More must be done in order to repair damage done by Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip (photo, from bbc.co.uk) one year ago, said UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon.
He said Gazans were being denied “basic human rights” and urged Israel to end its “unacceptable and counterproductive blockade”.
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Ban Ki-moon : Gazans were “denied basic human rights”
Posted in Human rights, Middle East, health, news, politics, tagged Ban Ki-moon, Gaza Strip, Israel, Palestine, UN, UNRWA on December 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Suu Kyi appeals on new detention sentence
Posted in Asia, Justice, health, news, politics, world, tagged appeal, Aung San Suu Kyi, detention, Myanmar, Rangoon, trial on September 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Lawyers for Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s pro-democracy opposition leader, have launched an appeal against the extension of her house arrest.
New appearance of North Korea’s leader
Posted in Asia, health, history, news, politics, tagged Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, North Korea, South Korea on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
During a ceremony commemorating the 15th anniversary of the death of Kim Il-sung, his father, Kim Jong-il has attended his second major state event in person since reportedly suffering a stroke last year.
Zimbabwe to reach 100,000 cholera cases
Posted in Africa, economy, health, news, politics, tagged cholera, Morgan Tsvangirai, Red Cross, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Although the cholera infection rate has slowed in Zimbabwe, the number of cases is expected to reach 100,000 this week, said the Red Cross. (photo, from bbc.co.uk)
Aung San Suu Kyi taken to prison
Posted in Asia, Justice, health, news, politics, tagged Aung San Suu Kyi, elections, jail, John Yettaw, Myanmar, trial on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Aung San Suu Kyi (photo, from bbc.co.uk), Myanmar’s opposition’s leader, will face trial for violating the conditions of her detention under house arrest, said her lawyers.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s health improving
Posted in Asia, health, news, politics, tagged Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, military, Myanmar, NLD on May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After a treatment for dehydration and low blood pressure, Myanmar’s detained opposition leader’s health has improved, said officials from her political party. (photo, from bbc.co.uk)
Vitamins might undo exercise effects
Posted in health, news, sport, world, tagged antioxidants, diabetes, exercise, vitamins on May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some of the beneficial effects of the workout might be undone by taking vitamins after exercise, suggests research.
Nazi war crimes suspect jailed in Germany
Posted in Europe, Human rights, Justice, health, history, news, politics, world, tagged Germany, Holocaust, Israel, John Demjanjuk, Munich, Nazi, Sobibor, trial, USA, war crimes, World War II on May 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Facing charges of being an accessory to the deaths of 29,000 Jews in World War II, John Demjanjuk, an alleged former Nazi death camp guard to Germany, is in jail in Munich. (photo, from aljazeera.net)
China earthquake parents ‘monitered’
Posted in Asia, Human rights, health, news, politics, tagged anniversary, China, earthquake, grief, Sichuan on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few days before the first anniversary of the earthquake in Sichuan province, parents who lost their children when their schools collapsed, fear they won’t be allowed to properly commemorate the disaster. (photo, from bbc.co.uk)