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UGANDA: New strains of HIV spreading in fishing communities//CORRECTION//*
Wed, 1/09/10 – 12:01
UGANDA: New strains of HIV spreading in fishing communities//CORRECTION//*

Photo: Julius Mwelu/IRIN
Catching more than fish
ENTEBBE, 31 August 2010 (PlusNews) -
A study of HIV-positive people in fishing communities on the shores of Lake Victoria in central Uganda has found that more than a quarter …

Bulgaria says no additional troops to Afghanistan
Wed, 1/09/10 – 10:03
Bulgaria says no additional troops to Afghanistan

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Defence Minister Anyu Angelov said on Wednesday (September 1st) that Bulgaria will send no additional troops to join the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan next year. The statement coincided with …

ERITREA-ETHIOPIA: Refugees embrace life "out of camps"
Wed, 1/09/10 – 10:02
ERITREA-ETHIOPIA: Refugees embrace life "out of camps"

Photo: Wikimedia Commons
A boy carries water at the Shimelba refugee camp in northern Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, 30 August 2010 (IRIN) – Kibrom Sebhatu, 45, is among hundreds of Eritreans expected to benefit from a …

NIGERIA: Educating the nomads
Wed, 1/09/10 – 10:01
NIGERIA: Educating the nomads

Photo: Rosie Collyer/IRIN
Umar Idriss faces a dilemma: to continue rearing cattle with his family, or to attend university
KADUNA, 31 August 2010 (IRIN) – The children of most Nigerian nomads fall through the education net …

Albanian government, opposition accuse each other of corruption
Wed, 1/09/10 – 9:03
Albanian government, opposition accuse each other of corruption

TIRANA, Albania — Accusations of corruption are flying between the government and opposition. On Wednesday (September 1st), opposition Socialist Party (SP) representatives again accused government officials of corruption and of benefitting from state contracts. In …

In Brief: Abductions in Darfur
Wed, 1/09/10 – 9:03
In Brief: Abductions in Darfur

Photo: Peter Martell/IRIN
Millions of people in the camps rely on international assistance in order to survive
NAIROBI, 1 September 2010 (IRIN) – Three Russian pilots released on 30 August, two days after they were kidnapped …

IN-DEPTH: Food and nutrition crisis in Niger and the Western Sahel
Wed, 1/09/10 – 8:12
IN-DEPTH: Food and nutrition crisis in Niger and the Western Sahel

Photo: Boris Heger/WFP
A slow-motion catastrophe
DAKAR, 31 August 2010 (IRIN) – The West African Sahel is facing one of the worst food and nutrition crises in recent years.
Some 10 million …

American football team gains popularity in Serbia
Wed, 1/09/10 – 8:08
American football team gains popularity in Serbia

Serbia and the city of Kragujevac recognise a team’s successes in a newly popular sport.
By Milena Petrovic for Southeast European Times in Kragujevac — 01/09/10

A Wild Boar player shows his moves in Kragujevac. [Milena Petrovic/SETimes]
American …

Moldovans to vote in crucial referendum
Wed, 1/09/10 – 8:02
Moldovans to vote in crucial referendum

Will changes to the way presidents are elected end Moldova’s political crisis?
By Paul Ciocoiu for Southeast European Times in Bucharest — 02/09/10

If Sunday’s (September 5th) referendum passes, Moldovans will elect their president by popular vote. …

Lebanon seeks Interpol help in arresting ’spy’
Wed, 1/09/10 – 8:01
Lebanon seeks Interpol help in arresting ’spy’

BEIRUT (AFP)
Lebanon has asked Interpol to circulate an arrest warrant against a Lebanese ex-general suspecting of working for the Israeli spy agency Mossad, a judicial source said on Thursday.
“Prosecutor General Said Mirza sent an arrest …

Colombia’s Santos meets Lula da Silva in his first overseas visit
Wed, 1/09/10 – 7:06
Colombia’s Santos meets Lula da Silva in his first overseas visit

Regional affairs and bilateral trade figure with priority in the two presidents agenda (File)
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Santos will be the first leader to be received at the …

DRC: Displacement and discrimination – the lot of the Bambuti Pygmies
Wed, 1/09/10 – 7:01
DRC: Displacement and discrimination – the lot of the Bambuti Pygmies

Photo: Lisa Clifford/IRIN
Bambuti families eke out a living on the edge of a camp for displaced people near Goma
GOMA, 1 September 2010 (IRIN) – Conditions in Mugunga camp for displaced people on the outskirts …

Kosovo awaits recognitions from CARICOM states
Wed, 1/09/10 – 6:02
Kosovo awaits recognitions from CARICOM states

PRISTINA, Kosovo — The independence of Kosovo will soon be recognised by members of CARICOM, an organisation of 15 Caribbean nations and dependencies, according to the office of Albanian Parliament Speaker Jozefina Topalli. Pristina-based media …

US drops investigation into China’s current currency policy
Wed, 1/09/10 – 5:08
US drops investigation into China’s current currency policy

The Obama administration prefers diplomacy
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The Commerce Department had been asked by US manufacturers in April to look at Chinese exports of aluminium goods used …

US drops investigation into China’s current currency policy
Wed, 1/09/10 – 5:04
US drops investigation into China’s current currency policy

The Obama administration prefers diplomacy
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The Commerce Department had been asked by US manufacturers in April to look at Chinese exports of aluminium goods used …

Direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks resume
Wed, 1/09/10 – 4:03
Direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks resume

WASHINGTON (Agencies)
Seeking to broker a Mideast peace agreement that has eluded U.S. presidents for decades, President Barack Obama brought together Israeli and Palestinian leaders late on Wednesday for ceremonial handshakes at the White House on …