What Happens To Unborn Babies When Pregnant Women Smoke?
Photo:Courtesy It is estimated that smoking during pregnancy is causing over 2,000 premature births, 5,000 miscarriages and 300 stillbirths every year Tens of thousands of...
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Benefits of Reading Bedtime Stories
Have you heard people say, “The kids today have short attention spans. Because of quick-paced television, they’re used to watching three to four-second bites and...
409 Human Rights Violations Reported in DR Congo in August
The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office recorded 409 human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) in August, according to its...
UN Human Rights Office ‘Deeply Regrets’ Resumption of Executions In Chad
Cécile Pouilly, spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Photo: OHCHR Following the first executions in Chad since 2003, the United...
Special Offer From Nigeria For Dyson Heydon
John Birmingham Dear Sir This letter is not intended to cause any of the embarrassment but just to contact your esteemed self – following...
Ex-Gambian President’s Wife Wears Electronic Tag After Swindling £20,000 British Benefits
Stian Alexander Lady Njaimeh Jawara is the wife of ex-Gambian president Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Lady Njaimeh Jawara was accused of claiming council tax reduction,...
Community Watch :POLICE BOSS ASSURES CITIZENS OF ADEQUATE SECURITY
By : Irikefe Kefe The Area E Commander, ACP Frank Mba has reaffirmed the Nigeria Police commitment on safeguarding the life and property of the citizenry...
Meles Zenawi’s Legacy For The Horn of Africa
There is little doubt that Meles Zenawi’s political architecture gave modest advantages to most ethnic groups in the country who were the subjects of...
More Treatment and Care Needed for Internally Displaced Persons In Nigeria
Nigerian refugees waiting to be registered in Minawao / Gawar camp. Tens of thousands of people in northern Cameroon are in need of humanitarian aid...
Free Domestic Violence Hotline Launches in Papua New Guinea…
A free hotline offering counselling to victims of domestic and sexual violence in Papua New Guinea was launched on Wednesday in response to widespread violence...
South African Minister Seeks Legal Advice Over Oscar Pistorius Release
Paralympian convicted of killing his girlfriend is due to leave prison after 10 months to serve time under form of house arrest Oscar Pistorius during...
Mandela Rape Charge
Shaun Smillie FAMILY SOLIDARITY: Members of the Mandela family, including Ndaba Mandela, back, Makaziwe Mandela, left, and Tukwini Mandela leave the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court yesterday...
Benghazi Defendant Asks U.S. Judge To Send Him Back To Libya
The accused ringleader of the 2012 attack that killed four Americans at a U.S. diplomatic compound and CIA base in Benghazi, Libya, has asked a...
Journalists Urged To Fight Torture // Ournalistes Invités A Lutter Contre La Torture
THE Advisor-Human Rights, Conflicts and Gender European Union, Rosette Sayson Meya, has urged journalists to be the lead crusaders of the fight against all acts...
Boko Haram Suspects Freed After Months Of Detention // Boko Haram Suspects Libérés Après Des Mois De Détention
Detainees cleared after being suspected of being members of Boko Haram Islamists sit during a ceremony ahead of being granted freedom in Maiduguri, Borno state...
Leolah Brown , Bobby Kristina’s Aunt Furious about Sale of Hospice Pictures // Leolah Brown, Tante De Bobby Kristina Furieux Sur La Vente Des Photos De L’Hospice
Bobbi Kristina Brown’s aunt hit out after someone tried to sell pictures of the ailing 22-year-old for $100k. Outlets including TMZ and Entertainment Tonight were...
UNESCO Lists Champagne And Burgundy Vineyards As World Heritage Sites // L’UNESCO Répertorie Champagne Et Bourgogne Vignobles Comme Sites Du Patrimoine Mondial
The historic vineyards, wine cellars and champagne houses where the world’s most famous sparkling wines are produced were listed as a world heritage site by...
Rival Libya Governments ‘Closer To Solution’ In Morocco Talks – UN envoy // Rivales Libye Gouvernements « Plus Etroite A La Solution » Au Maroc Talks – Envoyé De L’ONU
‘I hope we can work in the coming days to find a peace agreement,’ says UN diplomat Bernardino Leon Special Representative and Head of the...
Protesters Clash With Ghana Security Forces // Manifestants Affrontement Avec Les Forces De Sécurité Au Ghana
Ghanaian demonstrators clashed with security forces in Accra on Monday, burning tires and throwing stones to protest the demolition of hundreds of houses to make...
Chinese Woman Pays To Rescue 100 Dogs From Meat Festival // Femme Chinoise Paie Pour Sauver 100 Chiens De Viande Festival
A Chinese woman has paid over 7,000 yuan (at least Sh100,000) to save 100 canines from being eaten during a dog meat festival, media said...