Former U.S. President Bill Clinton Vows to Support Ethiopia’s Alternative Energy Project
July 31, 2008
Former US President Bill Clinton, who started his African tour in Ethiopia on Wednesday, has vowed to support Ethiopia’s alternative energy project. He told host Prime Minister Meles Zenawi that he appreciated the country’s move to use alternative energy inputs to tackle the energy crisis. Read more
More Than 4,000 Allegations of Sexual Violence Were Reported in Juvenile Facilities 2005 - 2006
July 31, 2008
State, local and private juvenile correctional authorities reported an estimated 4,072 allegations of sexual violence involving youth held in juvenile facilities during 2005 and 2006, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. It was the equivalent of 16.8 allegations per 1,000 youth held in state, local or private facilities in 2006 and 16.7 allegations per 1,000 youth in 2005. Read more
Climate Change Means More Floods for a Drying Thames Basin
July 31, 2008
A drying Thames river basin in the UK would still face five times the current risk of flooding by 2080, a recent assessment of the effects of climate change has found. The Thames Vulnerability Assessment Report prepared by WWF-UK also found dire results for fish and wildlife, the lawns and flowerbeds of the traditional English garden and London’s antiquated sewers and drains. Read more
U.S. Stimulus Package Begins to Work, But More May Be Needed
July 31, 2008
The economic stimulus package passed by Congress earlier this year helped the U.S. economy grow by 1.9 percent in the second quarter of this year, according to government figures released today. Still, substantial weaknesses in the economy remain, which may require another economic stimulus package in the coming months. Read more
French Embassy in Uzbekistan: “Situation with Human Rights Activists Remains Troubling”
July 31, 2008
Despite some progress on human rights in Uzbekistan as seen by the abolition of the death penalty, the release of seven human rights activists and the introduction of habeas corpus in 2008, the overall situation with human rights still worries the EU, the French Embassy in Uzbekistan stated in an open letter after the European Union Heads of mission gathered for a July 28-29 meeting in Tashkent. Read more
War Grave Plans Announced for Fromelles WW1 Dead
July 31, 2008
The British and Australian Governments have today announced plans to re-bury the World War One dead found at a mass grave in Fromelles, France, last month. The soldiers from the two countries, believed to number up to 400, will be re-buried in individual graves in a new cemetery that will be built on the site of, or as close as possible to, the mass grave by Pheasants Wood on the edge of Fromelles. Read more
