Flood-hit North Korea requests UN food aid
August 3rd, 2012 - 7:43 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 3 (IANS) North Korea has urged the UN to provide emergency supplies, including food and fuel, after one of the country's worst floods have left over 100 ... Read more...
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88 killed in North Korea floods
July 29th, 2012 - 6:15 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 29 (IANS) Floods triggered by torrential downpour have killed 88 people in North Korea, the official KCNA news agency reported.A total of 134 were reported injured and around ... Read more...
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UAE expands food aid programme in Yemen
July 19th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, July 18 (IANS/WAM) The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) is expanding its food aid operations to needy people in three Yemeni governorates -- Al Mahwit, Hajjah, and Sana'a.It will ... Read more...
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Khalifa Foundation distributes food in Africa
July 17th, 2012 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Dakar, July 16 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates' Khalifa bin Zayed Foundation has distributed over 2,000 food parcels to needy families in the African nations of Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea ... Read more...
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India offers food aid to Yemen
July 9th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) With a crippling food storage hitting the Arab world's poorest state, India Monday extended humanitarian assistance to Yemen."India and Yemen have traditionally enjoyed close relations. ... Read more...
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UAE charity delivers food aid to Yemen
July 8th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 7 (IANS/WAM) The Khalifa Bin Zayed Humanitarian Foundation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has distributed 1,300 food parcels among needy people in Yemen.UAE President Sheikh Khalifa ... Read more...
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UAE charity to distribute food aid in Yemen
June 23rd, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Sana'a, June 23 (IANS/WAM) The Khalifa Bin Zayed Humanitarian Foundation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has bought food supplies from markets in Yemen to distribute them among the needy ... Read more...
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UAE to launch campaign to raise donations for Yemen
June 21st, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 21 (IANS/WAM) A nationwide campaign to raise donations to counter food shortage in Yemen will be launched in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) June 29.The campaign will ... Read more...
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UAE to provide $136mn food aid for Yemen
June 4th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 3 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will provide food aid worth 500 million dirhams (about $136 million) to the Yemeni people.This follows President Khalifa bin ... Read more...
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North Korea vows to go ahead with space programme
April 18th, 2012 - 7:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korea will continue further development of its aerospace technologies, including a satellite programme, despite the UN Security Council condemnation, the Korean Central News Agency ... Read more...
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Food in art: Artists play with dynamics of gastronomy (With Images)
April 16th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) A plate of food and wine on the table is no longer mere gastronomy. It is high art of flavour, colour, textures, concepts, cultures, science ... Read more...
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Russia opposes new sanctions against North Korea
April 13th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Friday opposed new sanctions against North Korea after the country's much-hyped rocket launch failed."We do not believe in new sanctions, ... Read more...
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G-8 urges North Korea to cancel rocket launch
April 13th, 2012 - 4:46 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The G-8 foreign ministers have urged North Korea to honour its commitments and cancel the launch of its rocket later this week, the US Secretary ... Read more...
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North Korea all set to launch satellite: Official (Lead)
April 11th, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, April 11 (IANS) North Korea is ready to launch a satellite, an official said Wednesday.On Wednesday morning, the North Korean government invited a group of journalists to visit the ... Read more...
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Over 100,000 flee fighting in northwestern Pakistan: UNHCR
March 31st, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, March 30 (IANS) An estimated 101,160 people, mostly women and children, have been displaced since Jan 20 when government troops began security operations against militant groups in Khyber Agency ... Read more...
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US suspends food aid to North Korea (Lead)
March 29th, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 29 (IANS) The US has suspended its planned nutritional food aid to North Korea over the latter's insistence on launching a satellite, a Pentagon official said."We have been ... Read more...
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North Korea to launch satellite (Lead)
March 16th, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, March 16 (IANS) North Korea will launch an earth observation satellite next month to mark the 100th birthday of its late founding leader Kim Il-sung, the state news agency ... Read more...
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US to give $12 mn in aid for Syrians
March 16th, 2012 - 4:13 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 16 (IANS) The US has announced to provide over $12 million in humanitarian assistance to the Syrians, suffering from continued violence, through the UN and other humanitarian relief ... Read more...
