Wednesday, 13 February 2008

News Stories (13/02/08)

Australia apology to Aborigines (BBC News) - [text online]

Danish cartoons 'plotters' held (BBC News) - [text online]

Curry houses 'need more migrants' (BBC News) - [text online]

Aborigines open Australian parliament (The Telegraph) - [text online]

Australia's stolen generation: 'To the mothers and the fathers, the brothers and the sisters, we say sorry' (The Independent) - [text online]

Miliband 'concerned' by Guantanamo trial (The Independent) - [text online]

Spielberg snubs Beijing Olympics over Darfur crisis (The Independent) - [text online]

Gangmasters face losing licences as crackdown reveals exploitation (The Guardian) - [text online]

Chad: Latest Darfur arrivals in precarious situation (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

South Sudan: Launch of $63 million appeal for 2008 operations (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

High Commissioner starts week-long visit to Middle East region (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

UNHCR seeks US$63 million to repatriate southern Sudanese (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR takes part in mass aid distribution in Syria (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR chief discusses refugee crisis with Jordan’s King Abdullah (UNHCR News) - [text online]

East Africa: Unrest in Kenya affects transportation for neighbouring countries (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Sudan: Too scared to tell - sexual violence in Darfur (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Timor-Leste: What prompted the assassination attempts? (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Kenya: Crisis highlights cluster complications (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

"Keep children out of the firing line" - EC (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Over 860 migrants flood in every day (Daily Express) - [text online]

China: Spielberg’s Olympic Pull-Out Highlights Foreigners’ Responsibilities (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Chad: EU Should Deploy Troops Now to Protect Civilians (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

UN: Security Council Should Act Against Child Recruiters (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Time to punish parties who use or abuse children in armed conflicts – UN envoy (UN News) - [text online]

SUDAN: Too scared to tell - sexual violence in Darfur (IRIN News) - [text online]

Many displaced are on the move again in Kenya, says UN (UN News) - [text online]

UN readies to provide more lasting help for Chadian refugees in Cameroon (UN News) - [text online]

UNICEF seeks $856 million to aid children and women caught in crisis (UN News) - [text online]

Latest Darfur refugees face risk along border, UN agency warns (UN News) - [text online]

UN to launch drive against human trafficking at upcoming global forum (UN News) - [text online]

UN refugee chief in Middle East to urge increased assistance for uprooted Iraqis (UN News) - [text online]

Rwandan investigator accused of manufacturing evidence appears at UN tribunal (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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