After several weeks of severe sickness, with unrelenting diarrhoea and high fever, Shamshad Ali, aged five, from a village near the town of Sheikhupura in Punjab Province, finally feels strong enough to venture out of his house again.
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Corn prices double since April 2010 due in part to increased biofuel production resulting from higher oil prices; recent food price increases drive 44 million people into hunger, World Bank estimates
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Robert Mugabe hounds rivals in Zimbabwe, parties say
HARARE, Zimbabwe — More than a quarter of President Robert Mugabe’s opponents in Parliament have been arrested since agreeing to join the government in a shaky power-sharing arrangement, part of an intensifying campaign of harassment intended to drive them out of office, officials from both sides say.
Global stillbirths: 2.6 million a year, overlooked and often preventable
About 2.6 million babies are born dead each year, a largely ignored and silently grieved loss of life, about half of which could be prevented.
North Korea’s pleas for food aid draw suspicion
The United Nations is warning that 6 million North Koreans — a quarter of the population — could be at risk of starvation. It’s warning of a likely humanitarian crisis, with North Korea’s public distribution system set to run out of food in May.
Ivory Coast’s UN-recognized President, Alassane Ouattara, has urged restraint after the dramatic capture of his rival Laurent Gbagbo
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Ivory Coast: ‘Ouattara must stop reprisal attacks’ Amnesty International says
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Chad: Because of poverty, children voluntarily join rebel armies as soldiers
“My father is old. At home we did not have enough for everyone, so I wanted to better our situation and join the army to help my family and my mother… After one year with the armed group FSR [Front for the Salvation of the Republic], I became commander of a group of 50 fighters. Maybe I was made the commander because I am literate; I could write and read. Then I had to join the government forces when our commander… decided to join the Chadian government.”
Bolivia is set to pass the world’s first laws granting all nature equal rights to humans
Bolivia is set to pass the world’s first laws granting all nature equal rights to humans. The Law of Mother Earth, now agreed by politicians and grassroots social groups, redefines the country’s rich mineral deposits as “blessings” and is expected to lead to radical new conservation and social measures to reduce pollution and control industry.
Colombia agrees to protect unions
The government of Colombia has agreed to better protect union members and vigorously prosecute those responsible for violence against them, potentially paving the way for the Obama administration to seek congressional approval of a free trade treaty with the South American country.
