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Euro MP sees "intolerable" Afghan aid corruption

Source: Reuters * Italian politician: 70-80 pct of aid doesn't get through * Says most corruption and waste involves U.S. entities By David Brunnstrom BRUSSELS, March 10 (Reuters) - Tens of billions of ...

Amsterdam faces full charges in toxic dumping case

Source: Reuters AMSTERDAM, March 10 (Reuters) - The city of Amsterdam must face full responsibility for failing to supervise a ship that later dumped toxic waste in the economic capital of the Ivory Coast, the Dutch ...

Floods displace thousands in Mozambique and Angola

Source: Reuters * Mozambique issues red alert in some flooded areas * Flooding expected to continue but human lives not at risk * Mozambique to evacuate about 130,000 people (Recasts with floods in Angola) By ...

Turkish court arrests 3 soldiers in coup probe -agency

Source: Reuters ISTANBUL March 10 (Reuters) - A Turkish court arrested three soldiers on Wednesday in an investigation over an alleged plot to topple the Islamist rooted government, state-run news agency Anatolian ...

Obama says conditions in Haiti still dire

Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday conditions in quake-stricken Haiti remained dire and promised that the United States would be a reliable partner in ...

Israeli court hears suit over US activist's death

Source: Reuters * Family of Rachel Corrie sues Israel for $324,000 * Activist killed in 2003 by Israeli military bulldozer * Israel says death was "her fault alone" HAIFA, Israel, March 10 (Reuters ...

Biden scolds Israel over settlement plan

Source: Reuters * 1,600 new homes to be built on occupied land * Biden says plan undermines trust * Israeli minister says Israel embarrassed Biden (Adds EU comments, paragraph 10) By Adam Entous and ...

Graphic shows how massive Chile quake displaced cities

Source: AlertNet The 8.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked Chile on Feb 27 redrew the maps of the region, with displacements of up to 4 metres in areas near the epicentre, according to preliminary studies by the ...

Pelosi faces biggest test on U.S. healthcare vote

Source: Reuters * House speaker needs 216 votes to pass final bill * Vote may influence November congressional election (Updates with Republican comments, more details) By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, March 10 ( ...

AMERICAN RED CROSS PASSES THE $100 MILLION MARK IN AID FOR HAITI EARTHQUAKE R...

American Red Cross - USA The American Red Cross today announced it is allocating an additional $24.4 million for Haiti earthquake relief and recovery, increasing its total commitment to date to $106.4 million. The Red ...

