Topic: PostNuke

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: The slow pace of change in Saudi

Posted by admin on Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 08:07 AM

	Saudi Arabia remains by far the most conservative of all the Gulf states, with women enjoying fewer rights than elsewhere in the Middle East. Former BBC Middle East correspondent Gerald Butt says there are signs of change, but social transformation remains a long way off. Read full article: 'The slow pace of change in Saudi'

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Articles: Treason charges filed in Ethiopia

Posted by admin on Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 08:06 AM

	Prosecutors in Ethiopia have charged 131 jailed opposition leaders, reporters and aid workers with crimes ranging from treason to "genocide". Read full article: 'Treason charges filed in Ethiopia'

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Articles: Morocco abuse report criticised

Posted by admin on Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 08:04 AM

	A human rights group has criticised Morocco's truth commission for not naming abuse perpetrators during the rule of the late King Hassan II. Read full article: 'Morocco abuse report criticised'

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Articles: Madras relief stampede kills 35

Posted by admin on Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 08:03 AM

	At least 35 people are reported dead in a stampede at a relief centre set up for flood victims in the southern Indian city of Madras (Chennai). Read full article: 'Madras relief stampede kills 35'

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Articles: Swiss hospital to allow suicide

Posted by admin on Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 08:02 AM

	A hospital in Switzerland says it will allow assisted suicide on its premises for terminally ill patients. Read full article: 'Swiss hospital to allow suicide'

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Articles: Goodbye to Baghdad

Posted by admin on Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 08:00 AM

	Caroline Hawley has been the BBC correspondent in Iraq since before the fall of Saddam Hussein, but is packing her bags to move to Jerusalem to take up a new role as Middle East correspondent. As she leaves Baghdad, she reflects on the memories she will be taking away with her. Read full article: 'Goodbye to Baghdad'

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Articles: Andaman tsunami victims still homeless

Posted by admin on Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 07:58 AM

	For some 10,000 families who were victims of last December's tsunami in India's eastern Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, a roof over their heads remains a distant dream. Read full article: 'Andaman tsunami victims still homeless'

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Articles: Horn of Africa 'crisis', UN warns

Posted by admin on Saturday, December 17, 2005 - 08:15 PM

	The United Nations peacekeeping head has warned of a "crisis" in the Horn of Africa, as western UN troops left Eritrea after being ordered out. Read full article: 'Horn of Africa 'crisis', UN warns'

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Articles: Zimbabwean inflation passes 500%

Posted by admin on Saturday, December 17, 2005 - 08:12 PM

	Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate rose to 502.4% in November, the government's own statistical office has reported. Read full article: 'Zimbabwean inflation passes 500%'

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Articles: Passengers miss SA passport check

Posted by admin on Saturday, December 17, 2005 - 08:11 PM

	At least 100 people entered South Africa without a passport check on Thursday, as there were no immigration officials on duty at the airport. Read full article: 'Passengers miss SA passport check'

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