An amendment to the Engineering Profession Act, introduced today, May 20, by Justice Minister Cecil Clarke, will increase the number of years experience needed to belong to the Association of Professional Engineers of Nova Scotia from two years to four
The Disabled Rights Watchdog for Peace Building and Democracy (DIRWAPDEM) says it has organized a monthly intellectual forum in memory of the late Mr. Albert Porte.
The linguistic skills of Zimbabwean national Patrick Ndlovu, 29, saved him when he was accosted by three Zulu-speaking men in the Johannesburg suburb of Bezuidenhout Valley.
Sheila Ndlovu was sweating profusely as she struggled with two bulging bags at the bus station in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, while trying to get her three young children safely onto the coach bound for Johannesburg, South Africa.
As state-sponsored violence against innocent Zimbabweans continues ahead of the runoff election forced by the government, the international rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the African Union to immediately deploy election observers and human rights monitors.
Henry Muradzikwa, the chief executive officer of the state-controlled Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) was fired on 14 May 2008 for reportedly defying ministerial orders to deny the opposition political party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), favourable coverage in the
Joseph Chinotimba, the notorious opportunist infamous for leading the brutal farm invasions, is back in the news again - this time for overseeing the murder of an MDC activist. He has been implicated in the murder of a leading MDC
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns criminal defamation convictions handed to two Senegalese journalists on Tuesday. The two were convicted for reporting on the contents of an anonymous letter critical of top security officials.
Despite progress, efforts to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers are too little and too late for many children, according to the 2008 Child Soldiers Global Report, launched today by the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child
ROME, Italy -- Police announced on Thursday (May 15th) the arrest of hundreds of illegal immigrants in a week-long action, as part of Prime Minister...
BELGRADE, Serbia -- Vladica Simonovic, head of the "Family of Serb Supporters" group was questioned on Thursday (May 15th) at Belgrade's 4th Municipa...
ANKARA, Turkey -- Osman Can, rapporteur at the Constitutional Court, issued a non-binding recommendation Friday (May 16th) to reject the ongoing case...
ATHENS, Greece -- Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis defended the sale of part of the government's stake in OTE, Greece's largest telecom company, to D...
TAP Pharmaceutical Products reported results from three pivotal Phase 3 studies evaluating investigational new drug TAK-390MR, the first proton pump inhibitor with an innovative dual delayed release technology, in healing patients with erosive esophagitis and in maintenance of healed EE.
Amnesty International condemns the multiple bombings that took place on Tuesday 13 May 2008, in the north-western Indian city of Jaipur, which, according to reports, have claimed at least 25 lives so far and injured scores of others
Amnesty International expresses serious concern at the arrest of two senior officials of the Seoul-Gyeonggi-Incheon Migrants Trade Union (MTU) on 2 May 2008
On the occasion of the special meeting in Singapore of ASEAN foreign ministers on 19 May 2008, I appeal to ASEAN member states urgently to take action with regard to the situation in Myanmar
