Iraq: Iraq attacks in Sunni areas kill 10
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Iraq06/29/2013 16:23 GMTBAGHDAD, June 29, 2013 (AFP) - Attacks in Sunni Arab areas of Iraq killed 10 people on Saturday, the latest in spiralling violence that has...
View ArticleIndia: 150 doctors rushed to Uttarakhand amid diarrhoea outbreak
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaDEHRADUN: With the threat of diseases looming over the flood affected areas in Uttarakhand, the Centre has sent 150 doctors to the state.A large number of cases of...
View ArticleSudan: South Sudan returnees arrive in Bor on self-hired barge
Source: Sudan TribuneCountry: Sudan, South Sudan (Republic of)June 27, 2013 (BOR) - Hundreds of South Sudanese returnees who were stranded in Upper state have completed a 12-day journey in a hired...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: Six killed in C.Africa clashes as anger mounts over...
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Central African Republic06/29/2013 14:38 GMTBANGUI, June 29, 2013 (AFP) - Clashes between ex-rebels and armed civilians killed six people in Bangui as anger mounted...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Syrian army launches new Homs offensive: NGO
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Syrian Arab Republic06/29/2013 14:54 GMTDAMASCUS, June 29, 2013 (AFP) - Syrian troops launched an offensive on several rebel-held parts of Homs city on Saturday, an...
View ArticleMali: Fifth committee approves financing for 14 peacekeeping operations as it...
Source: UN General AssemblyCountry: Côte d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Lebanon, Liberia, Mali, Serbia, Somalia, Sudan, Western Sahara, South Sudan (Republic...
View ArticleLebanon: Two dead in north Lebanon violence
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Lebanon06/29/2013 15:33 GMTTRIPOLI, June 29, 2013 (AFP) - A man preparing a bomb was killed on Saturday when it went off prematurely in Lebanon's restive northern...
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Syrian Arab Republic: Syria Crisis Bi-Weekly Humanitarian Situation Report -...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyHighlightsOver 1.7 million people, including nearly 870,000 children have fled the violence in Syria, taking refuge...
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Sri Lanka: Support for internally displaced people Emergency appeal n°...
Source: IFRCCountry: Sri LankaPeriod covered by this Ops Update: 1 December 2012 to 31 May 2013Appeal target (current): CHF 23.3 million.Appeal coverage: 45 per cent based on current revised appeal...
View ArticleSudan: On coup anniversary Sudan ex-PM calls for regime to go
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Sudan06/29/2013 21:25 GMTby Abdelmoneim ABU IDRIS ALIOMDURMAN, June 29, 2013 (AFP) - Sudan's former leader Sadiq al-Mahdi held an unusual show of force on Saturday,...
View ArticleSomalia: UN envoy calls for immediate halt to fighting in Somali port city of...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Somalia29 June 2013 – The top United Nations envoy in Somalia on Saturday called for an immediate halt to armed clashes that have flared up again in the southern port...
View ArticleWorld: WHO issues new HIV recommendations calling for earlier treatment
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: WorldInternational AIDS Society Conference 2013Earlier, safer and simpler antiretroviral therapy can push the HIV epidemic into irreversible declineKUALA...
View ArticleWorld: MSF applauds new WHO recommendations for accelerating HIV treatment in...
Source: MSFCountry: WorldLondon/Kuala Lumpur,30 June 2013—The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF) today welcomed new World Health...
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World: 2013 Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for...
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: WorldThe 2013 World Health Organization (WHO) Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection provide new...
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World: Global update on HIV treatment 2013: Results, impact, and opportunities
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: WorldExecutive summaryThe massive global expansion of access to HIV treatment has transformed not only the HIV epidemic but the entire public health landscape,...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: Responding to the urgent needs of children in...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Central African RepublicBy Linda TomThe Central African Republic is facing a devastating humanitarian crisis. With limited resources, UNICEF continues to be present...
View ArticleIndia: Over 10,000 people may be perished: Uttarakhand assembly speaker
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaD S Kunwar, TNN | Jun 30, 2013, 02.39 AM ISTDEHRADUN: Giving credence to the worst fears, Uttarakhand assembly speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal on Saturday said more...
View ArticleIndia: Uttarakhand tragedy: 744 villages have lost connectivity with rest of...
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaSwati Mathur & Durgesh Nandan Jha, TNN | Jun 30, 2013, 02.47 AM ISTDEHRADUN: Breaking its silence on damage to the Himalayan state, the Uttarakhand government on...
View ArticleChina: E China downpour affects 666,000 people
Source: XinhuaCountry: ChinaHANGZHOU, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rain has affected 666,000 people in 25 counties of east China's Zhejiang Province over the past month, local authorities said...
View ArticlePakistan: Four gunned down in Balochistan’s Kharan and Killa Abdullah
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanSyed Ali ShahQUETTA: At least four people were killed in two separate incidents of gun firing in Kharan and Killa Abdullah towns of Pakistan’s restive...
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