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Who are Sudan's Darfur rebels? The two rebel groups fighting in Sudan's Darfur region have been accused by Chad of stalling the peace process. ... the two groups - the Justice for Equality Movement (Jem) and the larger Sudan Liberation Army/ Movement (SLA/M) - have very different ideological backgrounds. (BBC, 30 Sep 2004) Children massacred in Iraq bombs Dozens of children have been killed in a sequence of bomb blasts in Baghdad. (BBC, 30 Sep 2004) Ashcroft 'to defend' Patriot Act US Attorney General John Ashcroft says the Justice Department is likely to appeal against a court ruling attacking the Patriot Act as unconstitutional. (BBC, 30 Sep 2004) Many dead in Gaza Strip clashes A major Israeli incursion into the centre of the Jabaliya refugee camp - the first in years - has sparked off fierce clashes across the Gaza Strip. (BBC, 30 Sep 2004) A level paying field "Labour will also ensure that where tenants choose to remain under the management of their local authority, they will not be financially disadvantaged - funds available for stock transfer will be equally available to councils, ensuring a level playing field." These words, agreed by delegates at Labour's conference on Sunday, overturned the government's artificial restriction to three options for council tenants on how to improve their homes. (29 Sep 2004) Sex at 12 is normal, say Pitcairn women Women on the tiny Pacific colony of Pitcairn, where seven men stand trial today on multiple charges of sexually abusing minors, said yesterday it was perfectly normal for girls to have sex as early as 12. (Telegraph, 29 Sep 2004) Forgotten Bangladesh suffers the rains in silence A million children face acute illness or death within weeks, UN agencies warn, after double flooding washed away harvest. (Guardian, 29 Sep 2004) Channel 4 drops documentary attack on Mail A television documentary about the Daily Mail made by one of the newspaper's former Downing Street adversaries has been abruptly abandoned by Channel 4, it was disclosed yesterday. (Telegraph, 29 Sep 2004) Britons going to US face fingerprinting and photos All British travellers to the United States will be fingerprinted and photographed as they arrive from tomorrow in a drive to eliminate passport fraud and increase security following the September 11 attacks. (Telegraph, 29 Sep 2004) Dowry woman becomes textbook star A young bride who became the talk of India 16 months ago for calling off her wedding and getting her fiance arrested after he demanded more dowry money, has now made it on to the school curriculum. (29 Sep 2004) 'No blandness' after radio merger Capital Radio and GWR's merger will not mean any standardisation of programming, the stations insist. (BBC, 29 Sep 2004) Haiti flood death toll rises to 2,400 More than a week after devastating floods hit northern Haiti, aid workers are still struggling to feed thousands of people and the death toll continues to rise as reports come in from outlying areas. (Guardian, 29 Sep 2004) Bring back national service All school-leavers deserve a decent volunteer scheme. ! (29 Sep 2004) Unrest hampers Haitian flood aid A breakdown of law and order in the flood-hit Haitian city of Gonaives is hampering efforts to distribute food, UN relief workers have said. (BBC, 28 Sep 2004) Minister reassures on pension age The age at which people first qualify for a state pension will not be raised beyond 65, the work and pensions minister has told Labour delegates. (BBC, 27 Sep 2004) Self-distributed "Guiana 1838" Shatters BOT Record Releases ranging from well-known specialty titles from the mini-majors to self-distributed films playing at one location dominated the indie box office over the weekend, with debut films filling the top 10 places on the iW: BOT, as ranked on a per screen basis, for the first time in recent memory. Director Rohit Jagessar's self-distributed "Guiana 1838" invaded the list in the number one position with the highest per screen average recorded since this column began nearly a year-and-a-half ago, after opening in one Queens, NY cinema, while Focus Features' "The Motorcycle Diaries" raced into second place also with a stratospheric per screen average. "Diaries" also outperformed previous debut record holders for 2004, including "The Dreamers," "The Passion of the Christ" and "Fahrenheit 9/11," but other weekend openers fared more modestly. Historic docu-drama "Guiana 1838," which gives an account of Indians who emigrated to British Guiana as indentured servants, sold out virtually every screening at the 660-seat UA Crossbay Theater I in Queens over the weekend, easily handing the film the top position for the week, and an iW: BOT per screen record-breaking $70,910. (Indiewire, 27? Sep 2004) US 'buys town for terror drills' The United States Department of Homeland Security is buying an entire town for use in its anti-terror training, the New York Times reports. (27 Sep 2004) 'Fewer pupils' studying languages The number of teenagers studying foreign languages at schools in England has fallen, the education watchdog Ofsted has