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Obama turns to private sector to feed world’s poor

Published Date : 2012-05-19

Published By: Surgar5

US President Barack Obama on Friday will announce an initiative with the private sector to set a goal of bringing 50 million people in the developing world out of poverty, officials said. Obama will pledge renewed commitment to feeding the world’s neediest as he gathers fellow leaders of the Group of Eight major industrialized powers for a weekend summit at the secluded Camp David retreat near Washington. The summit comes as pledges expire from 2009 in L’Aquila, Italy, where the Group of Eight promised more than $20 billion over three years to improve food access to Africans and others hit by the high prices and a global slowdown.   With the recovery still ..... read

Ready or not, Afghan security transfer accelerating

published : 2012-05-16

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- NATO forces are here until 2014, but each day the demands on them lessen as Afghan forces take on more ..... read

Pakistani suggests NATO supplies should resume

published : 2012-05-15

Pakistan’s foreign minister has suggested the country should reopen its Afghan border to NATO troop supplies, saying the government has made ..... read

Syrian clashes 'kill 23 soldiers' in city of Rastan

published : 2012-05-14

At least 23 soldiers have died in heavy clashes in the central Syrian city of Rastan, according to activists.The UK-based Syrian Observatory for ..... read

Iranian president: Israel 'nothing more than a mosquito' to Iran

published : 2012-05-13

(CNN) -- Ahead of upcoming nuclear talks, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad downplayed the threat Israel poses to Iran, comparing it to an ..... read

Syria unrest: Deadly Damascus blasts kill dozens

published : 2012-05-10

Two explosions have hit the Syrian capital, Damascus, killing at least 40 and wounding 170 in what Syrian state TV say were "terrorist ..... read

Philippines department store fire leaves 17 dead

published : 2012-05-09

A fire has swept through a department store in the southern Philippines, killing 17 people.The blaze broke out early on Wednesday at the three-storey ..... read

Iran accepts yuan for crude oil

published : 2012-05-08

(Financial Times) -- Iran is accepting renminbi for some of the crude oil it supplies to China, industry executives in Beijing and Kuwait and ..... read

Stick to safety building rules or pay fine

published : 2012-05-07

The UAE Civil Defence will slap a fine of Dh50,000 against landlords found flouting safety rules which help prevent fire accidents in ..... read

Aleppo blast: 'Five killed' in new Syria unrest

published : 2012-05-06

A blast on the outskirts of Syria's second city Aleppo has killed at least five people, opposition activists say.The blast went off in a car wash in ..... read

Dubai deal on underwater hotels and floating cities

published : 2012-05-03

Dubai is all set to open newer horizons in the tourism and hospitality sector with a novel iDrydocks World, the shipbuilding arm of Dubai World, said ..... read

Family killed in new Syria violence activists report

published : 2012-05-01

Syrian activists say nine members of one family have been killed in a mortar attack in a village in Idlib province in the northwest of the ..... read

Family killed in new Syria violence activists report

published : 2012-05-01

Syrian activists say nine members of one family have been killed in a mortar attack in a village in Idlib province in the northwest of the ..... read

Illiteracy is the main hurdle in the development: MPA Jaffar

published : 2012-04-26

   Member Provincial Assembly Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail has said that it is our mission to make Zhob a model city. The aim of our ..... read

Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile

published : 2012-04-25

Pakistan has test fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, military officials say, less than a week after India also test-launched a long-range ..... read

UAE accident report for 2011: 6700 accidents, 720 deaths

published : 2012-04-23

Car accident deaths plummeted 25.5 % in the UAE, and 19% in Abu Dhabi, by the end of 2011 compared to 2009, in a remarkable achievement which ..... read

UN and Syria agree on observer protocol

published : 2012-04-19

The United Nations has reached a deal with Syria outlining the rules for the deployment of observers to monitor the country's ceasefire, both sides ..... read

She braves bullets to bring healthcare to women

published : 2012-04-16

Jaipur - The frail and seemingly calm Udasi Sahu manages to conceal the excitement of her first plane journey. But the 42-year-old health worker ..... read

India professor held for cartoon 'ridiculing Mamata'

published : 2012-04-14

Indian police have arrested a professor in Calcutta for allegedly posting on the internet cartoons ridiculing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata ..... read

School fee increase evokes mixed reactions

published : 2012-04-10

DUBAI - Not all parents are upset by the proposed increase in school fees. The decision for the hike after a freeze of three years is seen as having ..... read

Pakistan's president visits India amid warming ties

published : 2012-04-09

New Delhi (CNN) -- Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari met with the Indian prime minister in New Delhi on Sunday -- the first visit to India ..... read

Avalanche buries 100 Pakistani troops in Kashmir

published : 2012-04-07

At least 100 Pakistani troops have been buried by an avalanche in the disputed Kashmir region, the army says.   Pakistan army spokesman Major ..... read
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