Senegal’s Ndour injured during rally.
Dakar – Senegalese music icon and opposition activist Youssou Ndour was injured in the leg on Tuesday after being hit by a projectile at the scene of a banned rally in Dakar, his entourage told AFP.
Senegal’s Ndour injured during rally
February 22, 2012
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Failings left 10 migrants homeless
February 22, 2012
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Failings left 10 migrants homeless.
TEN PEOPLE ended up homeless because of failings in the social protection system, a report published today claims. The report, which highlights issues facing immigrants applying for welfare in Ireland, finds that 10 of 54 cases examined ended up with the person becoming homeless. It will be published today by Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton.
Darfur rebels ‘free UNAMID peacekeepers’ – Africa – Al Jazeera English
February 20, 2012
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Darfur rebels ‘free UNAMID peacekeepers’ – Africa – Al Jazeera English.
The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), Darfur’s largest armed opposition group, told the Reuters news agency earlier on Monday that they had captured 52 members of the UNAMID force. Forty-six of the peacekeepers were from Senegal, including two officers, while there was one each from Yemen, Ghana and Rwanda
Children die in West Bank bus crash
February 17, 2012
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Children die in West Bank bus crash.
AT LEAST seven Palestinian children and a teacher were killed when a truck lost control in stormy weather and slammed into a school bus, setting the vehicle on fire.
300 children around the globe die every hour from hunger – World News – Independent.ie
February 16, 2012
Ireland faces institutional racism claims | Irish Examiner
February 16, 2012
Ireland faces institutional racism claims | Irish Examiner.
“The failure, in particular, by the gardaí to use its Pulse electronic system to monitor crimes against ethic and religious minorities facilitates Islamophobia in Ireland, argues James Carr of University of Limerick…”
World’s poor ‘cutting back on food’
February 16, 2012
World’s poor ‘cutting back on food’.
The survey, conducted by the charity in India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru and Bangladesh, provides a snapshot of the hardship that families are facing in countries already experiencing high rates of malnutrition.
Job creation strategy – Plan lays out vision more than action | Irish Examiner
February 14, 2012
Job creation strategy – Plan lays out vision more than action | Irish Examiner.
With 450,000 unemployed in Ireland and thousands seeking work abroad, people are hoping against hope that jobs will somehow be created.
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