Monday 28 April 2008

News Stories (28/04/08)

UN troops 'armed DR Congo rebels' (BBC News) - [text online]

Zimbabwe parties to check results (BBC News) - [text online]

Hundreds of Iraq schemes 'failed' (BBC News) - [text online]

Rights groups urge Sudan arrests (BBC News) - [text online]

Smith faces fresh pressure on 42-day terror detentions (The Independent) - [text online]

Barbaric 'honour killings' become the weapon to subjugate women in Iraq (The Independent) - [text online]

Zimbabwe opposition's hold on parliament confirmed (The Independent) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Kenya Humanitarian Update vol. 16, 17 - 23 Apr 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Burundi pleads for international support as violence escalates (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Zimbabwe: Surge in state-sponsored violence (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Iraq: Half of children no longer go to school, more recruited for violent activities including suicide attacks (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Do I stay or do I go? (The Guardian) - [text online]

Migrants targeted as race crime surges (The Guardian) - [text online]

Changes to application process affecting application forms for students and marriages (Home Office: Border & Immigration Agency) - [text online]

KENYA: IDPs remain cautious as leaders preach peace (IRIN News) - [text online]

Renewed east Congo fighting hampers relief efforts (Reuters) - [text online]

Ban Ki-Moon Warns Against Kosovo Violence (Balkan Insight) - [text online]

NEPAL: Former rebels favoured by marginalised communities (IRIN News) - [text online]

Darfur suspect a 'fugitive,' says International Criminal Court Prosecutor (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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