Archive for April, 2008

Opposition in UN Zimbabwe plea

Zimbabwe's opposition urges the UN to act as the Security Council meets to discuss the post-election crisis.

Austrian vigil for cellar family

Hundreds of people hold a candlelit vigil in Amstetten, where Josef Fritzl locked his daughter in a cellar.

‘Decade to save Asian vultures’

Asian vultures could be extinct within 10 years unless a livestock drug blamed for their demise is eliminated.

Manila bans organs for foreigners

The Philippines bans organ transplants for foreigners because of illegal trade of kidneys taken from the poor.

China marks 100 days to Games

With 100 days remaining before the Olympic Games gets underway, China prepares to mark the milestone.