Obama set to reverse stem cell order
NI Wire, Sat, 7 Mar 2009
US president Barack H Obama may sign an executive order on Monday lifting the ban on funding of embryonic stem cell research. Former President George W Bush
Hindus urge Albania to facilitate integration of Roma community
NI Wire, Fri, 6 Mar 2009
Hindus have urged Albania to urgently empower and integrate its vulnerable Roma community, who are reportedly trapped in extreme and chronic poverty and had suffered social exclusion and economic marginalization for a long period.
Engaging low-income countries in climate change mitigation
Dr Rahul Pandey, Fri, 6 Mar 2009
With Obama administration adopting a progressive outlook toward climate change, a consensus seems likely this year among the high income countries about post-Kyoto mitigation commitments.
CHRI expresses dissatisfaction at Ministerial Group
Nava Thakuria, Fri, 6 Mar 2009
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has expressed its disappointment at the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) for its continuing silence on the deepening humanitarian and human rights crises in Sri Lanka.
No major breakthrough in Lahore attack probe
NI Wire, Thu, 5 Mar 2009
Two days after the devious terror attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore, the authority in Pakistan is still clueless about the attackers. The police, however, has released few sketches of some suspects.
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