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 Mogadishu Somalis watch heavily armed Ethiopian troops on their truck as they make their way to the former American Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, Dec. 29, 2006. The leader of Somalia´s Islamic political movement vowed Friday to continue th
Africa   Amnesty   Photos   Somalia   Troops  
 BBC News 
Somali forces 'out of control'
| Somali government troops are out of control, as are their Ethiopian allies and other armed groups says human right's group Amnesty International. | It says the situation is "dire" in central and sou... (photo: AP /Mohamed Sheikh Nor)
Obese - Obesity - Health
America   Food   Health   Photos   Poverty  
 Philadelphia Daily News 
Food costs likely to boost obesity in poor
Healthier choices will be even more out of reach, experts say. | By Alfred Lubrano | Inquirer Staff Writer Some of the fattest people in America are among the poorest. | And with food prices rising, t... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
A worker cleans wheat in a field near Sanand, about 30 kilometer (19 miles) west of Ahmadabad, India, Friday, April 25, 2008. World rice prices have risen sharply this year because of growing demand and poor weather in some rice-producing countries.  The Times Of India 
Surging food prices take a toll on poor in Asia, Australia
|     SYDNEY: From the rice paddies of Asia to the wheat fields of Australia, the soaring price of food is breaking the budgets of the poor and raising the spectres of hunger and unrest, exp... (photo: AP / Ajit Solanki)
Agriculture   Asian   Australia   Photos   Slideshow   Wheat  
 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, greets visiting European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, right, on the doorstep of his official residence at 10 Downing Street before their meeting, London, Thursday Oct. 11, 2007. (mb1)  The Times Of India 
British PM, UN seek big business to tackle world poverty
|     | LONDON: Global businesses need to do more to help alleviate poverty in the developing world, Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Tuesday as he prepared to host a major conf... (photo: AP/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Britain   Brown   Business   Photos   World  
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A Chinese woman walks past beggars on a pedestrian bridge in Guangzhou, China, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007. The communist government wants to maintain fast growth to ease poverty but worries that runaway expansion or overinvestment in assets could ignite a financial crisis NZ Herald
Bloated profits as poor go hungry
| Giant agribusinesses are enjoying soaring earnings and profits out of the world food crisis which is driving millions of people towards starvation. | And speculation is... (photo: AP / Andy Wong)
Agriculture   Business   Food   Photos   Poverty  
 An HIV/AIDS research facility in Uganda, Africa (cg1) The Times
The unspoken truths about Aids
div#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited { color:#06c; } | After researching HIV for over a decade, I know that we now have the information, t... (photo: USAID file/F Young)
Aids   Britain   Drug   Health   Photos  
FOOD - RICE - COMMODITY - PHILIPPINES - CRISIS The Manila Times
Southeast Asian rice cartel 'anti-poor'
| MANILA: Senior Philippine officials on Saturday expressed concern about the plan for a Southeast Asian rice cartel, saying it would cause greater problems than it would... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Cartel   Manila   Philippine   Photos   Rice  
SMOKING - CIGARETTE - FILIPINO The Times Of India
ADB gets $11.3 bn to fight poverty
|     MANILA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Saturday it had secured $11.3 billion in concessional funds to fight poverty in Asia and the Pacific for ... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Asian   Fight   Manila   Photos   Poverty  
INDIA-JUTE-ROPE-WORKSHOP Business Report
ADB gets funding boost to fight poverty
| Manila - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Saturday it has secured $11.3 billion in concessional funds to fight poverty in Asia and the Pacific for the next four... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Funding   Hunger   Manila   Photos   Poverty   Slideshow  
Aid Agencies Human Rights
- Burma will accept US cyclone aid
- Red Cross workers get visas for Burma
- Burmese junta seizes UN relief aid
- Myanmar 'not ready' to receive foreign a
 Myanmar soldiers march in review Tuesday, March 27, 2007, during ceremonies at Armed Forces Day in the new capital of Naypyidaw, Myanmar. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)   (js1)
Burmese junta seizes UN relief aid
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- Yudhoyono faces test of faith
- Zimbabwe opposition won't meet with visiting mediator Mb
- Zimbabwe opposition won't meet with visiting mediator Mb
- Fresh evidence of attacks in Zimbabwe as Mbeki arrives for t
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, shakes hands with his Indonesian counterpart, Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono faces test of faith
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Economic Migrants Charity
- American might: Children of the 'huddled masses'
- Stop making employers the immigration enemy
- Letters to the editor for Friday, May 09
- Bush signs bill extending US labor, immigration law to Maria
Kamal Nath
Knowing the UK's new migration rules
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- Kostunica warns of treason on eve of Serbian vote
- High school students march for world's poor
- Brazil rancher acquitted of killing nun says he admired her
- Brazilian rancher who was acquitted of killing 73-year-old U
 Jos Manuel Barroso, President of the EC, and Olli Rehn, Member of the EC in charge of Enlargement, receive Vojislav Kostunica, Serbian Prime Minister . (mb1)
Kostunica warns of treason on eve of Serbian vote
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Population World Cultures
- GMA pitches birth control vs. rice crisis
- TraderGains.com: Market news! STOCKS ON WATCH! (OTCBB: CPSH)
- Region rated best place to relocate Comment: What makes it t
- County's child deaths remain high
 A beaming President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo waves to acknowledge the greetings of the crowd before her speech at the 2007 Labor Day celebration Tuesday (May 1) at the Folk Arts Theater in Pasay City. In her speech, the President announced a package of no
GMA pitches birth control vs. rice crisis
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- Town laments loss of art gallery
- A STUDY OF BRANDS / Benetton not on disposable fashion path
- Weightless confection
- Unlikely charmer
Members of the Writers Guild of America walk on the picket line past an Oscar poster for the 80th Academy Awards at NBC Studios in Burbank, Calif. Feb. 8, 2008. The now 3-month-old Hollywood writers strike could enter its final chapter Saturday when guild members gather in Los Angeles and New York to consider a proposed contract.
Hollywood faces new shutdown
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