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DR Congo: Civilian Cost of Military Operation is Unacceptable

By: chnarendra

The Congolese government's military operation in eastern Congo, Kimia II, backed by United Nations peacekeepers and aimed at neutralizing the threat from a Rwandan Hutu militia group, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), has resulted in an unacceptable cost for the civilian population, said 84 humanitarian and human rights ...

about 1 month ago

Unemployment soars to 10.2 percent faster than expected

By: BiodunIginla

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25 days ago

Young minister resigns for health reasons.

By: YerevanReporter

Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Gevorg Petrosyan submitted his resignation from his post. In an interview with reporters, he said that he had taken the decision to leave on the basis of health problems. Note that the 37-year-old Petrossian held ministerial office since May 13, 2009. According to a member of the parliamentary faction of "...

14 days ago

One Third of the Nation

By: relentlessliberal

 On January 20, 1937, in his Second Inaugural Address, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt said “I see one third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, and ill-nourished.  The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” ...

2 days ago