Friday 1 February 2008

News Stories (01/02/08)

Ban seeks to bolster Kenya talks (BBC News) - [text online]

France sends extra troops to Chad (BBC News) - [text online]

Kosovo declaration 'not imminent' (BBC News) - [text online]

Egypt tightens Gaza border gaps (BBC News) - [text online]

Kenya peace talks called off as second MP shot (The Telegraph) - [text online]

Crime of passion that triggered a fresh wave of tribal bloodshed in Kenya (The Times) - [text online]

Save Pervez! Global protests to save Afghan student from death sentence (The Independent) - [text online]

Rift Valley mayhem follows murder of opposition politician (The Independent) - [text online]

Child asylum-seekers to be forcibly deported (The Independent) - [text online]

Deportation of Kenyan immigrant halted again fourth time (The Independent) - [text online]

Conflict spells disaster for whole of East Africa (The Independent) - [text online]

West accepts flawed elections if the winner is an ally, says rights group (The Independent) - [text online]

Afghan protest: 'He just shared an article with friends. What's the problem?' (The Independent) - [text online]

Police smash people-smuggling network (The Guardian) - [text online]

Five years of rain (The Guardian) - [text online]

Home Office defends plans to send back child asylum seekers (The Guardian) - [text online]

Somali refugee wins US State Department award for courage (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR and India hold key meeting to strengthen cooperation (UNHCR News) -[text online]

UNHCR evacuates most staff in eastern Chad after attacks (UNHCR News) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Kenyan refugees in Uganda OCHA Situation Report No. 6 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Ten million immigrants (Daily Express) - [text online]

AFGHANISTAN: Oxfam calls on donors to overhaul aid policy (IRIN News) - [text online]

EAST TIMOR: 100,000 IDPs still displaced nearly two years on (IRIN News) - [text online]

Attacks force UN refugee agency to evacuate staff from town in eastern Chad (UN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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