Date: 28 Mar 2008Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees ... This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today's Palais des Nations press briefing in Geneva. Rising numbers of Somali refugees are now seeking asylum in neighbouring countries to escape...
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Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College may have discovered the precise role of a gene in one of the world's most common blood disorders, beta-thalassemia, commonly known as Cooley's anemia. Along with sickle-cell...
Published Date: 20 July 2008 PLANS for a new ferry service between Scotland, Belgium and Norway are hanging in the balance this weekend as those behind the scheme wait to hear if they will be awarded a slice of a £300m-plus...
Arab League ministers said the ICC move could destabilise Sudan Arab foreign ministers say they have agreed a plan of action to defuse the crisis between Sudan and the International Criminal Court (ICC). They met in Cairo after...
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League criticised the International Criminal Court's prosecutor for seeking the arrest of Sudan's president on genocide charges, saying diplomacy should be given a priority to solve the conflict in...