Afghanistan and Pakistan to Work Together Against Drugs
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to bring together their efforts with regard to fighting against narcotics. Both countries’ officials made the announcement on Thursday, November 25, revealing that the ties…
UN Representative: Asia Should Step Up to Reduce Disaster Risk
The United Nations (UN) believes that governments from Asia should be spending more on measures which would lead to a reduction of disaster risks. The UN’s advice comes to help…
Cancun’s Mangroves Fight Climate Change
Mexico’s famous beach resort, which is the venue for next week’s global climate summit, provides an example of severe environmental destruction of a resource that could help in the fight…
Pope Calls Condom Use Acceptable for Some People
One year ago, Pope Benedict XVI’s asserted concerns that condoms could make the Aids crisis worse, but his most recent opinion is that condom use could be, for some people,…
Pope Calls Condom Use Acceptable for Some People
One year ago, Pope Benedict XVI’s asserted concerns that condoms could make the Aids crisis worse, but his most recent opinion is that condom use could be, for some people,…
Founder of WikiLeaks Seeks Political Asylum
Australian founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, is reportedly considering seeking political asylum in Switzerland after having his work and residence permit application rejected by Swedish authorities. Assange, whose website WikiLeaks…
Haiti Cholera Epidemic Caused 250 Deaths
United Nations (U.N.) official in Haiti, Nigel Fisher stated that multinational medical help has slowed down death reports in Haiti after the cholera epidemic outbreak that already killed 250 people.…