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CREATE AN INDENTITY UNDER THE LAW. One of the most important events in a child's life is widely taken for granted by too many families and authorities. Many do not realize the link between birth registration, a permanent and official record of a child's existence, and nation building initiatives, such as access to better education, healthcare and other human rights. Despite the importance of birth registration, according to UNICEF, approximately 50 million newborn babies are not registered each ...

MERCY FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. Scorching hot Gulf States, Bahrain and the UAE, issued July 1 2009 a ban on outdoor construction work during the hottest time of the day in an effort to curb accidents and illness of the region's already underpaid and overworked laborers. The desert climate in the Arab states of the GCC means the summer heat hits up to 50 degrees Celsius (122 F) and on most days with up to 100 percent humidity, making conditions outside unbearable. Bahrain's Ministry of Labor said construction sites will have to shut down from midday to 4 p.m. until the end of September and companies that violate the ban face a fine of up to $700 for every laborer on site. Around 50 inspectors are set to patrol sites making sure companies are implementing the ban. Some companies are exempt from the ban for technical reasons, but are still asked to provide health facilities for workers with first-aid, air-conditions, sunshades and cold water. Photo courtesy of alarabiya.bet
MERCY FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
LIFTING GOLD IN PESCARA. Khalil Maaioua lifted two gold medals for Tunisia in the weightlifting event at the 2009 Mediterranian Games in the Italian town of Pescara on June 26, 2009. On the first day of competition itself on June 26, 2009, he won the first gold in the snatch event of the 56 kg category and the second in the 145 kg clean and jerk event. The Pescara Mediterranean Games, which ends on July 5, 2009, is held every four years involving about 4, 000 athletes from countries surrounding the Mediterranean. -- Photos courtesy of www.pescara2009.it
LIFTING GOLD IN PESCARA
HONDURAN TUG OF WAR. A standoff is deepening between officials in Honduras and the international community, which is demanding the reinstatement of ousted President Manuel Zelaya (c). Analysts are divided over whether Honduras' newly-installed interim government can resist overwhelming international pressure to allow Zelaya's return to office. Two days after the Honduran military sent him into exile, President Zelaya received the unanimous backing of the United Nations and the Organization of American States for his reinstatement. Zelaya vowed to fulfill his four-year presidential term, which ends in January. OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza (L) as well as several Latin American leaders have pledged to accompany the ousted leader on a return trip home. But Honduras' interim government remains defiant, saying that Zelaya faces arrest if he sets foot in the country. Zelaya addresses the OAS meeting on July 1 2009. Photo courtesy of www.oas.org
HONDURAN TUG OF WAR
WANTONLY DESTROYED GAZA. For the thousands of Palestinians devastated by Israel's 22-day war on the coastal enclave in December and January, Amnesty International's admission that Israel inflicted 'wanton destruction' might be of some condolence. The London-based human rights group has said that about 1,400 Palestinians were killed in Israel's Operation Cast Lead, including 300 children and hundreds of innocent civilians. In a 117-page document released on July 2 2009, Amnesty cited evidence that Israeli troops put children and other civilians in harm's way 'by forcing them to remain in or near houses which they took over and used as military positions.' The organisation also criticised Hamas, the movement in control of the territory, for rocket attacks on Israel, which it called 'war crimes'. Thirteen Israelis were killed during the offensive. Children often bear the brunt of war, in the photo, schoolchildren scavenge the remains of their UNRWA school in Beit Lahiya. It was struck by Israeli fire. Photo courtesy of UNRWA
WANTONLY DESTROYED GAZA
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INDIA: HC VERDICT MAKES INDIA 127TH COUNTRY LEGALISING GAY SEX
NEW DELHI, July 2 (NNN-PTI) -- With Delhi High Court legalising gay sex, India today become the 127th country in the world to decriminalise homosexuality while 80 nations still consider ...

MIDDLE EAST
CHIEF PALESTINIAN NEGOTIATOR TO ISRAEL -- DON'T WASTE CHANCE FOR PEACE
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) -- Chief Palestinian Negotiator Dr Saeb Erakat has urged the Israeli Government not to squander current opportunities for peace, given the overwhelming international support for ...
AFRICA
AU EXPRESSES FULL SUPPORT FOR TRANSITIONAL FEDERAL GOVT OF SOMALIA
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LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
RUSSIA, ECUADOR BOOST TRADE
MOSCOW, July 2 (NNN-Prensa Latina) -- Ecuador intends to provide Moscow with goods valued at one billion dollars next year, Ecuadorian ambassador in Russia Patricio Chavez asserted Wednesday in that ...
 
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Special/Features Energy Health
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Up-Coming Events

WORLD REFUGEE DAY
Date: 20-06-2009 to 20-06-2009
Place: AROUND THE WORLD
8TH FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP
Date: 14-06-2009 to 28-06-2009
Place: SOUTH AFRICA
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
Date: 5-06-2009 to 5-06-2009
Place: GLOBAL
US PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA VISITS EGYPT
Date: 4-06-2009 to 4-06-2009
Place: CAIRO