BAGHDAD – The nude women on the DVD cover in a Baghdad street stall say it all: Change, whether you like it or not, is afoot in Iraq.Hundreds of porn DVDs are stacked elbow-deep on a wooden table in Jassim Hanoun's ramshackle stall on a downtown sidewalk. His other tables have Hollywood blockbusters, like "King Kong." But not surprisingly, it's the sex that sells best."I've got everything," Hanoun says of his sex selection, flashing the kind of impish grin only a 22-year-old in tight jeans and slicked-back hair can pull off with any real conviction. "What do you want? I've got foreign films, Arab, Iraqi, Indian, celebrities — whatever you like."
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AP-TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday inaugurated the country's first domestically built unmanned bomber aircraft, calling it an "ambassador of death" to Iran's enemies.The 4-meter-long drone aircraft can carry up to four cruise missiles and will have a range of 620 miles (1,000 kilometers), according to a state TV report — not far enough to reach archenemy Israel."The jet, as well as being an ambassador of death for the enemies of humanity, has a main message of peace and friendship," said Ahmadinejad at the inauguration ceremony, which fell on the country's national day for its defense industries.
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Israeli and Palestinian leaders and negotiators are due in Washington next week to relaunch direct peace talks after nearly two tension-fraught years for the two Mideast neighbors.The face-to-face dialogues, said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when announcing the step forward on Friday, are aimed at resolving all final status issues within one year, including thorny subjects like Jewish settlements, Palestinians refugees and East Jerusalem.
Aljazeera-Sebastian Pinera, the Chilean president, has said that all 33 miners trapped underground for the past 17 days are still alive.Pinera announced on Sunday that the trapped miners had made contact through a written note attached to a drill that signalled the good news."All 33 of us are well inside the shelter," Pinera read, waving a message scribbled in red pencil sent by the miners 700 meters (2,300 feet) below the ground."This came out of the ground. It's a message from our miners telling us they are alive, that they are together."
AfricaNews-Close to five hundred Kenyan women held a peaceful procession to the nation's Parliament, urging Members of Parliament to increase budgetary allocations to the health sector to 15% of the national budget, in accordance with commitments made in Abuja in 2001 and at the recently concluded African Union summit in Kampala, Uganda.Organizers of the East African Caravan on Maternal Health – ABANTU for Development, UN Millennium Campaign – Africa, and the African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), participated in the march organized by World March for Women – Kenya, bearing petitions signed by hundreds of thousands of East Africans, calling on leaders to ACT NOW – No Woman Should Die While Giving Life!
AfricaNews-Cameroon should decriminalize consensual sexual acts between adults of the same sex, Human Rights Watch and Alternatives-Cameroun said. The groups urged the government of Cameroon to put into effect immediately the recommendations of the UN Human Rights Committee to bring Cameroon's law into conformity with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
By RFI:Australian Prime Minister Jula Gillard is struggling to stay in power after Saturday’s election delivered the country’s first hung parliament for 70 years. Gillard’s Labor and the right-wing opposition coalition seem to be heading for a dead heat, with 73 seats each.The result leaves a handful of MPs who are either independent or members of small parties holding the balance of power.Gillard says that she has held talks with three independents from rural areas and another who is expected to take a seat from Labor.She has also held face-to-face discussions with Greens leader Bob Brown and Adam Bandt, the party's newly elected member for Melbourne.
By RFI:A former police officer armed with a high-powered assault rifle hijacked a bus carrying more than 20 Hong Kong tourists, including children, in the Philippine capital of Manila on Monday.Police said the bus was isolated in a popular tourist area and that talks with the gunman were underway.The man, identified as Rolando Mendoza, has released eight hostages since the standoff began Monday morning."There are children and adults on the bus," Metro Manila police commander Director Leocadia Santiago said.Police said they were negotiating with Mendoza, a former policeman who was discharged in 2008 for alleged involvement in drug-related crimes and extortion.
AfricaNews-Ifem "Iffy" Onuora, born of Nigerian parents in Glasgow, Scotland, has been recruited as the coach of the Ethiopian national team. Under the contract he is expected to receive a monthly salary of $13 000, free accommodation, a car, two free air tickets and phone service.His salary and other expenses will be covered by MIDROC Ethiopia, a company owned by Ethiopian-born billionaire Sheikh Mohammed Al Amoudi.
AfricaNews-The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Africa is set to launch an international campaign against hunger in Ghana this week. The 1billionhungry campaign highlights the growing problem of global hunger which now affects more than one billion people worldwide.The aim of the campaign is to act as a reminder to world leaders to eliminate global hunger and deliver the L’Aquilla statement on food security by scaling up investments in agriculture and addressing the root causes of hunger and poverty. Over a quarter of a billion people in Africa currently suffer from malnutrition and 30% of Africans face hunger.Lastest News
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