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** FILE ** Exterior view of the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, seen in a March 16, 2003 file photo.
Crimes   Egypt   Health   Photos   Society  
 IRINnews 
EGYPT: Controversial organ transplant bill welcomed by WHO
web | Photo: COFS CAIRO, 7 February 2010 (IRIN) - A controversial organ transplant bill expected to become law in the next few weeks could regularize organ transplants and curb Egypt's booming illicit... (photo: AP / Keystone, Fabrice Coffrini)
A group of rebel soldiers, working with Congo's army following a recent split in Laurent Nkunda's rebel movement, pass through a government checkpoint just outside Goma, Congo, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.
Congo   Desert   Fighting   Photos   Rebels  
 Seattle Times 
One by one, rebels desert from army in Congo
KIMUA, Congo - | The young man had been fighting in the rebel movement for 11 years when a piece of paper fell from the sky and fluttered down onto the jungle floor. | When he was sure no one was look... (photo: AP / T.J. Kirkpatrick)
Odile Nibizi and Annabella Nshimirimana: Many women in Bujumbura Rurale were forced into war. Others who stayed in the villages ended up performing chores either for the army or the FNL  IRINnews 
BURUNDI: Female ex-combatants picking up the pieces
web | BUJUMBURA, 5 February 2010 (IRIN) - By age 15, Annonciata Nduwimana was an accomplished fighter for Burundi's opposition Forces nationales de liberation (FNL) and knew how to kill in battle. | "... (photo: IRIN News / Judith Basutama)
Africa   Bujumbura   Burundi   Photos   Society  
Mohammed al-Khouli, 9, in a technology class at al-Mu'tasem Elementary School in Gaza City  IRINnews 
OPT: Gaza schoolchildren struggling to learn
web | Photo: Suhair Karam/IRIN GAZA, 5 February 2010 (IRIN) - Nearly half a million children in Gaza returned to overcrowded and dilapidated schools on 1 February, many attending in a shift system, wi... (photo: IRIN News / : Suhair Karam)
Children   Education   Gaza   Photo   Photos  
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Unemployment tops 37 percent and is widely seen as driving Yemens multiple security crises and instability IRINnews
Analysis: Yemen's rebellions fuelled by economic meltdown
web | Photo: Hugh Macleod/IRIN SANAA, 4 February 2010 (IRIN) - From the Shiite rebellion in Saada in the north to the surge of secessionist movement in the south and the ... (photo: IRIN News / Hugh Macleod)
Economy   Photo   Photos   Sanaa   Yemen  
A young boy at the Zam Zam camp for Internally Displaced Persons, in the Darfur region of Sudan. BBC News
Analysis: Defining genocide
| The International Criminal Court (ICC) will once again consider whether to bring genocide charges against Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir. | He is accused of backing p... (photo: UN file / Eskinder Debebe)
Genocide   Justice   Photos   Sudan   UN  
Francine Nijimbere: Her husband cut off her arms in 2008, Burundi IRINnews
BURUNDI: Francine Nijimbere, "I'm like a babyâEuro¦ I am helpless"
web | BUJUMBURA, 2 February 2010 (IRIN) - When her husband cut off her arms in 2008 for giving birth only to girls, life changed drastically for Francine Nijimbere. | She... (photo: IRIN News / Judith Basutama)
Africa   Burundi   Human Rights   Photos   Women  
Over 150,000 people have fled to the neighbouring Republic of Congo since October 2009 when fighting erupted between two clans in Equateur Province (file photo) IRINnews
DRC-CONGO: Of fish wars and displacement
web | KINSHASA, 2 February 2010 (IRIN) - Rival ethnic communities in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo have clashed many times over the years, but most recently o... (photo: IRIN News / Laudes Martial Mbon)
Africa   Conflict   Fish   Kinshasa   Photos  
Mahmud al-Samouni stands in front of his family tent southeast of Gaza City. His family home was destroyed during the Israeli offensive in January 2009. IRINnews
OPT: Psychological trauma, nightmares stalk Gaza children
web | Photo: Suhair Karam/IRIN GAZA, 2 February 2010 (IRIN) - Mona al-Samouni, 12, is depressed and has nightmares about the day - just over a year ago - when she witness... (photo: IRIN News / Suhair Karam)
