Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has said the opposition MDC has until Thursday to agree a power-sharing deal, or he will form his own government. “We feel frozen at the moment [without a government],” he told state media. The MDC has rejected the ultimatum and says it will not be “bullied” into signing a deal. Continue reading Mugabe gives deal deadline to MDC
Daily Archives: September 5, 2008
Storm-hit Haitians starve on rooftops
Sep 05 2008 07:40
Haiti was reeling on Thursday night from a series of tropical storms which devastated crops and infrastructure and left bodies floating in flooded towns. Three storms in three weeks unleashed “catastrophe” and submerged much of the impoverished Caribbean nation, said President Rene Preval. A fourth storm, Ike, was gathering force in the Atlantic and could strike next week. Continue reading Storm-hit Haitians starve on rooftops
Premier Christian Media launches campaign against sexual trafficking
Premier Christian Media have launched a new anti trafficking campaign, ‘Not For Sale’ to draw attention to the plight of 10,000 women held against their will and treated as sexual slaves in the UK. Continue reading Premier Christian Media launches campaign against sexual trafficking
Peruvian bishops urge government to negotiate with indigenous groups
By Lucien Chauvin
Catholic News Service
LIMA, Peru (CNS) — Catholic bishops in Peru’s jungle dioceses have thrown their support behind indigenous organizations, calling on the government to negotiate with native peoples before passing laws that affect their lives and livelihoods. Continue reading Peruvian bishops urge government to negotiate with indigenous groups
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