July2016
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Former rebel Maoists of Nepal withdrew from the ruling coalition
Jul 12, 2016News Hour: Nepal’s former rebel Maoists withdrew from the ruling coalition on Tuesday, leaving the government without a majority and threatening to plunge the quake-hit country into a fresh political crisis, reports BSS. The Maoists, who... -
IOM trains costa rican police cadets to protect vulnerable migrants
Jul 12, 2016News Hour: Students at the National Police Academy of Costa Rica are taking an IOM-designed course to enable them to better assist and protect migrants in vulnerable situations. Graduates of this training, which finishes tomorrow (13/07),... -
Ten people killed in head-on collision between two trains in Italy
Jul 12, 2016News Hour: Ten people were killed in a head-on collision between two trains in the southern Italian region of Puglia on Tuesday, firefighters said, reports BSS. Footage showed emergency services racing to extract people from the... -
Suicide bombing at a market near Baghdad killed at least seven people
Jul 12, 2016News Hour: A suicide bombing at a market near Baghdad killed at least seven people on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a series of deadly attacks in and around the capital, reports BSS. The suicide... -
David Cameron chairs his final cabinet meeting
Jul 12, 2016News Hour: David Cameron chairs his final cabinet meeting on Tuesday after six years as Britain’s prime minister, with incoming premier Theresa May preparing to form a new government to deliver Brexit, reports BSS. Cameron’s last... -
Practical Action announced as Bluedot Festival partner
Jul 12, 2016News Hour: International development charity Practical Action has been named as the official charity partner of the inaugural Bluedot Festival. The charity, which uses technology to challenge poverty in developing countries, will join forces with the... -
Barack Obama heads to Dallas to offer comfort to relatives of the five police officers
Jul 12, 2016News Hour: US President Barack Obama heads to Dallas on Tuesday to offer comfort to relatives of the five police officers slain in a sniper ambush — and to try to unify a nation struggling to... -
Oxfam welcomes South Sudan ceasefire
Jul 12, 2016News Hour: Oxfam has given a cautious welcome to the ceasefire announced in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, that comes after four days of heavy fighting. Oxfam’s Country Director in South Sudan, Zlatko Gegic, said: “With caution... -
Contentious NGO foreign funding law approved by Israel
Jul 12, 2016News Hour: The Israeli parliament finalized a controversial law compelling NGOs that receive most of their funding from foreign state entities to declare it in official reports, a Knesset spokesman said on early Tuesday, reports BSS.... -
Improving infrastructure for millions of urban poor in Indonesia
Jul 12, 2016News Hour: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today $216.5 million in financing to support a new government project that will improve infrastructure in Indonesia’s slum areas and benefit more than 9.7 million urban...