found. (BBC, 24 Sep 2004) Big growth in Afghan poppy crop The US has confirmed a big increase in Afghanistan's opium poppy crop and says the illicit drugs trade is endangering efforts to rebuild the country. (BBC, 24 Sep 2004) Pupils sent home after racist chants Police have launched an investigation after up to 40 white pupils took to their school playground shouting "Pakis out" after racial tensions at the school boiled over. (Guardian, 24 Sep 2004) Underground staff brought into focus for passengers The photographic model looks unsure of herself. She shifts uneasily under the glare of the cameras. Then she pulls up to her full height to address onlookers. (Guardian, 24 Sep 2004) Waltons steal show in US rich list The creators of the internet search engine Google made their debut yesterday on the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans following the company's Nasdaq flotation last month. Sergey Brin and Larry Page are placed at number 43 with fortunes of £2.2bn. But it is the Waltons who dominate much of the top 10 of the 18th annual list - that is the owners of supermarket giant Wal-Mart - along with others in the top echelons of the computing world. (Guardian, 24 Sep 2004) Haiti flooding deaths top 1,000 The death toll from flooding in north-western Haiti in the wake of tropical storm Jeanne has risen to more than 1,000, local and UN officials say. (BBC, 23 Sep 2004) Ciabatta cities The words sustainable and community go together in contemporary Britain like ciabatta and olive oil. They are fashionable and grandiose, yet make little sense when lively towns and bread and butter will do equally well. (Guardian, 23 Sep 2004) Aid plea as Haiti death toll tops 700 Devastation caused by second disaster in four months made worse by effects of deforestation. (Guardian, 22 Sep 2004) Pension credit fails millions The government's flagship pension credit is failing to reach nearly 2m of the 5m eligible to receive the new means-tested benefit. (Guardian, 18 Sep 2004) Religious persecution in Eritrea If you are Catholic, Muslim, or a member of the Orthodox and Evangelical churches in Eritrea then it seems you can breathe easy. (BBC, 17 Sep 2004) Brazil embraces sustainable idea All too often news on the environment is bad, but a revolutionary project in Brazil has been turning a sustainable idea into reality, which is a breath of fresh air for the troubled Amazon rainforest. (BBC, 16 Sep 2004) Huge Nigeria delta toll - Amnesty Fighting in the southern Nigerian city of Port Harcourt has killed up to 500 people over the past month, says Amnesty International. (BBC, 16 Sep 2004) Iraq war illegal, says Annan The United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has told the BBC the US-led invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that contravened the UN charter. (BBC, 16 Sep 2004) Growing up gay in Jamaica The homophobic lyrics of Jamaican reggae stars have hit the headlines, but what is the reality of being gay in a society where it is illegal to practise your sexuality? (BBC, 15 Sep 2004) UN warns of population explosion The population of developing countries will soar unless donors give more funds to reproductive health programmes, a UN Population Fund report says. (BBC, 15 Sep 2004) PM gives dire warning on climate Urgent action is needed now to combat the world's "greatest environmental challenge" - global warming, the prime minister has said. (BBC, 14 Sep 2004) PM speech on climate change Police stopped more black people Research by Norfolk police has shown that black people were six times more likely to be stopped by police in Norfolk than any other group. (BBC, 14 Sep 2004) Mugabe to seek mining shares The Zimbabwean state could take 50% stakes in mining firms, President Robert Mugabe has reportedly said. (BBC, 14 Sep 2004) A reparations plan that's fair to all citizens Here is a plan for reparations that can be implemented immediately, in my view. (Illinois Leader, 13 Sep 2004) Muslim held in terror raid 'suffered 50 injuries' A British Muslim man arrested during a terrorism raid suffered 50 separate injuries after being repeatedly kicked, punched and stamped upon, according to a medical report seen by the Guardian. The Crown Prosecution Service yesterday announced that no officer would be charged for allegedly assaulting Babar Ahmad, who was arrested in December 2003 at his south London home. (Guardian, 11 Sep 2004) Racism still dogs the Met Five years after Britain's largest police force was branded institutionally racist by the Macpherson inquiry, it is still failing to deal with racial equality, according to officers and staff. (Times, 11 Sep 2004) Polish MPs call for war damages from Germany Poland's parliament voted overwhelmingly yesterday to instruct the government to demand compensation from Germany for its actions during the Second World War. (Telegraph, 11 Sep 2004) Old Etonian gets seven years for Guinea coup plot Simon Mann, an old Etonian and former SAS officer, stood expressionless in khaki prison fatigues yesterday as he was sentenced to seven years in a Zimbabwean jail for trying to buy weapons. (Telegraph, 