Gaza   Health   Mideast   Photo   Photos  
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Sharing comes naturally to 'Peter Pan' apes
| Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): Unlike chimpanzees, African Bonobos have an inborn quality of sharing, reveals a new study.While chimps will share as youngsters, they turn not... (photo: WN / John Sahid)
Animal   Chimpanzees   Health   Photos   World  
Egypt's players celebrate Egypt's victory in the African Cup of Nations final soccer match against Ghana, in Luanda, Angola, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010 The Star
African Nations Cup success shows Egypt should be at 2010 World Cup
| LUANDA: Victory at the 2010 African Nations Cup had a significance for coach Hassan Shehata and his Egyptian Pharaohs far beyond a record third consecutive title. | The... (photo: AP / Darko Bandic)
Football   Photos   Soccer   Sport   World  
Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello laughs during a press conference after a training session in Madrid Sky Sports
Capello to make Terry call
| The Football Association have announced that any decision regarding the future of John Terry rests in the hands of Fabio Capello. | The Chelsea skipper has seen his pos... (photo: AP / Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Football   Photos   Soccer   Sport   World  
A woman pans for gold with a kitchen calabash in a riverbed in Sierra Leone (file photo) IRINnews
In Brief: How to end natural resource-fuelled conflict?
web | NAIROBI, 1 February 2010 (IRIN) - The international community should draw up a comprehensive strategy to tackle conflicts fuelled by natural resources especially in... (photo: IRIN News / Victoria Averill)
Africa   Conflict   Nairobi   Photos   Politics  
Business / Economy United Nations / Peacekeepers
- Hon. Ketcha Donates Helmets to Bike Riders
- Commercial Dishonesty
- Positive Investment Records
- Analysis: Yemen's rebellions fuelled by economic meltdow
Unemployment tops 37 percent and is widely seen as driving Yemens multiple security crises and instability
Analysis: Yemen's rebellions fuelled by economic meltdown
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- Chadian Herders to Benefit From UN Funding for Water Project
- Chadian herders to benefit from UN funding for water project
- More Than 8,000 Women Raped Last Year by Combatants in Easte
- UN Mission Welcomes Release of Red Cross Worker Abducted in
Deby set for Sudan talks
Deby set for Sudan talks
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Human Rights / Refugees Environment / Nature
- Chad's leader travels to Sudan to smooth relations
- OPT: Building back in Gaza - with mud bricks
-  Engonga fired for alleged coup plan
- One by one, rebels desert from army in Congo
WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA: Communities on the edge
WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA: Communities on the edge
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- Children Awarded for Environmental Campaign
- Population Growth Threat to Environment-REMA
- EAC to Hold Food Security and Climate Change Summit
- Magic Dust - Who Benefits?
ape Bonobo
Wild bonobo mother ape cannibalises own infant in Congo
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Health / Aids Sport
- Global Fund Commits $400 Million to Fight Aids,TB
- Legal Aid Clinics, Improving Justice
- EGYPT: Controversial organ transplant bill welcomed by WHO
-  Chad kidnapping: French aid worker freed
** FILE ** Exterior view of the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, seen in a March 16, 2003 file photo.
EGYPT: Controversial organ transplant bill welcomed by WHO
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- Sofapaka Ready to Challenge Egyptian Giants
- Etoile Coach Piet Hamberg Satisfied With First Tunisian Leag
- Algeria’s Rafik Djebbour: I Could Have Taken Part The Afri
- World Cup 2010: New Zealand Expect No Surprises In Final Squ
Roses - Flowers
How To Enjoy Valentine's Day And Help The Planet
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