Libya condemns UK for recognising rebels as sole power Tripoli has condemned the UK for recognising the rebels as Libya's "sole governmental authority" after similar moves by France and the US. Khaled Kaim, deputy foreign minister in Muammar Gaddafi's... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) BBC News Libya Photos UK War Wikipedia: 2011 Libyan civil war |
Swaziland: HIV patients 'eat dung to make drugs work' Some HIV-positive patients in Swaziland are so poor they have resorted to eating cow dung before taking anti-retroviral drugs, Aids activists say. The drugs do not work on an empty stomach, so... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) BBC News Diseases Drugs Photos Swaziland Wikipedia: AIDS |
UNICEF: Congo cholera outbreak kills 279 KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A UNICEF official says a cholera outbreak in Congo has killed at 279 people and infected more than 4,000 others in the last four months. Dr. Ibrahim Cisse said Wednesday that... (photo: UN / Rick Bajornas) The Guardian Cholera Congo Photos UN Unicef Wikipedia: Cholera |
Dreams of better life, fueled by prostitution -"On Black Sisters Street," by Chika Unigwe; Random House (254 pages, $25) In Chika Unigwe's novel "On Black Sisters Street," the snow-covered streets of Antwerp, Belgium, are a beacon of freedom to... (photo: UN / Albert Gonzalez Farran) The State Africa Darfur Photos Prostitution UN Wikipedia: Darfur Peace Agreement |
Libyan rebel forces rescue 100 hostages from behind enemy lines Fighters celebrate after audacious raid frees families snatched from Misrata by government troops and held for three months Hawa Ahmed (right) with members of her family. The Misratan student was one... (photo: AP / Luis Hidalgo) The Guardian Libya Photos Rebel Rescue Wikipedia: Anti-Gaddafi forces |