News Stories (15/01/08)

Kenyan MPs poised for stand-off (BBC News) - [text online]

Mugabe faces rival inside party (BBC News) - [text online]

African flood 'catastrophe' fear (BBC News) - [text online]

End death by stoning, Iran urged (BBC News) - [text online]

Footballer Al Bangura saved from deportation in extra time (The Times) - [text online]

'White flight' increasing, race chief says (The Telegraph) - [text online]

John Simpson: The abject poverty in a country where everyone is a millionaire (The Independent) - [text online]

Democrat contest tainted by allegations of racial politicking (The Independent) - [text online]

Kenyan minister rejects UN offer (The Independent) - [text online]

Serbians prepare plan for Kosovo (The Independent) - [text online]

ID cards for foreigners within three years (The Guardian) - [text online]

Footballer is saved from threat of deportation (The Guardian) - [text online]

Students benefit from UNHCR internship in Cyprus (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UN refugee agency calls for Thailand to release Lao Hmong refugees (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Somalia: UN rushes aid as security situation deteriorates (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Kenya: As death toll rises, Ban Ki-moon calls for urgent solution to crisis (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Chad: Dual peacekeeping mission seeks to dispell confusion (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Nepal: Over US$104m in assistance needed in 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]
ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Iraq: NGO Micro Grant Expanded Humanitarian Response Fund Bulletin No. 4 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Population movements in Eastern DR Congo, Sept - Dec 2007 - Issue No. 3 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA-oPt protection of civilians summary data tables: Reports to the end of Dec 2007 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Southern Africa: IFRC warns of potential disastrous flood crisis (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Sudan "bombs" Darfur rebels as violence hampers aid (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Kenya: Violence subsides but families remain displaced (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Burundi: Thousands of displaced need assistance (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Response to Government's plan to ratify convention against trafficking (Refugee Council) - [text online]

Response to Home Office 10 point reform plan announced today (Refugee Council) - [text online]

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