"Africa failing to meet development goals - Annan"

'What a bloody charade'
In Baghdad on Saturday they were supposed to be preparing for an election. But they were preparing for war.

A Brief Guide to the Iraqi Elections
1. Iraqis are voting not for a party or an individual but for a list.
2. Iraqi people have no opportunity to elect their president or prime minister.
3. None of the elected members will represent a locality.
4. Large areas of the country are not expected to be able to vote.

Africa failing to meet development goals - Annan
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan told African leaders on Sunday they were failing to meet targets for reducing extreme poverty and combating killer diseases five years after agreeing to global development goals.

100 hit in Darfur air raid
Almost a 100 people were killed and wounded in a Sudanese air force bombardment in South Darfur on Wednesday, UN spokesperson Radhia Achouri said on Friday.

Hotel Rwanda
Ten years ago, as the country of Rwanda descended into madness, one man made a promise to protect the family he loved, and ended up finding the courage to save more than 1,200 lives.

A crisis relived:
Real-life hero recalls African refugee ordeal of 'Hotel Rwanda'

Another conservative columnist is clueless
After years of complaining of a vast left-wing media conspiracy, the conservatives turn out to be running their own racket. The Bush administration's pay-to-sway scandal continues to spread like an oil slick.

US firms' war on workers
It is often said there is no smoke without fire, but for workers in the US it is increasingly a case of "any smoke and you will be fired".

News black-out on death of former top leader Zhao Ziyang
Reporters Without Borders today deplored continuing efforts by China's ruling Communist Party to clamp down on all news about former prime minister and party leader Zhao Ziyang on the eve of his funeral tomorrow and called on the international community to press the regime to stop its "ruthless censorship" aimed at "the father of China's economic and political reforms."

UN agency applauds Iran cooperation
UN nuclear chief Muhammad al-Baradai has praised Iran's cooperation over its controversial atomic programme.

Barzani: Kirkuk is a Kurdish Province with the Kurdish Identity
Speaking to journalists in his compound in Salahaddin, Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani said, "Kirkuk is a Kurdish province with a Kurdish Identity."