Kenya votes on new constitution amid high security NAIROBI, Kenya-Long lines of voters formed before sunrise in the Kenyan capital early Wednesday, as voters cast ballots on a new constitution that would reduce the powers of the presidency and give... (photo: AP / Sayyid Azim) The Boston Globe Election Kenya Photos Politics Wikipedia: Elections in Kenya |
Ecuador pledges no oil drilling in Amazon reserve Ecuador has agreed to refrain from drilling for oil in a pristine Amazon rainforest reserve in return for up to $3.6bn (£2.26bn) in payments from rich countries. Under a pioneering agreement signed... (photo: AP / Dolores Ochoa) BBC News Ecuador Oil Photos Rainforest Wikipedia: Amazon Rainforest |
Forest fires 'out of control' in parts of western Russia Forest fires threatened to blaze out of control across parts of Russia yesterday and have already left 40 people dead and destroyed a fifth of the country's wheat crop. The fires, prompted by one of... (photo: AP / Sergey Ponomarev) The Independent Disaster Photos Russia Wikipedia: Wildfire Wildfire |
Mass evacuations as flood threatens to destroy dam Rising water levels were last night threatening one of Pakistan's largest dams, forcing the authorities to evacuate more people even as raging floods surged south into the country's heartland,... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad) The Independent Disaster Floods Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: 2010 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa floods |
Mexico: 28,000 killed in drug violence since 2006 MEXICO CITY (AP): President Felipe Calderon said he would consider a debate on legalizing drugs Tuesday as his government announced that more than 28,000 people have been killed in drug violence since... (photo: AP / Eduardo Verdugo) The Star Drugs Mexico Photos Violence Wikipedia: Mexican Drug War |
Beirut urges world community to move against Israeli violations Lebanon ready to face aggression ‘by all available means’ By Elias Sakr Daily Star staff Wednesday, August 04, 2010 - Powered by... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) Daily Star Lebanon Defence Israel Lebanon Photos Wikipedia: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 |
Nasrallah accuses Israel of killing Hariri, vows to reveal proof next week By The Daily Star Wednesday, August 04, 2010 - Powered by BEIRUT: Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday openly accused Israel of the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik... (photo: AP / Bilal Hussein) Daily Star Lebanon Hezbollah Israel Lebanon Photos Wikipedia: Rafic Hariri |