A U.S. satellite monitoring group has released images of suspected mass graves in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state. The Satellite Sentinel Project says it has identified three excavated areas consistent with mass graves in Kadugli. According to the group, witnesses say Sudan’s armed forces and Arab militias have systematically killed suspected supporters of the newly independent […]
US Monitoring Group Detects Suspected Mass Graves in Sudan
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
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Pirate Attacks off Somalia Hit Record High
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
A maritime watchdog says the number of pirate attacks off Somalia’s coast rose to a record high during the first half of this year. The London-based International Maritime Bureau says the raids have also grown increasingly bold and violent. In a report released Thursday, the group said piracy worldwide jumped 36 percent the first half […]
UN Says 192 Killed by Cholera in DRC
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 12:35 am (UTC-5)
A United Nations report says cholera has killed 192 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since March. Wednesday’s report also showed more than 3,000 cases of cholera in Congo during the same period. The U.N. says the outbreak began in the northeast city of Kisangania and spread to Equateur, the capital, Kinshasa and Bandundu […]
UN SAYS CHOLERA KILLED 192 PEOPLE IN CONGO
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 12:20 am (UTC-5)
A United Nations report says cholera has killed 192 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since March. Wednesday’s report also showed more than 3,000 cases of cholera in Congo during the same period. The U.N. says the outbreak began in the northeast city of Kisangania and spread to Equateur, the capital, Kinshasa and Bandundu […]
UNICEF Resumes Airlifts Into South-Central Somalia
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
For the first time in two years, the United Nations has airlifted aid to a part of Somalia controlled by the militant group al-Shabab. A spokeswoman for the U.N. Children’s Fund has told VOA that the agency flew five tons of aid into the town of Baidoa on Wednesday. She says the shipment included medicines […]
UNICEF Resumes Airlifts into South-Central Somalia
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
For the first time in two years, the United Nations has airlifted aid to a part of Somalia controlled by the militant group al-Shabab. A spokeswoman for the U.N. Children’s Fund has told VOA that the agency flew 5 tons of aid into the town of Baidoa on Wednesday. She says the shipment included medicines […]
UNICEF Resumes Airlifts into South-Central Somalia
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
For the first time in two years, the United Nations has airlifted aid to a part of Somalia controlled by the militant group al-Shabab. A spokeswoman for the U.N. Children’s Fund has told VOA that the agency flew five metric tons of aid into the town of Baidoa on Wednesday. She says the shipment included […]
Security Council Recommends South Sudan For UN Membership
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations Security Council has recommended newly-independent South Sudan for U.N. membership. In a statement Wednesday, the council noted South Sudan’s commitment to upholding the U.N. charter and said it looked forward to the new country joining the world body. The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote in favor of South Sudan’s membership […]
Security Council Recommends South Sudan For UN Membership
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations Security Council has recommended newly-independent South Sudan for U.N. membership. In a statement Wednesday, the council noted South Sudan’s commitment to upholding the U.N. charter and said it looked forward to the new country joining the world body. The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote in favor of South Sudan’s membership […]
Foul Foot Odor Used to Catch Malaria-Carrying Mosquitoes
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
Researchers in Africa have found that the odor of dirty socks can lure mosquitoes into traps and help slow the spread of malaria. Dr. Fredros Okumu of the Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania says that in a recent experiment, the foul odor attracted four times as many mosquitoes into the traps than did humans sleeping […]
