Harare, Zimbabwe (IRIN) - Twenty-nine NGOs providing services ranging from alleviating food insecurity to assisting the disabled in Zimbabwe's Masvingo Province have been banned, sparking fears that this could be the start of new wave of restrictions...
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Military enters BBC, CNN offices; soldiers move to quell fuel price protests
Matthew Borghese - AHN News Contributor Lagos, Nigeria (NewsBahn) - Officials of CNN and the BBC called on the Nigerian government Monday afternoon to explain why security forces entered its offices unannounced earlier in the day. The police action c...
Ethiopian troops arrest Somali officials in Beledweyne
Mohamed Hassan - AHN News Mohamed Shiil Beledweyne, Somalia (AHN) - Ethiopian troops in the Somali town of Beledweyne arrested officials from the pro-government Sufi militia and Shabelle Valley administration on Monday, according to local residents. ...
Drug resistant TB strain emerges in India
Diane Alter - AHN News Reporter Mumbai, India (AHN) - Indian doctors have reported the country's first case of totally drug-resistant tuberculosis. It is not the first time highly resistant cases of the killer lung disease have been seen. Since 2003...
U.S. cautious in reaction to death, succession in North Korea
Tejinder Singh - AHN News Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) - Officials across the U.S. government reacted with caution Monday to the weekend death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il, instead collectively conveying America's unwaveri...
Saab files for bankruptcy after Chinese deal fails
Matthew Borghese - AHN News Contributor Trollhattan, Sweden (AHN) - Swedish carmaker Saab is filing for bankruptcy after a deal to infuse Chinese funds fell through over technology licensing objections from American shareholders. The Chinese deal was ...
Canada denies Iran a consulate in Vancouver
Matthew Borghese - AHN News Contributor Vancouver, BC, Canada (AHN) - Canada will not allow Iran to establish a diplomatic consulate in Vancouver as tensions rise over Tehran's continued push for nuclear power. Current Canadian sanctions against Iran ...
Egypt death toll rises to 12; general bares plot to burn parliament
Windsor Genova - AHN News News Writer Cairo, Egypt (AHN) - Two more people were killed during street battles between police and protesters in Cairo at dawn on Monday bringing the death toll to 12 since the clashes erupted on Friday. Sources from the ...
Czechs mourn Vaclav Havel — ex-president, playwright, dissident
Prague, Czech Republic (NewsBahn) - Mourners lit candles and left roses Monday at the coffin of Vaclav Havel, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic, who died Sunday. A former dissident and playwright, Hav...
As Americans leave, Iraq plunges into domestic crisis
The Media Line Staff Baghdad, Iraq David Rosenberg / The Med - In the annals of coalition disputes, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki's government is setting new standards: In the space of three days, his government leaked plans to arrest Vice Presi...