UN re-evaluates Afghan mission after bloody attack
UN re-evaluates Afghan mission after bloody attack South Korea offers first humanitarian aid to North Korea in 2 years
SKorea offers first food aid to NKorea in 2 years South Korea considers resuming aid to North Korea but rules out large-scale assistanceSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea will consider resuming humanitarian aid to impoverished North Korea but it has ruled out assistance on the large scale of previous, more liberal administrations, a senior official said Sunday. South Korea considers limited aid to North Korea but rules out large-scale assistanceSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s conservative government will consider giving limited aid to impoverished North Korea but has ruled out assistance on the large scale of previous liberal administrations, a senior official said Sunday. Irish, Ugandan aid workers freed by captors in Sudan’s Darfur region after more than 3 monthsKHARTOUM, Sudan — Two foreign aid workers seized at gunpoint more than three months ago in Sudan’s Darfur were released Sunday by their captors in the third — and longest — kidnapping of aid workers in the arid region. North Korea asks for renewed aid from South Korea in exchange for help reuniting familiesSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has asked South Korea to resume humanitarian aid in return for the North’s cooperation in reuniting more families divided by their sealed border, officials said. North Korea warns South Korea that ‘reckless’ maritime incursions could spark naval clashSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea warned South Korea on Thursday that a spate of incursions along their disputed sea border could spark a naval clash, in what analysts said was a threat to reinflame tensions if it doesn’t get what it wants from recent conciliatory gestures. North Korea warns South Korea ‘reckless’ maritime incursions could spark naval clashSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea warned South Korea on Thursday that a rash of “reckless” incursions at their disputed maritime border could spark a naval clash. Multibillion dollar US humanitarian aid package sparks sharp debate in PakistanISLAMABAD — Pakistani leaders jousted Wednesday over a multibillion-dollar U.S. humanitarian aid bill that the ruling party praises as a lynchpin to strengthening democracy here but that opponents say will lead to greater American interference in Pakistani affairs. Pakistan braces for more suicide bombings ahead of expected offensive against TalibanISLAMABAD — Pakistan braced for more militant attacks ahead of an anticipated offensive against a Taliban stronghold, as the insurgents said they bombed a U.N. relief agency because international aid work was not in “the interest of Muslims.” Report: Sudanese refugee women and girls face rape, violence daily in eastern ChadNAIROBI, Kenya — Women and girls who fled the fighting in Darfur face rape and other violence daily in eastern Chad, even inside the very refugee camps where they have sought sanctuary, according to a report released Wednesday. International aid agencies warns that Yemen’s humanitarian crisis is ‘deepening’SAN’A, Yemen — Yemen’s Shiite rebels Tuesday called for an independent arbitration committee to help mediate a lasting cease-fire in their ongoing war with the government as aid agencies warned that the humanitarian crisis could worsen if immediate action is not taken. EU: Sanctions targeting Zimbabwe’s Mugabe won’t be lifted until more changes madeHARARE, Zimbabwe — The European Union said Sunday it will not remove sanctions targeting longtime President Robert Mugabe and his loyalists or resume development aid until more is done to implement a year-old power-sharing agreement and restore human rights. Pakistan ambassador doesn’t regret Taliban leader’s death, but still opposes US strikesDENVER — Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States said Thursday he doesn’t regret the missile strike that killed a Taliban leader, but maintained his country’s opposition to U.S. attacks inside its border. UN chief Ban Ki-moon offers humanitarian aid to flood victims in Mexico City suburbMEXICO CITY — U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon offered humanitarian aid Tuesday to hundreds of people affected by torrential rains that flooded homes and killed at least two people in a Mexico City suburb. Guatemalan leader says ousted Honduran president must be returned to office before electionsGUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said Friday that scheduled elections in neighboring Honduras will not be valid if ousted President Manuel Zelaya is not reinstated before the Nov. 29 vote. US increases pressure on Honduras, to decide next week whether to cut humanitarian aidMEXICO CITY — The United States is increasing pressure on the interim Honduras government, threatening to cut off millions of dollars promised for farming and transportation projects if the ousted president isn’t returned to power. UN says half of Somalia’s population needs humanitarian aid, situation deterioratingMOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia is facing its worst humanitarian crisis in 18 years, with more than half of the population needing humanitarian aid amid an escalating crisis, the U.N. said Tuesday. Aid groups say their staff increasingly in the firing-line in conflict and crisisGENEVA — Aid groups were joining together Wednesday to highlight the growing danger their staff members face in crisis zones around the world, where kidnappings and killings of humanitarian workers are on the rise. More than 25,000 terrified people living in bush in Central African Republic, UN official saysUNITED NATIONS —More than 25,000 terrified people have fled their homes in the Central African Republic, the world’s second poorest nation, and are living in the bush to try to avoid government forces, armed groups and bandits, a U.N. official said Monday. Major donor considers return to Myanmar as country struggles with AIDS crisisYANGON, Myanmar — Shrunken to 30 pounds of skin and bones, Ma Moe could barely walk when she arrived on the doorstep of the clinic nearly two years ago. AIDS had killed her husband three years earlier, and it was slowly killing her. Rising casualties among NATO troops raise doubts abroad on Afghan warBERLIN — Rising casualties in Afghanistan are raising doubts among U.S. allies about the conduct of the war, forcing some governments to defend publicly their commitments and foreshadowing possible long-term trouble for the U.S. effort to bring in more resources to defeat the Taliban. UN chief condemns looting of 2 UN offices in Somalia, pledges to keep helping the countryUNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned the looting of two United Nations offices in southern Somalia and pledged to continue to help the war-ravaged country emerge from decades of violence. UN says it still needs $4.8 billion to provide all humanitarian aid required in 2009GENEVA — The U.N. says it still needs $4.8 billion for the rest of the year to bring food, shelter, medicine and other aid to 43 million people who have fled fighting, suffer from droughts and disasters around the world. 7 dead as helicopter reported shot down in Afghanistan; 2 US Marines, Italian soldier also dieKABUL — A civilian helicopter ferrying humanitarian aid was shot down in a southern Afghan province where fighting with the Taliban is raging, killing all six Ukrainian crew members and a child on the ground, officials said. Three U.S. service members and an Italian soldier died in the latest clashes. UN aid agency chief warns of worsening humanitarian conditions for Palestinians in GazaVIENNA — The blockade of Gaza is causing severe humanitarian hardship and the situation is getting worse every day, the head of the U.N. aid agency for Palestinian refugees warned on Wednesday. Highlights from G8 foreign ministers’ statementForeign ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized nations deplored the post-election violence in Iran at a meeting in Trieste, Italy, on Friday and weighed in on other regional and global issues. Here are some highlights from their statement, which noted that the Afghanistan conflict would be dealt with during the remaining sessions of the meeting: Sudan is allowing 4 expelled aid organizations to return under slightly different namesUNITED NATIONS — The Sudanese government is allowing four aid organizations expelled from the country after its president was accused of war crimes to return under slightly different names, the U.N. humanitarian chief said Thursday. In dusty camps, US envoy Holbrooke tells Pakistani refugees more help is comingSHAIKH SHAHZAD CAMP, Pakistan — Top U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke brought promises of more American aid to sweltering camps where some of the 3 million refugees uprooted by Pakistan’s offensive against the Taliban have fled. Humanitarian crisis grows in Zimbabwe, UN launches $718 million appealHARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s humanitarian situation has deteriorated sharply since the end of last year, U.N. agencies said Monday as they called for more aid for the troubled southern African country. |
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