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US, North Korean officials to meet over food aid
March 3rd, 2012 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 3 (IANS) Officials from the US and North Korea are scheduled to meet next week in Beijing to finalize details for proposed American food aid, said the State ... Read more...
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2.5 mn Pakistanis need flood aid
October 2nd, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 2 (IANS) Over 2.5 million people affected by floods in Pakistan are in desperate need of food, drinking water and sanitation facilities, the UN has said.According to Humaira ... Read more...
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Food aid to Pakistan reaches 7,000 tonnes: WFP
September 30th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, Sep 30 (IANS) The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has distributed around 7,000 tonnes of monthly family food rations in the flood-affected region of Pakistan, Xinhua reported.The family food ... Read more...
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Russia sends 50,000 tonnes of food to North Korea
September 20th, 2011 - 9:28 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 20 (IANS) Russia has sent 50,000 tonnes of food aid to North Korea, which is facing a shortage of food this year.Russia's state-owned firm United Grain Company has ... Read more...
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UN calls for over $350 mn to help flood-hit Pakistan
September 20th, 2011 - 8:06 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 20 (IANS) The UN has made an appeal for around $357 million to help the Pakistani government in providing assistance to over five million people affected by ... Read more...
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750,000 people may die in East African famine: UN
September 7th, 2011 - 6:47 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 7 (IANS) About 750,000 people could die in East Africa over the next four months due to famine, if enough aid didn't reach the famine-stricken region, the UN ... Read more...
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Medvedev holds talks with Kim Jong-il
August 24th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is holding talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in a closed military town in the south Siberian region of Buryatia.
Kim, ... Read more...
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China offers $16 mn to UN food agency for Somalia
August 22nd, 2011 - 9:40 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 22 (IANS) China has donated $16 million to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to support its famine-relief operations in Somalia, the WFP said.The donation will be directly ... Read more...
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Somalia’s food aid stolen, UN launches investigation
August 16th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mogadishu, August 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The United Nations has launched investigation into how food aid to the starving people of Somalia went missing. The world body said thousands of sacks of food ... Read more...
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UAE charity hands out food aid in Palestine
August 13th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 13 (IANS/WAM) A charity from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has distributed thousands of food parcels to people in Palestinian camps.The Khalifa Bin Zayed Humanitarian Foundation, as ... Read more...
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UAE charity sends aid to famine-hit Somalia
August 10th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Aug 10 (IANS/WAM) A charity organisation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has distributed food aid to over 2,000 families affected by the famine in Somalia.The Sharjah Charity Association ... Read more...
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US supports emergency humanitarian aid to North Korea
August 6th, 2011 - 7:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) The US supports emergency humanitarian aid to flood-stricken North Korea, the State Department said."The US supports emergency humanitarian assistance to the people of North Korea in ... Read more...
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UAE launches relief programme in Somalia
July 31st, 2011 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Mogadishu, July 30 (IANS/WAM) The UAE Saturday launched first phase of an urgent massive humanitarian programme to assist victims of drought in the Horn of Africa, especially SomaliaThe UAE relief ... Read more...
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UN chief briefs UAE on Somalia crisis
July 29th, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 28 (IANS/WAM) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has called United Arab Emirates (UAE) minister of foreign affairs, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to inform him on the ... Read more...
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Russia sends food aid to Libya
July 26th, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian government aircraft will deliver humanitarian aid to Libyan capital Tripoli Tuesday, a ministry spokesman said.The emergencies ministry Ilyushin Il-76 plane, carrying 36 tonnes ... Read more...
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Pope sends 50,000 euro for famine relief in Somalia
July 21st, 2011 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
Vatican City, July 21 (IANS/AKI) Pope Benedict XVI has sent 50,000 euro (around $71,000) to Somalia to be used as aid for millions of people starving because of drought.The pope ... Read more...
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Gillard will talk with N. Korea only after nuke issue resolution
April 25th, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Apr 25 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said her country will talk with North Korea once it resolves the controversial nuclear issue.'There's no point just saying 'sit down ... Read more...
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