WN Network Journal News
Journal News
Search the World News Network
Advanced Search


Breaking News Mon, 9 Dec 2013
File - A barefoot child stands among ragged tents at a refugee camp in Dolo, Somalia on Wednesday, July 18. 2012. The U.N., which declared a famine in Somalia one year ago, says conditions have improved but that 2.5 million people are still in crisis.
Al Shabaab   Humanitarian Aid   Photos   Somalia Conflict   Wikipedia: Al-Shabaab (militant group)  
 BBC News 
Aid agencies 'paid Somalia's al-Shabab' during famine
Mon 9 Dec 2013
Humanitarian agencies paid Somalia's al-Shabab militants for access to areas under their control in the 2011 famine, according to a joint report by two think tanks. | In many cases al-Shabab insi... (photo: AP / Jason Straziuso)
File - In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, fighters from a Christian militia movement known as the "anti-balaka" display their makeshift weaponry in the village of Boubou, halfway between the towns of Bossangoa and Bouca, in the Central African Republic.
CAR   Human Rights   Photos   Seleka   Wikipedia: Central African Republic conflict (201213)  
 BBC News 
CAR violence: French troops reach town of Bossangoa
Sun 8 Dec 2013
French troops have reached the town of Bossangoa in the Central African Republic, which has been paralysed by communal fighting. | France is deploying 1,600 troops to help end the fighting in the coun... (photo: AP / Florence Richard)
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra speaks during an interview with foreign media at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. Yingluck said Saturday that while she sees no quick end to her country's deep political impasse, her government is willing to negotiate with opponents to end the crisis.  Reuters  Sun 8 Dec 2013
Thai PM proposes referendum on her future as protesters prepare big push
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra proposed a referendum on her future on Sunday and promised to resign if that was what the people wanted, as anti-government protesters prepa... (photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit)
Bangkok   Photos   Politics   Protest   Wikipedia: Yingluck Shinawatra  
Villagers view the bodies of suspected attackers from the Pokomo tribe, following tribal clashes in Kipao village in the Tana River Delta region of southeastern Kenya Friday, Dec. 21, 2012.  The Washington Post  Sat 7 Dec 2013
Official: Deadly clashes in northern Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya — A Kenyan official says several people have been killed and injured in fighting between rival ethnic groups in the country’s north. | Marsabit county governor Ukur Yatani s... (photo: AP / Photo)
Ethnic Conflicts   Kenya Clashes   Nairobi   Photos   Wikipedia : Kenya Clashes  
Top Stories more Headlines
 A North Korean military honor guard stands at attention at Pyongyang airport Wednesday, May 2, 2001, as Swedish Prime Minister Goeran Persson arrives with European officials. Persson holds the rotating European Union presidency. (AP Photo/Stephen Shaver, Khaleej Times Sat 7 Dec 2013
North Korea deports US tourist and Korean War veteran
North Korea said he had been released on humanitarian grounds and because he had admitted to his wrongdoing and apologised. | US tourist Merrill Newman arrives at Beijing... (photo: AP Photo/Stephen Shaver, Pool)
Merrill Newman   North Korea   Photos   Pyongyang   Wikipedia : Merrill Newman  
President Barack Obama meets with Jordan's King Abdullah II, Friday, March 22, 2013, at the King's Palace in Amman, Jordan. Al Jazeera Fri 6 Dec 2013
Jordan takes UN seat rejected by Saudi Arabia
The UN General Assembly has elected Jordan to the Security Council to replace Saudi Arabia, which had rejected the seat in an unprecedented act to protest the council's f... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Jordan   Photos   UN Security Council   United Nations   Wikipedia: United Nations Security Council election, 2013  
Dilma Rousseff, presidential candidate for the governing Workers Party, gestures to photographers after voting in Brazil's presidential election runoff in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Sunday Oct. 31, 2010. The Times Of India Fri 6 Dec 2013
Brazil will host 'Cup of Cups': Brazil president
COSTA DO SAUIPE: Brazil will host the greatest ever World Cup football finals next June and July, President Dilma Rousseff said as Friday's draw ceremony got under way. |... (photo: AP / Felipe Dana)
2014 FIFA World Cup   Dilma Rousseff   Photos   Sport   Wikipedia : 2014 FIFA World Cup  
Demonstrators hold a picture of Alexandros Grigoropoulos as they gather near the Greek Embassy in Rome, Wednesday Dec. 10, 2008. Riots sparked in Greece by a police officer shooting 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos continued in Greece Wednesday. Greek authorities have charged a 37-year-old officer with murder. The incidents led to weekend riots across the country - with police holding overnight running battles and firing volleys of tear gas at rampaging youths who left parts of Athens' main shopping district gutted and lo The New York Times Fri 6 Dec 2013
Hundreds Mark Anniversary of Fatal Police Shooting
ATHENS, Greece — Riot police fired small amounts of tear gas Friday during a march of more than 1,500 high school students to mark the fifth anniversary of a fatal poli... (photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia)
Alexis Grigoropoulos   Alexis Grigoropoulos Anniversary   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia : Alexis Grigoropoulos  
Yemeni soldiers stand guard in front of Yemen's President Abed Rabbu Mansour Hadi's house as protestors demonstrate to denounce terror attacks and hail the decisions by Hadi to replace security officials in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. BBC News Fri 6 Dec 2013
Al-Qaeda claims attack on Yemen defence ministry
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has said it was behind an attack on Yemen's defence ministry on Thursday that left 52 people dead. | The group's media ... (photo: AP / Hani Mohammed)
Al Qaida in Yemen   Photos   Suicide Bombings in Yemen   Terrorism in Yemen   Wikipedia : Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen  
This picture made available by the Vatican newspaper L' Osservatore Romano, shows the Vatican courtroom where Pope Benedict XVI's butler, Paolo Gabriele is scheduled to appear, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2012. Canberra Times Fri 6 Dec 2013
Vatican committee to fight child abuse
Pope Francis has set up a committee to fight child sex abuse in the Catholic Church and give pastoral care to victims, following a recommendation from a council of cardin... (photo: AP / L'Osservatore Romano)
Catholic Sex Abuse   Photos   Pope Francis   Vatican   Wikipedia : Catholic sex abuse cases  
** FILE ** In this July 7, 2008, file photo Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., checks his BlackBerry in St. Louis, Mo., prior to a conference call with supporters gathered at a rally in Charlotte, N.C. President-elect Barack Obama used to collect comic books, can't part with his BlackBerry, and once flashed Leonard "Mr. Spock" Nimoy the Vulcan "Live Long and Prosper" sign, evidence to some that he'll be the first American president to show distinct signs of geekiness. Reuters Thu 5 Dec 2013
Obama says he's not allowed iPhone for 'security reasons'
WASHINGTON Dec 4 (Reuters) - The troubled mobile phone maker BlackBerry still has at least one very loyal customer: U.S. President Barack Obama. | At a meeting with youth... (photo: AP / Jae C. Hong)
Obama Blackberry   Photos   Security   iPhone  
Trader Christopher Moire works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, April 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) The New York Times Wed 4 Dec 2013
Stocks Lower on Fed Stimulus Concern
Stocks fell in morning trading on speculation Wednesday that the Federal Reserve may pull back on its stimulus after more encouraging news about the economy. | Connect Wi... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
Economy   Federal Reserve   Photos   US Stocks  


Business Pages
Charity Daily
Creating Employment
Defence Intel
Diplomatic Presence
Live Sport
Media Conference
New Ecologist
News Broadcast Live
Online News
Pollution
Poverty Today
Security Council News
Sleaze Today
Travel News FM
UNICEF News
Water Focus
world politics