Friday, 30 May 2008

News Stories (30/05/08)

Isolated tribe spotted in Brazil (BBC News) - [text online]

Church turns to UN over Zimbabwe (BBC News) - [text online]

World Bank offers $1.2bn food aid (BBC News) - [text online]

Japan shelves military aid flight (BBC News) - [text online]

Terror concessions being planned (BBC News) - [text online]

The last Briton in Guantanamo faces death penalty (The Independent) - [text online]

Low-caste tribe riots in Delhi for right to be 'untouchable' (The Independent) - [text online]

Tutu: Silence on Gaza blockade shames us all (The Independent) - [text online]

The Amazonian tribe that hid from the rest of the world – until now (The Independent) - [text online]

Smith in final bid for 42-day detention (The Independent) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 24 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

South Africa: IFRC calls for emergency assistance to victims of recent attacks (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Myanmar: World Health Organization thanks donors and calls for continued assistance (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Hands-on donors help ease refugee problems in Iran (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Hands-on donors help ease refugee problems in Iran (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Burma: End All Conditions on Aid (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Congo violence hits civilians - Red Cross (IOL) - [text online]

Deadly crossing kills thousands of refugees (Mail & Guardian) - [text online]

Sri Lanka: UN humanitarian chief condemns attacks on civilians (UN News) - [text online]

Darfur: UN mission condemns first murder of peacekeeper (UN News) - [text online]

UN agencies increase aid for victims of xenophobic violence in South Africa (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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