Japan will lobby a dozen members of the International Whaling Commission at a meeting Monday to support its much-criticized Antarctic whaling program -- just three days before all members of the commission meet in London to discuss reaching an agreement on whale conservation rules.
A wave of violence against immigrants that left 56 people dead and forced 30,000 from their homes has subsided, South Africa's safety and security minister said Monday
Japan will lobby a dozen members of the International Whaling Commission at a meeting Monday to support its much-criticized Antarctic whaling program -- just three days before all members of the commission meet in London to discuss reaching an agreement on whale conservation rules.
A wave of violence against immigrants that left 56 people dead and forced 30,000 from their homes has subsided, South Africa's safety and security minister said Monday
Poverty forced Yohane Banda to put his son in an orphanage -- and now Madonna is
on the verge of adopting his son, David Banda, who turns 3 in
September
She is arguably the most influential female recording artist of all time. With hits spanning over three decades and her recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Madonna has had a staggeringly successful music career.
Anti-whaling protesters hurled containers of butyric acid at a Japanese whaling ship in Antarctic waters, injuring four crew members, a Japanese official said Monday.
Madonna has caught a break in the saga hindering her and husband Guy Ritchie's successful adoption of young David Banda - a Malawi social worker was finally given permission to visit and assess the family.
The adoption hell that Madonna faced last fall in the African nation of Malawi may be flaring up all over again - amid reports that the star's custody of young David Banda could be in fresh jeopardy.
THE BACKGROUND More than 850 million people live in a state of hunger. Malnutrition kills more people annually than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. The majority of the hungry live in the ...
The background: More than 850 million people live in a state of hunger. Malnutrition kills more people annually than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. The majority of the hungry live in the developing world, especially in India and sub-Saharan Africa.
An attorney for pop star Madonna said a Malawi judge postponed until November 13 a hearing into an attempt by dozens of human rights groups to challenge the singer's adoption of a boy from the African country.
The man whose son Madonna is trying to adopt says that he was prodded to "say things I didn't mean" about the controversial case and that he backs the pop superstar's right to adopt his boy.
Madonna is defending her recent adoption of a year-old child from Malawi, after human rights groups questioned how the adoption was handled. The international pop star says she just wants to give the child a good home, and that the media is doing a "great disservice" to all African orphans by pursuing negative stories.
Twelve-year-old Koketso Motshoane is just one of many millions of children in Africa orphaned by AIDS. She has five other siblings scattered across various orphanages whom she gets to see just once a year.
The world's worst-kept secret was confirmed on Friday as Madonna flew out of Malawi after her nine-day "humanitarian mission" having apparently made arrangements to adopt a 13-month old boy.
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika got a boost Wednesday when his newly formed party swept six parliamentary by-elections, defeating the party that wants him impeached for corruption.
Concern is mounting in Africa over the growing number of well-educated and much-needed nurses who are leaving the continent for better salaries and working conditions in Britain.
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