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Middle East Crisis Hits Indian Investments there

tnashok - 2011-03-04 06:00
Nostradamus had predicted that around 2012 there would be massive unrest in the moslem dominated world and there could be the possibility of a war breaking out between nations. While the threat of war is not so real, but the threat of an new economic crisis resulting from such an upheaval in the Middle Eastern nations seems very real.
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JOINT UN-AFRICAN DELEGATION BACKS DELAYING BENIN’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Special Correspondent - 2011-03-03 23:51
New York: A joint delegation of the United Nations, the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) officials today backed calls for delaying Benin’s presidential poll, scheduled for Sunday, to allow time to ensure that the electoral process is credible.
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MILITARY REVIEW SOUGHT AFTER AIR STRIKES KILL AFGHAN CHILDREN

Special Correspondent - 2011-03-03 23:49
New York: The United Nations envoy for children and armed conflict today called for a thorough review of procedures after NATO air strikes killed nine children in Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province on Tuesday.
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FIGHTING IN SOMALIA DISPLACES RESIDENTS OF KENYAN BORDER TOWN

Special Correspondent - 2011-03-03 23:46
New York: Fighting between forces of Somalia’s transitional Government and insurgents has spread to areas near the Kenyan border, forcing some 5,500 residents of the Kenyan border town of Mandera to flee their homes, exacerbating the plight of people affected by drought, the United Nations humanitarian office reported today.
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TALKS ON FUTURE OF WESTERN SAHARA TO RESUME NEXT WEEK

Special Correspondent - 2011-03-03 23:43
New York: Delegations of the parties to the Western Sahara dispute, Morocco and the Frente Polisario, and the two neighbouring States, Algeria and Mauritania, will gather in Malta on Monday for two days of United Nations-backed informal meetings as agreed during their last round of talks in January.
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INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT INVESTIGATES LIBYA VIOLENCE

Special Correspondent - 2011-03-03 23:40
New York: The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said today he is investigating alleged crimes against humanity committed in Libya, including by President Muammar Al-Qadhafi and members of his inner circle, following a request from the United Nations Security Council to probe the violent crackdown on protesters.
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DR CONGO: UN REPORT DETAILS SUFFERING OF RAPE VICTIMS, RECOMMENDS REPARATIONS

Special Correspondent - 2011-03-03 23:35
New York: A United Nations report unveiled today highlights the deprivations endured by thousands of victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including poverty, denial of justice and lack of access to medical and psychological treatment, and recommends the establishment of a reparations fund.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Robust economic activity expected in 2011

Special Correspondent - 2011-03-03 23:33
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Robert York visited Kinshasa February 20-March 1, 2011 to assess progress and discuss policies with the authorities in the context of the third review of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement.
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GLOBAL FOOD PRICES INCREASE FOR EIGHTH STRAIGHT MONTH

Special Correspondent - 2011-03-03 23:30
New York: Global food prices rose for the eighth straight month in February, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today, while also warning that unexpected spikes in oil prices could exacerbate an already precarious situation in food markets.
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India

NO IIT FOR KERALA DESPITE PRIME MINISTER’S PROMISE

NO FUNDS FOR KOCHI METRO LINE EITHER IN BUDGET
P. Sreekumaran - 2011-03-03 09:18
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It has been a disappointing budget for Kerala. The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on 28 February has dashed the hopes of the state which had been raised by Prime Ministerial announcements recently.
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