Traditional Birth Attendants in Pakistan Could Help Curb Maternal And Infant Mortality
August 31, 2008
Until recently, 55-year-old Sabhai Bibi, a traditional birth attendant (TBA), known as a ‘dai’, used an age-old method of cleaning the vagina after birth. “I’d shape gur [clarified sugar cane] and some herbs into a ball and put it inside the vagina. After two days I’d replace it with a ball of misri [sugar crystals] and remove it after five days,” she said. Read more
Reports Claim South Africa’s Mbeki Ready to Announce Way Forward on Zimbabwe Talks
August 31, 2008
South African President Thabo Mbeki is expected to announce when Zimbabwe’s stalled power-sharing talks will continue after holding separate meetings with the country’s rival political parties, a state-owned weekly said on Sunday. Read more
Violence By Settlers Perpetrated Against Palestinians on the Rise
August 31, 2008
Violence by settlers perpetrated against Palestinians has been on the rise in recent weeks in Hebron and the surrounding areas, residents and international observers said. “These areas are hot spots for violence and are priority areas for us,” said Matteo Benatti, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross’s (ICRC’s) delegation in the city. Read more
Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $81 Million
August 31, 2008
Even though the grand prize was not awarded Saturday evening, 8 lucky tickets in Arizona (1), Iowa (1), Indiana (1), Kentucky (1), Maine (1), Oklahoma (1), Pennsylvania (1), and South Dakota (1) matched all 5 white numbers and won $200,000 cash each! In addition, 471,565 tickets across the nation won a total of $4,899,667 in prizes. Read more
Ghanaian Muslims Begin Month Long Ramadan
August 31, 2008
Ghanaian Muslims on Sunday began observing a month-long Ramadan or fasting period after seeing the new moon in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, Kwame Danso in the Brong Ahafo Region and Garu in the Northern Region on Saturday night, APA learned. Read more
Hilary Clinton Continues the Push Linking McCain to Bush
August 31, 2008
Former U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has continued the Democratic party’s push to link Republican candidate John McCain with an unpopular President George Bush. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, President Bush says campaigning for November elections should not block action on offshore oil drilling or new free trade agreements. Read more
