Diverse water sources key to food security: report
LONDON (Reuters) - Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts said on Monday, arguing for greater investment in water storage.
Nations:India Zimbabwe Source:(Reuters)
2010-09-05
Jet misses runway and crashes in China, killing 43
BEIJING - A Chinese passenger jet broke apart as it approached a fog-shrouded runway in the country's northeast and burst into flames as it hit the ground Tuesday, killing 43 people and injuring 53 others, state media said.
Nations:China Zimbabwe Source:(AP)
2010-08-24
Last 2 foreign dead in Afghan murders identified
KABUL, Afghanistan - A Christian charity said Monday that it had no plans to leave Afghanistan despite the murders of 10 members of its medical aid team and repeated that the organization does not attempt to convert Muslims to Christianity.
Nations:Afghanistan Nepal Zimbabwe Honduras U.S. Mexico People:Hillary Clinton Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2010-08-09
Victims of Afghan massacre gave years of service
KABUL, Afghanistan - One gave up a lucrative practice to give free dental care to children who had never seen a toothbrush. Others had devoted whole decades of their lives to helping the Afghan people through war and deprivation.
Nations:Afghanistan Nepal Pakistan India Zimbabwe Honduras People:Hillary Clinton Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2010-08-08
Surging costs hit food security in poorer nations
Families from Pakistan to Argentina to Congo are being battered by surging food prices that are dragging more people into poverty, fueling political tensions and forcing some to give up eating meat, fruit and even tomatoes.
Nations:Argentina Congo Pakistan India Venezuela Mauritania
2010-06-06
Olympics host Vancouver ranked world's most liveable city
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Vancouver has again topped a list of the top 10 most liveable cities in the world, giving the Canadian west coast city an extra boost as it opens the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Nations:Canada Australia South Africa Austria Nigeria Pakistan Source:(Reuters)
2010-02-12
Obama China pick vows clear-eyed approach
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama's nominee to be ambassador to China promised Thursday to bring a "hard-headed realist" approach to relations and said he felt personally invested in the fate of Taiwan.
Nations:China Taiwan North Korea India Zimbabwe Singapore People:Barack Obama Activities:China-U.S. Source:(AFP)
2009-07-23
Federer, Roddick to meet in 3rd Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England - Five-time champion Roger Federer reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday and will face Andy Roddick for a chance at a record 15th Grand Slam title.
Nations:Zimbabwe U.S. Australia People:Tommy Haas Andy Murray Rafael Nadal Pete Sampras Roger Federer Andy Roddick Activities:2009 Wimbledon
2009-07-03
Will Beijing Respond to Clinton's Diplomatic Wish List?
North Korea has a long history of communicating with the United States through provocation and brinksmanship, and it has played to type ahead of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's four-nation trip to Asia that began Sunday. In recent weeks, Pyongyang has annulled its maritime border with South Korea, renounced the nonaggression agreement between the two countries, and moved missiles and equipment around in ways that could signal preparations for a launch, according to U.S. officials.
Nations:North Korea Pakistan South Korea Afghanistan Zimbabwe People:Kim Jong Il Hillary Clinton Timothy Geithner Activities:2009 Clinton Asia Trip China-U.S. Global Financial Crisis Source:(Time)
2009-02-17
Economic crisis deepening: China's Hu
PORT-LOUIS (AFP) - The impact of the economic crisis is deepening and will hit developing nations particularly hard, Chinese President Hu Jintao warned on Monday as he embarked on the final leg of a tour of Africa.
Nations:China Tanzania Zimbabwe People:Hu Jintao Activities:2008 China Slowdown Source:(AFP)
2009-02-17
Zimbabwe cholera surges, as doctors urge charges for Mugabe
HARARE (AFP) - The death toll of Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic swelled past 2,000 people Tuesday, as a global doctors group called for President Robert Mugabe to be charged with crimes against humanity.
Nations:Zimbabwe People:Morgan Tsvangirai Activities:2008 Zimbabwe Election Source:(AFP)
2009-01-13
Opposition leader wins presidency in Ghana
ACCRA, Ghana - Opposition leader John Atta Mills was declared Ghana's next president Saturday in a peaceful ballot that secured the West African nation's place as a beacon of democracy on a volatile continent.
Nations:Kenya Mauritania Zimbabwe U.S. Ghana People:Kofi Annan Source:(AP)
2009-01-03
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