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Meeting With Biden, Palestinians Stick to Plan for Talks
Palestinian leaders meeting with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. condemned a decision by Israel on new housing, but still spoke of participating in peace talks.
Father made daughters pregnant 18 times
Two British women who were repeatedly raped and violently abused by their father over 25 years have been given a formal apology by child protection agencies.
Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies
Actor Corey Haim, a 1980s teenage heartthrob for his roles in Lucas and The Lost Boys, has died from an apparent drug overdose aged 38. Haim, whose career was blighted by drug abuse, had flu-like symptoms before he died and was getting over-the-counter and prescription medications, police in Los Angeles said.
Militants Kill 6 Aid Workers in Pakistan's Northwest
Police say assailants threw grenades and opened fire at a World Vision office in town of Oghi in Mansehra district
Father of kidnapped British boy flees Pakistan
Father of five-year-old Sahil Saeed, who was seized by gunmen last week in Pakistan, has reportedly returned to Britain.
Obama pledges to continue Haiti aid, says situation 'remains dire'
President Obama met Wednesday with Haitian President Rene Preval to discuss relief, recovery and reconstruction efforts in Haiti.
Corrie 'died under Israeli bulldozer'
Richard Purssell describes 'shocking event' in Haifa court on first day of civil suit brought by Corrie family against Israel A British witness told a court today about how he had watched an Israeli military bulldozer run over and kill the American activist Rachel Corrie while she was trying to stop Palestinians' homes being demolished in Gaza.
German church probes abuse claim
Germany's Catholic church announced two major child abuse investigations, one into the choir once led by the pope's brother and another into what everyone knew about the treatment of youngsters.
Proposed Set Of Academic Standards Unveiled
The blueprint released by group of governors and school superintendents lays out what students should be learning in math and English every year from kindergarten through high school. The plan is part of a push to iron out the jumble of state standards and raise expectations for American schools.
Record 237 nominations for Nobel Peace Prize
The committee that selects the Nobel Peace Prize winner will consider a record 237 nominations for the 2010 award, a Nobel official has said.
Somali food aid diverted - report
Up to half the food aid in Somalia is routinely diverted to corrupt contractors and militants, a UN report says.
Teacher at special school 'had sex with hyperactive teenager in disabled toil...
Teresa McKenzie, 39, had a 14-month affair with the boy when he was 16 and 17, the court was told.
Man guilty of daughter's murder
A father who stabbed his teenage daughter to death and then drove her dead body around for 10 hours has been found guilty of murder.
MOZAMBIQUE: Floods force mass evacuation
JOHANNESBURG, 10 March 2010 (IRIN) - Mozambique's National Disaster Management Institute (INGC) has raised the flood alert level to "red" and some 130,000 people living along three main rivers in central Mozambique are at risk of possible floods and need to be moved urgently.
Bolt, Williams win Sportsman, Sportswoman awards for 2009
Usain Bolt and Serena Williams won the 2010 Laureus sportsman and sportswoman awards on Wednesday at a ceremony in the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi.
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MOZAMBIQUE: Floods force mass evacuation
JOHANNESBURG, 10 March 2010 (IRIN) - Mozambique's National Disaster Management Institute (INGC) has raised the flood alert level to "red" and some 130,000 people living along three main rivers in central Mozambique are at risk of possible floods and need to be moved urgently.
NIGER: Southern villages emptying as drought bites
TANOUT, 10 March 2010 (IRIN) - "Empty" increasingly describes the southern Niger town of Tanout in Zinder Region: Water wells and pastures, fields and food banks - and slowly - entire villages, are emptying.
KENYA: Thousands hit by flooding
ISIOLO-NAIROBI, 10 March 2010 (IRIN) - At least 10,000 people in Kenya have been displaced by flooding, mainly in the north, which has prompted fears of an outbreak of waterborne diseases. Hundreds of heads of livestock have drowned or gone missing and dozens of houses and business stalls are submerged.
MYANMAR: Abortion a leading cause of maternal death
YANGON, 10 March 2010 (IRIN) - In Myanmar, where abortions are illegal, complications arising from unsafe terminations are the third leading cause of maternal deaths after post-partum haemorrhage and eclampsia, according to the government's 2006-2011 National Health Plan.
In Brief: Afghan refugees allowed to stay longer in Pakistan
KABUL, 10 March 2010 (IRIN) - The refugee cards of about 1.7 million Afghans in Pakistan will be extended until December 2012 and the Afghan government will have to enhance its reintegration services, according to a tripartite meeting of Afghanistan, Pakistan and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
CHAD: Wipe out corruption, wipe out polio
DAKAR, 10 March 2010 (IRIN) - It costs more to vaccinate a child in Chad against polio - almost 70 US cents per child - than in any other country in the world at risk of polio outbreaks, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
SOMALIA: Abdullahi Aden Ali, "From IDP to city trader"
BOSASSO, 10 March 2010 (IRIN) - Abdullahi Aden Ali, 32, arrived in Bosasso, commercial capital of the autonomous region of Puntland, 10 years ago from southern Somalia. His aim, like that of thousands of young Somalis, was to go to Yemen and on to Saudi Arabia. He first fled his home town of Baidao for the capital, Mogadishu, but was again forced out when fighting between warlords intensified.
DRC-UGANDA: Aid workers battle to help "forgotten" refugees
NAKIVALE, 10 March 2010 (IRIN) - With at least 67,000 refugees in southwest Uganda, the government and aid workers are still battling inadequate resources in what a UN official described as a "silent emergency".
OPT: Uphill battle to supply prosthetics to Gaza war injured
GAZA CITY, 10 March 2010 (IRIN) - A half-finished two-story building in central Gaza City is one of the few places providing support to amputees, most of them civilian victims of the Israel-Palestinian conflict, as they try and come to terms with their injuries.
HAITI: Risk and treatment amid the rubble
JOHANNESBURG, 10 March 2010 (IRIN) - In the aftermath of Haiti's 7.0 magnitude quake, one of the Caribbean's largest antiretroviral (ARV) programmes is struggling to resurrect itself from the rubble.
CAMBODIA: War crimes court juggles public demands
PHNOM PENH, 10 March 2010 (IRIN) - Competing pressures in Cambodia's Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal could work against the victims it is supposed to represent, human rights groups warn.
UGANDA: Health fears follow deadly mudslides
BUKALASI , 10 March 2010 (IRIN) - Rose Nakhayetse is lucky to be alive, but her ordeal is far from over. Having narrowly escaped last week's deadly landslides in eastern Uganda, she and thousands of others are facing fresh dangers.
KENYA: Hungry and HIV-positive in Nairobi's slums
NAIROBI, 10 March 2010 (IRIN) - Violet Tinah, 40, a resident of Korogocho slum in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, is living with HIV and was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis, but her biggest problem today is not disease - but hunger.
AFGHANISTAN: Driven into the arms of the Taliban
QALA-E-NAW, 10 March 2010 (IRIN) - A year after his expulsion from Iran for not having a work permit, Abdul Majid, 26, has found paid employment in Muqor District, Badghis Province, northwestern Afghanistan. But it is not a normal job: “My son has joined the Taliban,” Majid's father, Bismillah, told IRIN, adding that he had had no contact with his son for over three months.
CHAD: Hungry season sets in early
DAKAR, 9 March 2010 (IRIN) - The poorest households in Chad will find themselves with no food reserves in the coming weeks, according to the US famine early warning systems network, FEWSNET.