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August 12, 2010 9:01 AM

Zimbabwe begins first authorised sale of diamonds

Zimbabwe has begun its first authorised sale of diamonds since the lifting of a suspension imposed last November by the Kimberley process which seeks to prevent trade in diamonds during conflict. International buyers joined members of the Government at Harare airport to mark the lifting of the suspe...

August 12, 2010 9:01 AM

Zimbabwe begins first authorised sale of diamonds

Zimbabwe has begun its first authorised sale of diamonds since the lifting of a suspension imposed last November by the Kimberley process which seeks to prevent trade in diamonds during conflict. International buyers joined members of the Government at Harare airport to mark the lifting of the suspe...

August 12, 2010 9:01 AM

Lord's Resistance Army rebels abducting people in Central Africa

The campaign group, Human Rights Watch has accused the long established Lord's Resistance Army rebels of once again abducting hundreds of people in Central Africa, many of them children. Human Rights Watch says, hundreds of people were taken from their homes in remote regions of Central African...

August 12, 2010 9:01 AM

Lord's Resistance Army rebels abducting people in Central Africa

The campaign group, Human Rights Watch has accused the long established Lord's Resistance Army rebels of once again abducting hundreds of people in Central Africa, many of them children. Human Rights Watch says, hundreds of people were taken from their homes in remote regions of Central African...

August 12, 2010 9:00 AM

Lankan war inquiry commission starts

In Sri Lanka, a Government-appointed Commission has begun probing the final years of a long drawn-out civil war which ended last year. A former peace negotiator of the Tamil Tiger rebels was among the first to give testimony as the eight-member panel started hearings on the civil war yesterday. Ther...

August 12, 2010 9:00 AM

Lankan war inquiry commission starts

In Sri Lanka, a Government-appointed Commission has begun probing the final years of a long drawn-out civil war which ended last year. A former peace negotiator of the Tamil Tiger rebels was among the first to give testimony as the eight-member panel started hearings on the civil war yesterday. Ther...

August 12, 2010 8:45 AM

Death toll in devastating landslides in China crosses 1,000

In China, the death toll following devastating landslides in Gansu Province has risen to 1,117. Over 600 people are still missing. Rescue workers are struggling hard to remove the layers of mud and to find possible survivors. The Provincial Civil Affairs Bureau said in a statement that 567 survivors...

August 12, 2010 8:45 AM

Death toll in devastating landslides in China crosses 1,000

In China, the death toll following devastating landslides in Gansu Province has risen to 1,117. Over 600 people are still missing. Rescue workers are struggling hard to remove the layers of mud and to find possible survivors. The Provincial Civil Affairs Bureau said in a statement that 567 survivors...

August 11, 2010 9:27 PM

Ramadan begins on Thursday in Bangladesh

The Holy month of Ramadan begins tomorrow in Bangladesh as the Ramadan moon was sighted in the country today. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee chaired by State Minister for Religious Affairs and President of the Committee Advocate Shahjahan Mian at the Isla...

August 11, 2010 9:27 PM

Ramadan begins on Thursday in Bangladesh

The Holy month of Ramadan begins tomorrow in Bangladesh as the Ramadan moon was sighted in the country today. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee chaired by State Minister for Religious Affairs and President of the Committee Advocate Shahjahan Mian at the Isla...

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