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Zardari to pitch "trade, not aid" slogan to world to rescue flood-hit

Pakistan president Asaf Ali Zardari has called for "trade, not aid", to deal with the devastation caused by floods in the country.

The Clear Sound of Bell Resonates in Melbourne for the Victims of State Violence

The 63rd United Nations DPI/NGO Annual Conference was held in Melbourne from August 30 to September 1, 2010. The Bell of Peace came back to Australia together with the Cultural Goodwill Group of Love and Peace after last visit to Sydney Olympic Games...

Ban ‘encouraged’ by start of direct peace talks between Israelis, Palestinians

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is “very much encouraged” that direct peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders have been launched today and called for those talks to tackle core issues so that a lasting peace can be reached in the...

ETHIOPIA: Pastoralism against the odds

Pastoralists’ disproportionate contribution to Ethiopia’s economy is belied by their marginalized status and by policy assumptions that they would be better off farming. But those who raise livestock tend to make the most of marginal land, according...