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 Gay African refugees face abduction, violence and rape in Uganda and Kenya
| LGBTI people fleeing persecution in home country among most vulnerable and isolated of all refugees, finds study In Uganda, 'public rhetoric demonising homosexuality has been particularly vicious' s... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine) The Guardian
Africa Photos Refugees Somalia Violence Wikipedia: Somalia |
 US to announce food security plan for Africa
US President Barack Obama is set to announce a $3bn (£1.9bn) plan to boost food security and farm productivity in Africa, US officials say. | They say the initiative is aimed at alleviating shortages... (photo: UN / WFP/Phil Behan) BBC News
Africa Aid Photos US Wikipedia: United States Agency for International Development |
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 The Queen's lunch for monarchs attracts controversy
The King of Bahrain and Swaziland's King Mswati III are among controversial monarchs expected at a Windsor Castle lunch being hosted by the Queen later. | Critics ac... (photo: AP / Peter Morrison) BBC News
Britain Criticism Photos Queen Elizabeth II Wikipedia: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |
 Error sees 'Butcher of Bosnia' trial suspended
| The war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic was abruptly halted, just a day after it opened, because of prosecution "irregularities'' in the hig... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine) NZ Herald
Bosnia Crimes Kosovo Photos Trial Wikipedia: Bosnia and Herzegovina |
 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Why I won't be going to the London Olympics
| Iran's president stays away but other controversial national leaders will attend, causing a headache for David Cameron President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad applauded Iran's at... (photo: AP / Franklin Reyes) The Guardian
Iran London Olympics Photos Wikipedia: 2012 Summer Olympics |
 UN declaration on rights of indigenous peoples inspired changes - Al Nasser
| UN Photo/Mark Garten17 May 2012 – The President of the General Assembly, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nassir, today hailed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indige... (photo: UN / Violaine Martin) United Nations
Photos UN Wikipedia: Indigenous peoples humanitarian indigenous |
 We risk being shut out of financial markets, warns Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy
| As Madrid's borrowing costs spiked to levels widely seen as unsustainable, Mariano Rajoy warned that there is a "a serious risk that [investors] will not lend us m... (photo: AP / Thierry Charlier) The Independent
Financial Market Photos Spain Wikipedia: Mariano Rajoy |
 Spain borrowing costs set to rise amid Greece fears
Spain's borrowing costs look set to spike on Thursday when the country's treasury sells up to 2.5bn euros (£2bn; $3.2bn) of three- and four-year sovereign bond... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) BBC News
Greece Market Photos Spain Wikipedia: European sovereign-debt crisis |
 Syria accused of new 'massacre,' UN team evacuated
| AFP - Syrian forces were accused of summarily executing 15 civilians, as members of a UN team of observers were evacuated from a shelled town the day after a bomb blast... (photo: AP) France24
Photos Syria UN Violece Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising |
 ECB move on Greek banks adds to woes
| The European Central Bank has stopped offering liquidity to some Greek banks it does not consider solvent, and international concern about the eurozone rose as Athens c... (photo: European Community / EC) Canberra Times
Banks Crisis EU Greek Photos Wikipedia: European Central Bank |
 The indigenous history of Musgrave Park
| Before white settlement, there were about 20,000 Aborigines living in southeast Queensland. | That number dropped to about 2000 after settlers arrived. | How much do yo... (photo: UN / /Eskinder Debebe) Canberra Times
Brisbane Indigenous Photos Queensland UN Wikipedia: Indigenous peoples |
 Army launches review of PTSD diagnoses
| Army leaders said Wednesday they are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder after r... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) The Washington Times
Afghanistan Leaders Medical Photos Troops Wikipedia: Posttraumatic stress disorder |
 Shot soldier Aaron Deans hopes to return to Afghanistan
A soldier who was shot in the back in a Taliban ambush is hoping to return to the front line in Afghanistan. | L/Cpl Aaron Deans, 21, of Washington, was driving an armour... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) BBC News
Afghanistan Ambush Photos Taliban Washington Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
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