A Selection of News Headlines (26/11/08)

Thai protesters shut down airport (BBC News) - [text online]

UN calls for rapid Zimbabwe deal (BBC News) - [text online]

Overseas student ID cards begin (BBC News) - [text online]

Asylum-seeker 'was assaulted by security men during deportation (The Independent) - [text online]

Sex for sale: The truth about prostitution in Britain (The Independent) - [text online]

3,000 dead from cholera in Zimbabwe (The Independent) - [text online]

WI enlisted in fight against prostitution (The Independent) - [text online]

Tribal chiefs offered UK 'bribes' to fight Taliban (The Independent) - [text online]

World Focus: Guantanamo and Obama's human rights conundrum (The Independent) - [text online]

DR Congo: New fighting sends more civilians fleeing in panic (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Agencies, UN call for urgent measures to end violence against women (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Zimbabwe: UN SG urges parties to support and provide humanitarian assistance (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Sudan: UN humanitarian chief starts Darfur visit, insists on security in Kalma camp (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

UNHCR backs 16 days of opposition to violence against women (UNHCR) - [text online]

College-Educated Immigrant Workers in the United States (Migration Information Source) - [text online]

In Congo war, some wounds are hard to see (Reuters AlertNet) - [text online]

Senior UN humanitarian official begins visit to Darfur (UN News) - [text online]

New fighting in eastern DR Congo sends more civilians fleeing in panic, UN reports (UN News) - [text online]

Ban alarmed as humanitarian conditions worsen in Zimbabwe (UN News) - [text online]

ZIMBABWE: Desperate country looks for a political solution (IRIN News) - [text online]

DRC: State forces kill 500 over two years, says rights group (IRIN News) - [text online]

DRC: Fears for IDP safety following camp attack (IRIN News) - [text online]

BANGLADESH: Gender-based violence still rampant (IRIN News) - [text online]

UN refugee chief lauds Iran’s generosity in hosting uprooted Afghans (UN News) - [text online]

Visiting Chad, top UN relief official calls for stronger refugee protection (UN News) - [text online]

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