest China, state media said Sunday.
More than 460 people were injured in Saturday’s 6.1-magnitude earthquake, which rocked Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing the Ministry [...]

Kempen Seorang Sekampit Beras

Taman Saga, Ampang (29 Ogos 2008),Kempen Seorang Sekampit Beras telah berjalan selama 2 tahun setiap kali menjelangnya Ramadhan. Pada tahun ini, kempen penyerahan bahan mentah dimulakan dengan penyerahan oleh penduduk Taman Saga.Pada Jumaat yang lalu, seramai enam orang staf ABIM telah mengadakan pertemuan bersama penduduk Taman Saga Ampang di Dewan Masyarakat Taman Saga pada jam [...]

United Nations provides humanitarian assistance to flood affected families

Kathmandu, 29 August 2008 – Heavy flooding by the Saptakoshi River in Sunsari and Saptari districts in Eastern Region continues to impact an increasing number of families who have been displaced and lost their lands and houses. The challenges to help the families will grow more in the coming weeks as the number of affected [...]

PAKISTAN: Flour shortages cause despair ahead of Ramadan

Photo: Kamila Hyat/IRIN

People like Zulquernain fear rising prices will deter customers who usually buy `roti’ (flat bread) in increased numbers during Ramadan

LAHORE, 28 August 2008 (IRIN) – Rubina Aslam, 30, cannot read or write. She has never been to school, but considers herself “fortunate to be married to a man who earns nearly 20,000 [...]

UN Envoy Calls Attention to Somalia Humanitarian Crisis

By Derek Kilner
Nairobi
28 August 2008

The U.N. Special Humanitarian Envoy appealed for increased attention to the humanitarian crisis in Somalia, following a trip to the country. As Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, humanitarian agencies are warning of an alarming rise in the need for humanitarian assistance in Somalia.
The U.N. Special Humanitarian Envoy Abdul Aziz Arrukban on [...]

Afghanistan: Free Aafia Siddiqui’s 11-Year-Old Son

Child Is Too Young to Be Treated as Criminal Suspect

(New York, August 27, 2008) – The Afghan government should immediately relinquish 11-year-old Ahmed Siddiqui to the custody of his family, Human Rights Watch said today. Siddiqui, a US citizen, is believed to be the son of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman held on US federal [...]

U.S. Contractors Shouldn’t Face Iraqi Courts

By MICHAEL A. COHEN and MARIA FIGUEROA KÜPÇÜ

Nearly a year after the tragic shooting of 17 Iraqis by Blackwater security contractors, the Department of Justice is close to indicting six of the guards involved in the horrific events. This is a long overdue step toward holding contractors legally responsible for their actions in Iraq and [...]

TEN FRENCH SOLDIERS KILLED IN TALIBAN AMBUSH IN AFGHANISTAN

KABUL: Ten French NATO soldiers were killed in a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan, officials said on Tuesday, the deadliest ground attack on foreign troops here since the US-led war was launched in 2001.
The shock ambush also left 21 French troops wounded, and prompted French President Nicolas Sarkozy to announce he would immediately head to the [...]

Georgia/Russian Federation: ICRC moves closer to gaining access to South Ossetia

Following a positive meeting on 19 August between the ICRC’s president, Jakob Kellenberger and the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, the organization is hopeful that it will soon be granted access to South Ossetia. The following is the latest update on ICRC activities in Georgia and North Ossetia.
The ICRC’s key priority remains gaining safe and [...]

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