Gaza aid conference opens in Egypt
The Egyptian president opened an international donors' conference on Monday that aims to raise $3 billion (£2.1bn) for the decimated Gaza Strip.
Protest now! Iraqi government attacks teacher trade union
I’m in Erbil (Iraqi Kurdistan) for a TUC workshop for Iraqi and Kurdish trade unionists, and Iraqi Teachers’ Union President Jasim al-Lami has reported an astounding attack on his union’s leadership by the Iraqi Government.
Authorities arrest the leader of agricultural workers union
This disturbing news (see below) arrived today from the Federation of Workers Councils and Unions in Iraq (FWCUI).
Scientists modifies smallpox vaccine to fight bird flu
A team of scientists from the University of Hong Kong and the United States on Sunday said they have developed a new vaccine strategy against the H5N1 bird flu virus by genetically modifying a smallpox vaccine.
Stem-cell treatments a step closer
Safe and ethically uncontroversial stem-cell treatments for a host of diseases came closer to reality on Sunday thanks to a major breakthrough by British and Canadian scientists.
Mugabe's birthday gift
Zimbawean President Robert Mugabe pledged to continue land redistribution at his lavish 85th birthday party on Saturday.
Opinion: Chavez win is peoples victory
Venezuelans on Feb. 15 approved a constitutional amendment removing term limits on elected officials. The door is now open for Hugo Chavez to run for a third presidential term in 2012.
US slammed for biased rights agenda
Venezuela, Bolivia and Russia condemned the latest politically motivated US criticisms of their human rights record on Thursday.
Protectionism, an answer to the crisis?
Recall the facts : The latest World Economic Forum in Davos at the end of January was the scene of alarmist statements about an alleged protectionist danger. At the origin of the fear displayed by the world leaders is a clause in the American stimulus package planning to cut back on steel imports.
French government considers 5bn euros bail-out after bank's losses double
The French government was poised to intervene on Thursday after the country's fourth-largest investment bank reported that its net losses had almost doubled in the last quarter of 2008.
