Iraq: 14 killed in spate of Baghdad bombs: officials
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Iraq01/18/2014 17:40 GMTBAGHDAD, January 18, 2014 (AFP) - Five bombings in Baghdad, including an attack on a glitzy new shopping mall in the west of the capital,...
View ArticleNigeria: Prosecution and persecution: Anti-gay legislation in Nigeria, Uganda...
Source: Organization for Refuge, Asylum and MigrationCountry: Nigeria, UgandaNigeria's anti-gay law entered into force last week. Uganda's proposed anti-gay legislation rests on President Yoweri...
View ArticleLibya: Libya declares state of emergency over unrest in south
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Libya01/18/2014 19:56 GMTTRIPOLI, January 18, 2014 (AFP) - Libya's General National Congress declared a state of emergency in the country on Saturday, an official...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Syria govt warplanes bomb Aleppo, killing 34: monitor
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Syrian Arab Republic01/18/2014 21:04 GMTBEIRUT, January 18, 2014 (AFP) - Government warplanes on Saturday launched raids on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo and...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: Fresh fighting in C. Africa as presidential vote looms
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Central African Republic01/19/2014 02:19 GMTby Cecile FeuillatreBANGUI, January 19, 2014 (AFP) - Fresh fighting broke out in the strife-torn Central African...
View ArticleGuinea: Guinea president reinstates premier after polls
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Guinea01/18/2014 22:26 GMTCONAKRY, January 18, 2014 (AFP) - Guinea's President Alpha Conde said on Saturday he had reinstated his prime minister just three days...
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Central African Republic: Central African Republic Fact Sheet January 2014
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, SudanOperational HighlightsUNHCR Response to the L3 Emergency: UNHCR deployed an...
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Philippines: NDRRMC Update SitRep 14 re Effects of Tropical Depression 'Agaton'
Source: Government of the PhilippinesCountry: Philippines(Extract)B. CASUALTIES (TAB B)A total of forty (40) persons were reported dead, sixty-five (65) are injured, and five (5) are still missing in...
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Philippines: NDRRMC Update SitRep 15 re Effects of Tropical Depression 'Agaton'
Source: Government of the PhilippinesCountry: Philippines(Extract)B. CASUALTIES (TAB B)A total of forty (40) persons were reported dead, sixty-five (65) are injured, and five (5) are still missing in...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan-Japan Communicable Disease Hospital inaugurated in Kabul,...
Source: Government of AfghanistanCountry: Afghanistan, JapanThe official inaugural ceremony of Afghan-Japan Communicable Disease Hospital in the Darul Aman area took place on January 18, 2014 with the...
View ArticleIran (Islamic Republic of): Long Shadow of Flood and Earthquake Risk on...
Source: Government of the Islamic Republic of IranCountry: Iran (Islamic Republic of)factors that caused damages are counted an example drought, cold and freezing, flood and hail and torrential rains...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): Point of no return: can peace talks stop S....
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)01/19/2014 01:34 GMTby Peter MARTELLNAIROBI, January 19, 2014 (AFP) - As East African mediators attempt to push South Sudan's government...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): USAID administrator calls for immediate and...
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)Saturday, January 18, 2014 USAID Press Office 202-712-4320 | Email: USAIDPressOfficers@usaid.govSince its independence,...
View ArticleWorld: Breaking 135 days silence: Government announces aid cuts
Source: Australian Council for International DevelopmentCountry: Australia, WorldJan 18, 2014Today’s revelation of where cuts to Australia’s aid program will fall has been met with disappointment by...
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Syrian Arab Republic: Geneva II conference on Syria conflict: Amnesty...
Source: AmnestyCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicIntroductionAmnesty International has compiled a list of 10 calls which the organization is making to those involved in the Geneva II peace conference on...
View ArticleHaiti: How long will impunity continue for attacks against people displaced...
Source: AmnestyCountry: HaitiAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENTIndex AI: AMR 36/004/201417 January 2014A thorough and impartial investigation must be immediately initiated into the causes of the 11...
View ArticleHaiti: Haïti : à quand la fin de l’impunité pour les attaques contre les...
Source: AmnestyCountry: HaitiAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL DÉCLARATION PUBLIQUEIndex AI : AMR 36/004/201417 janvier 2014Une enquête approfondie et impartiale doit être immédiatement ouverte sur les causes de...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: Children victims of attack in Central African Republic
Source: Save the ChildrenCountry: Central African RepublicChildren among victims of convoy attack in Central African Republic, says Save the ChildrenSaturday, 18 January 2014 - 4:11pmN.B. This was...
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Philippines: Philippines: Summary of Partner Organizations in Region VI (as...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Philippines
View ArticleAfghanistan: Four UN personnel among those killed in Afghan suicide bombing
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Afghanistan18 January 2014 – Top United Nations officials and the Security Council have strongly condemned a suicide attack at a restaurant in the Afghan capital, Kabul,...
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