Articles: Suspected criminal gang massacres six in Kathmandu
Region: Nepal
A gang of suspected criminals at 00:30 on Wednesday murdered six persons at Bhotahity in Kathmandu. According to a taxi driver, one of the eyewitnesses, the gang on a vehicle numbered B. A. Ch. 8030 drove to the bar of the pavement and killed six passers-by while some others escaped the attempt. The driver said that he and some other taxi drivers took the dead bodies to Bir Hospital after the police told them to do so after the incident. Among the murdered have been identified as Madan ... more
Views: 2144Gazan children deprived of educational human rights
Region: Palestine
While the UN Economic and Social Council today discussed the socio-economic impact of the Israeli occupation and blockade on the Palestinian living conditions, the UN Humanitarian Country Team in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has also highlighted the impact of Israel’s blockade on the Palestinian children and their education in Gaza. Philippe Lazzarini, the Acting UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory said the Israeli blockade has caused untold suffe... more
Views: 2132Ideological prejudices kill 200 diarrhea patients in Nepal
Region: Nepal
Nepali media had begun to bring out news reports on the diarrhea outbreak in Jajarkot from April 2009. Follow-up news reports on Jajarkot diarrhea spread show that about 100 patients lost their lives by the third week of this month. But the toll rose to at least 150 by the first half of the fourth week of this month. However, neither any government health mechanism nor any mass media adopted an investigative approach. Consequently, all were pronouncing the word ‘diarrhea’. ... more
Views: 2955Swine flu cases increasing in Norway
Region: Norway
Although nobody in Norway till date has died of H1N1 (Swine Flu), the Norwegian Institute of Public Health has the past week registered 35 new cases of the Influenza, reports the Norway Post Daily. According to the newspaper, it now makes 75 persons tested positive for H1N1 since 9 may 2009. Among those found affected, 68 percent are reported under 30. Special about the infection among them is that all of the victims caught the flu while on visits abroad. However, the exact number of aff... more
Views: 1917Swine Flu threatens 6.8 billion human beings
Region: United StatesFear of pandemic influenza among the poorest societies has doubled after the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan has today issued a warning that the world has inadequate capacity for producing influenza vaccines. Referring to the 6.8 billion people’s susceptibility to the Swine Flu infection, the WHO chief reminds that the most of the available vaccines would go to the wealthy countries. Addressing a Conference on Intellectual Property and Public Policy ... more
Views: 1177Invest more in women and girls to meet MDGs: Ban Ki-moon
Region: United States
On the occasion of the World Population Day 11 July 2009, UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon urges nations to invest well in women and girls in order to meet the Millennium Development Goals. “Investing in girls’ education delivers well-known returns. When girls are educated, they are more likely to earn higher wages and obtain better jobs, to have fewer and healthier children and to enjoy safer childbirth” states the Secretary-General in his message delivered today. Re... more
Views: 1418UN condemns promotion of army officer involved in crimes against humanity
Region: NepalKathmandu-based Representative of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Richard Bennett has voiced concern over Nepal government’s decision to promote Toran Jung Bahadur Singh from Major General to Lieutenant General. A press release issued on Tuesday evening refers to the OHCHR report of 2006 on its investigation into torture, arbitrary detention and disappearances carried out at Maharajgunj Barracks, which was under the control of a battalion ... more
Views: 1417Iraq: Ideology a must for independence
Region: IraqThe withdrawal of US troops from cities—not a bad thing in general—has for the time being pleased many in Iraq and USA. Ordinary civilians in Iraq want an end to the foreign occupation of their land on the one hand while they also want to get rid of the ongoing senseless civil war on the other. Similarly, Americans do not want their tax to be embezzled in the name of this or that war. They feel America would be far better than today should the ruling elites pay adequate attention ... more
Views: 2447Nepalis enraged at state for privatizing drinking water
Region: Nepal“We’ve been paying just the water supply bill without getting water. What a state we’ve got,!” remarks Shova Khadgi of Dhalku, Kathmandu when asked if she gets drinking water. As she has to buy jarred water from the market for home consumption, she says she is very angry against the government that works more for elites and business community rather than for the general public. She admits that she has little knowledge regarding the political changes in Nepal, ranging f... more
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