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Yearly Archives: 2013

Africa: 'Time for African Seats On UN Council'

South African International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has called on the United Nations to give Africa a minimum of two permanent seats on the...

UN Urged to Refer Mugabe to International Criminal Court

The United Nations (UN) is once again facing pressure to take the lead in confronting Robert Mugabe and the crimes against humanity he is...

The UK’s migration-led population explosion

Newly released figures show that the UK's population rose by 419,900 in the year to June 2012. Of this rise, about 40% (165,000) was...

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities wait longer for kidney transplants

The latest Organ Donation and Transplantation Activity Report published by NHS Blood and Transplant reveals that three out of ten patients on the UK’s...

Modernisation of HIV rules to better protect public

Public protection against HIV will be strengthened under new plans to help people get diagnosed and treated earlier, Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally...

Israel denies Eritrean husband and father residency

Immigration authorities in Israel are refusing to grant permanent resident status to an Eritrean man who is married to an Israeli woman on the...

King of Morocco revokes pervert’s pardon

King Mohamed VI of Morocco has rescinded his pardon of a Spanish paedophile following furious protests. Baton-wielding police broke up a protest in Rabat...

Hebrew bookstore to close after 40 years

One of Western Europe’s largest Hebrew bookstores has closed down in Amsterdam as its former owners prepare to immigrate to Israel. Samech, located in southern...

Doctor helps himself to drug mule’s swallowed stash

A surgeon summoned to remove packets of heroin swallowed by a suspect has been arrested after he was found to have stolen some of...

Police seek ban after woman’s 190 mile dream journey

Police in New Zealand are seeking an urgent order to revoke a woman’s driving licence after she was found slumped over her steering wheel...

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