Friday 15 August 2008

News Stories (15/08/08)

US accuses Russia of campaign of scorched earth in Georgia (The Times) - [text online]

Whites outnumbered in a generation as immigrants change face of US (The Times) - [text online]

S Africa to close displaced camps (BBC News) - [text online]

Italy angered by 'fascist' label (BBC News) - [text online]

Ambush-hit NGO stops Afghan work (BBC News) - [text online]

Robert Fisk: Al-Qa'ida sends its warriors from Iraq to wage 'jihad' in Lebanon (The Independent) - [text online]

Russia tells West to 'forget' Georgian rule in enclaves (The Independent) - [text online]

Tories' favourite think-tank sued by Muslim group (The Independent) - [text online]

South Africa intervenes after Tsvangirai detained at airport (The Independent) - [text online]

America's whites will become minority by 2042, says census bureau (The Independent) - [text online]

Leading article: Beware a despot bearing gifts of shared power (The Independent) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 45 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]


ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Humanitarian action in Southern Sudan weekly bulletin, week 31, 03 - 09 Aug 2008
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Uganda humanitarian update, 01 - 31 Jul 2008
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Somalia: No military solution to the crisis (Refugees International) - [text online]

Sri Lanka: LTTE, government endangering lives of tens of thousands of newly displaced around Wanni (Amnesty International) - [text online]

Zimbabwe must lift aid agency restrictions to avoid humanitarian crisis – Ban (UN News) - [text online]

South Africa: foreigners displaced by xenophobic attacks anxious over future – UN (UN New) - [text online]

Peace process ‘fragile’ in Sudan, cautions UN envoy (UN News) - [text online]

MAURITANIA: More would-be migrants fleeing post coup
(IRIN News) - [text online]

SRI LANKA: Aid reaching IDPs in north though supply lines under pressure - UN
(IRIN News) - [text online]

JORDAN: Palestinian refugees to benefit from nutrition programme
(IRIN News) - [text online]

IRAQ: Boost for aid, reconstruction as three-year deal signed with UN
(IRIN News) - [text online]

Ban voices deep concern at humanitarian impact of Georgia conflict (UN News) - [text online]

Rebel groups must unite to reach lasting solution for Darfur – UN military official (UN News) - [text online]

Children are main victims of violence in Chad, Ban says in new report (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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