Niamey, Niger (IRIN) – Nearly half Niger’s population does not have enough to eat and the government says it is facing a grain shortfall of 692,501 tons, following another severe drought across the Sahel. The government says it needs 3.8 million tons of cereals to feed six million people spread across 6,981 villages, equating to [...]
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (IRIN) – The Côte d’Ivoire government is demolishing shops and makeshift stalls in a bid to clean up the main city, Abidjan, but the operation is causing concern about how those affected will cope as the country is still reeling from post-election turmoil, observers say. Many of those affected had been chased [...]
AHN News Staff Mogadishu, Somalia (NewsBahn) – by Mohamed Shiil Special to All Headline News Somalia’s prime minister has vowed to prosecute government forces who opened fire on residents of a refugee camp in Mogadishu. Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali paid a visit to the Badbaaado camp In Mogadishu Friday after at least 10 people [...]
Anil Giri – AHN News Correspondent Kathmandu, Nepal (AHN) – The United States has once again raised the prickly Tibetan refugee issue with Nepal. Nepal strongly adheres to the one-China policy and has been demonstrating its commitments through measures against the 20,000-strong Tibetan refugee community. The U.S. on Monday asked Nepali officials to honor a [...]
Chrysler Group will soon sever its ties with the U.S. government after most but not all of the bailout loans it got two years ago are repa … View full post on All Stories
The Media Line Staff Riyadh, Saudi Arabia David Rosenberg – Saudi Arabia’s latest effort at getting more of its citizens to work is running into opposition everywhere from boardrooms in Jedda to the living rooms in Cairo amid fears that masses of trained and inexpensive expatriate workers will be sent packing and replaced by inexperienced [...]
The Media Line Staff Riyadh, Saudi Arabia David Rosenberg – Saudi Arabia’s latest effort at getting more of its citizens to work is running into opposition everywhere from boardrooms in Jedda to the living rooms in Cairo amid fears that masses of trained and inexpensive expatriate workers will be sent packing and replaced by inexperienced [...]
Washington- Chrysler will repay nearly $5.9 billion in government loans and interest payments on Tuesday and will celebrate the milestone with two key White House aides. View full post on All Stories
Japanese officials denied on Sunday the government will ask banks to forgive loans to Tokyo Electric Power Co (9501.T) to help it cope with massive compensation claims arising from the crisis at a stricken nuclear power plant. The denial came two days after the top government spokesman said banks should be asked to cooperate in [...]
Over 60% of wireless customers would support a government rule to avoid cell phone “bill shock” View full post on Consumer Protection Stories
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