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UN expert calls on governments to ensure access to quality and inclusive education
27 NOVEMBER 2012 PARIS ( UN NEWS CENTRE) —- Governments must focus not only on facilitating access to education to their citizens, but also on guaranteeing that they have the right to high quality learning without discrimination, a United Nations independent expert said today. “We must make sure not just… Read More
Truck ‘driven at’ runway during Panetta’s Afghan visit
A member of Nato forces in Afghanistan has been injured in an incident involving a vehicle during a visit by US defence secretary Leon Panetta. A pick-up truck was driven onto a runway of the main British base in the southern province of Helmand, Camp Bastion, before it burst into… Read More
Victims of deadly Swiss coach crash mourned
Belgium is mourning the deaths of 28 people – 22 of them children – in a coach crash in Switzerland. The coach, carrying 52 people back to Belgium following a skiing trip, struck a wall in a tunnel on Tuesday. Relatives of the victims have flown to Switzerland – with… Read More
Strauss-Kahn case ‘on knife-edge’
LATEST: Former International Monetary Fund Leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn will have his pricey bail substantially reduced in his sexual assault case because of issues with his accuser’s credibility, a person familiar with the case says. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss matters not yet made public in court,… Read More
Osama Bin Laden, al-Qaeda leader, dead – Barack Obama
Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US forces in Pakistan, President Barack Obama has said. Bin Laden was shot dead at a compound near Islamabad, in a ground operation based on US intelligence, the first lead for which emerged last August. Mr Obama said US forces took… Read More
Masked men rob Chinese shops using machete and “pipes”
Police are investigating the robbery of two Chinese shops by two groups of masked men using a machete and galvanised pipes and forcefully taking more than $2500 cash, cigarettes, and phone cards last week. The first incident involved 5 men with their faces covered and a Chinese shop in Longolongo… Read More
US’ global influence wanes as China woos resource-rich Pacific, says Clinton
Original Article on the Washington Post WASHINGTON — The U.S. risks falling behind China in the competition for global influence as Beijing woos leaders in the resource-rich Pacific, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday. Her unusually strong comments before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee are certain to anger the… Read More
Higher oil prices could hamper global economy
WASHINGTON – Just as the U.S. and global economies are finally strengthening, they face a new danger: Rocketing oil prices, which topped $100 a barrel Wednesday. The U.S. economy can likely absorb $100 oil and keep expanding, even though gasoline prices would rise further and growth would slow. But it… Read More
Planet could be “unrecognizable” by 2050, experts say
WASHINGTON (AFP) – A growing, more affluent population competing for ever scarcer resources could make for an “unrecognizable” world by 2050, researchers warned at a major US science conference Sunday. The United Nations has predicted the global population will reach seven billion this year, and climb to nine billion by… Read More
US-Pacific Relations: Pacific Minded
The World Today, April 2011 View article on source site on Chatham House In early March, United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made unusually direct comments to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about America’s position in the Pacific. “Let’s just talk straight real politik. We… Read More