11 Sep 2004) Interchange welcomes buses Bus passengers will be the first to benefit from the Vauxhall Cross interchange from this weekend. (South London Press, 10 Sep 2004) Europeans cool on ties with US Europe and America are drifting apart, with Europeans increasingly disdainful of their main economic and military partner, according to a transatlantic opinion poll. (Times, 10 Sep 2004) Selfish people make the best blood donors More people donate blood for egotistic rather than altruistic reasons, psychologists say. (Times, 10 Sep 2004) 177 dead as storms hit China The death toll from flooding and landslides in south-western China rose to 177 yesterday as the authorities warned of fresh storms. (Guardian, 10 Sep 2004) Defending McLibel If Miranda Sawyer (McLibel finally gets interesting, September 8) had thought about the issues in our case, rather than our clothing and our haircuts (the focus of a report she wrote at the time), she might actually have realised that what we had been arguing since the case started was that multinationals should not have the right to sue for libel. (Guardian readers' letter, 10 Sep 2004) 'No conflict' in Milburn's role John Prescott has said the decision to pay Alan Milburn with taxpayers money is justified even though his main job will be election planning for Labour. (BBC, 10 Sep 2004) UK population is poised to pass 60m The United Kingdom population looks set to top 60 million before the end of this summer, following figures yesterday from the Office for National Statistics showing it climbed to a record high in 2003. (Guardian, 10 Sep 2004) HK legislative poll points to the future When the British ruled Hong Kong, as pro-Beijing politicians are fond of pointing out, the territory's people had no direct influence over the way they were governed. (BBC, 9 Sep 2004) xx xxx (Telegraph, 9 Sep 2004) Africa ' too tough on business' A new World Bank report has accused African governments of putting in place a web of regulations which strangle business and keep people in poverty. (BBC, 9 Sep 2004) Corporate raider who stalked Co-op makes a return Andrew Regan, the corporate raider best known for leading a failed £1.2bn hostile break-up bid for the Co-op, will today return to the stock market as chief executive of investment vehicle Corvus Capital. (Guardian, 6 Sep 2004) Nigeria seeks Bakassi referendum Nigeria's House of Representatives has called for a referendum in Bakassi before it is handed over to Cameroon on 15 September. (BBC, 3 Sep 2004) Putin on the defensive The Russian President Vladimir Putin will have to defend himself on two fronts in the aftermath of the tragic end to the school siege in North Ossetia. (BBC, 3 Sep 2004) Prescott's housing scheme is 'forced migration' John Prescott was accused yesterday of creating a forced migration on the scale of the Highland clearances or the post-war development of the East End of London with his Pathfinder scheme in the North of England. (Telegraph, 3 Sep 2004) Spy-in-the-sky tags attacked as cheap alternative to jail David Blunkett was accused yesterday of planning to use satellite technology to track criminals as a cheap alternative to jail. (Telegraph, 3 Sep 2004) ALMO ownership by 2006 Arm’s-length management organisations could take over ownership of council homes by 2006 under radical new proposals drawn up by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. (Inside Housing, 3 Sep 2004) Woman, 95, can live out life in own home after daughter's court victory At 95, perhaps Louisa Goldsmith is entitled to cherish the view from her care home of the landscape where she grew up. (Telegraph, 3 Sep 2004) See also Woman, 88, dies after 'trauma' of being moved (Telegraph, 13 Feb 2003) and Woman, 102, dies after eviction from care home (Telegraph, 9 July 2003) New study highlights discrimination in use of anti-terror laws The Institute of Race Relations publishes today a catalogue that details how hundreds of Muslims have been arrested under terrorism powers before being released without charge; how the special powers granted by parliament to tackle terrorism are being deployed in other spheres, such as in routine criminal investigations or in the policing of immigration; how the media have become 'embedded' in a process that leads to the stigmatisation of Muslims as terrorists. (IRR Press Release, 2 Sep 2004) Bosnian Serb propagandist jailed A former Bosnian Serb political leader has been sentenced to 32 years for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Radoslav Brdjanin, a prominent member of the Bosnian Serb government in the war of the early 1990s, was cleared by The Hague tribunal of genocide charges. (BBC, 1 Sep 2004) Three die in Saudi shop stampede A stampede of hundreds of shoppers in western Saudi Arabia has left at least three people crushed to death. (BBC, 1 Sep 2004) Searching for a solution to the malaria crisis In the next six years, the number of Tanzanians killed by malaria could be halved. They just need to start using insecticide-treated nets, medical experts say. (IRIN, 1 Sep 2004) |
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