"Uganda Has Highest Number of Orphans"

Rice issues tough warning to Russia over reforms
America fired a shot across the bows of its former foe yesterday as Condoleezza Rice warned Russia it must renew its commitment to democracy and said she had concerns over the direction of the former Soviet Union.

FBI probes Jewish sway on Bush government
The FBI investigation into the Pentagon mole affair has expanded beyond data analyst Larry Franklin's immediate circle to encompass the entire issue of Jewish influence on the neoconservative part of the administration.

Yemen to Close 4,000 Religious Schools
The Yemeni government is set to close 4,000 religious schools allegedly run by "suspicious" organizations, an official has said.

Somalia rejects enclave's "warlord" charge
The Somali government will not be diverted from its goal of national reconciliation by a breakaway territory's provocative allegation that it lacks legitimacy and has a warlord for a president, an official said on Sunday.

All the News That's Fit to Buy
The Pentagon's chief investigator is looking into the military's practice of paying journalists to write articles and commentary for a website aimed at influencing public opinion in the Balkans, officials said Friday.

Russia abandons effort to tie dollar, ruble
Russia has abandoned efforts to tie the ruble's movement to the dollar and has decided to instead shadow both the dollar and the euro.

Hundreds of Iraqis Protest Alleged Voting Irregularities
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Hundreds of Iraqis shouted slogans and waved Iraqi flags Sunday outside Baghdad's heavily guarded Green Zone to protest alleged irregularities they say prevented tens of thousands of people in Mosul from voting in last weekend's landmark elections.

Central bank leaders warn U.S. over massive deficits
Some of the world's major central bankers warned the United States on Friday that the international community could be running out of patience with the massive U.S. budget and trade deficits that is pushing the dollar lower and increasing the cost of their exports in America.

Mushahid calls US general's remarks 'callous'
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) has called "callous" American General James Mattis' recent remarks in which he takes pride saying, it is a great fun to kill people- in this case Muslims in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The psychological impact of media propaganda
However, most Americans have blindly incorporated the propaganda delivered into their homes. An objective analysis of media requires an understanding of the agenda it serves and role it plays. A small elitist group of exploiters manipulate mass opinion, in their best interest. America’s political and social system is based on capitalism. Under capitalism the resources and means for production and distribution are privately or corporately owned. Corporations elect and control government officials and governments. Twenty-three multinational corporations own over 80 percent of mass media. Their role is to influence the masses and create the perception of consent.

Uganda Has Highest Number of Orphans
Uganda has the highest number of orphans in Africa, an official from the Uganda HIV/Aids Control Project has said.

Richer nations promise 100 per cent debt relief
The G7 group of the world's largest economic powers last night agreed to provide up to 100 per cent debt relief for some of the world's poorest countries, after two days of heated talks.

Ethiopia Throws Party for Late Reggae Star
Thousands of Ethiopians and Rastafarians were jamming on a hot Sunday in Addis Ababa's main square as Ethiopia threw a birthday bash for the late reggae star Bob Marley, in what is billed as the country's largest concert.

Trade unions in Southern Africa turning ugly?
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) insistence to visit Zimbabwe, despite having been advised to use the right protocol, has ignited debate that trade unions in the region are transforming themselves into pro-western political parties that are instruments of effecting change in the region.

Africa's shrinking virgin forest
The fate of the vast forest expanse will be discussed at a regional summit meeting in Brazzaville, the capital of the Congo Republic, this weekend.

Fox News right at the front line of attack on Venezuela
With the cooperation of some of the most radical individuals in the opposition, Fox is doing a great job preparing the way for pressures and sanctions to the Venezuelan government. The biased opinions of opposition "stars" like Henrique Capriles and Leopoldo Lopez stab Fox in the heart ... it contradicts its "Fox Report" motto that says that it "goes in-depth into the day's top news, fair and balanced."

One of Saddam's Men Speaks Out
It's almost two years since the invasion of Iraq and the world has not been able to hear from any of the members of Saddam Hussein`s regime, because of course they are all under lock and key, waiting to go on trial for hiding weapons of mass destruction they did not have and for colluding with Al Qaeda, which they did not do. I`ve often wondered what happened to Muhammad al-Douri (as I have spelled his surname). I had been in daily touch with him by e-mail and cellphone when he was Iraq`s Ambassador to the United Nations in the last days before the March 2003 invasion, but lost touch with him when he left quickly for Europe on the day Baghdad fell.

No monopoly on modernity
American dominance is bound to wither as Asia's confidence grows
In President Bush's inauguration speech, he pledged to support "the expansion of freedom in all the world", deploying the words free or freedom no less than 25 times in 20 short minutes. The neoconservative strategy is quite explicit: to bend the world to America's will; to reshape it according to the interests of a born-again superpower. There is something more than a little chilling about this. Even though the Iraqi occupation has gone seriously awry, the United States still does not recognise the constraints on its own power and ambition.

Rice Says Israel Faces 'Hard Decisions' on West Bank
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Israel needs to make "hard decisions" that will allow Palestinians to establish an independent state in the West Bank and Gaza.

Historic Saudi Arabia polls step toward reform
Saudi men in Riyadh and its surroundings will vote Thursday in the first round of landmark local elections, one week after US President George W. Bush urged the kingdom to accelerate democratisation. This first act of public participation in decision-making in the absolute monarchy is perceived partly as an outcome of international -- chiefly American -- pressure on Saudi Arabia to open up. It will take place against a backdrop of violence waged by suspected militants from the Al Qaeda network of Saudi-born Osama bin Laden, responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.

Iraqi Shia leaders demand Islam be the source of law
Iraq's Shia leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani and another top cleric on Sunday staked out a demand that Islam be the sole source of legislation in the country's new constitution.