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Car bomb in Iraq's Ramadi kills six - police

by (author unknown), AlertNet Newsdesk

Source: Reuters (Adds details) BAGHDAD, Nov 21 (Reuters) - A car bomb killed at least six people, including women and children, in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Wednesday in a rare attack on a region that has become ...

add a comment | Nov 21, 2007    


US CPSC recalls jewelry, school supplies for lead

by (author unknown), AlertNet Newsdesk

Source: Reuters (Adds Big Lots, Michaels Stores statements, byline) By Karey Wutkowski WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued another batch of lead paint-related recalls ...

add a comment | Nov 21, 2007    


Mystery disease hits children in Angola-WHO

by (author unknown), AlertNet Newsdesk

Source: Reuters GENEVA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - A mystery disease causing extreme drowsiness lasting over several days and mainly in children is affecting the region around the town of Cacuaco, north of the Angolan ...

add a comment | Nov 21, 2007    


KENYA: UN agency targets presidential candidates in campaign for children's rights

by (author unknown), AlertNet Newsdesk

Source: IRIN With only a month to Kenya's general election, the UN Children's Fund is asking the country's citizens to support politicians who will respect, protect and fulfil children's rights....

add a comment | Nov 21, 2007    


UNHCR seeks data on refugees along Ecuador's border

by (author unknown), AlertNet Newsdesk

Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Colombians fleeing conflict in their country put further strain on deprived border regions of Ecuador. One of the major challenges for UNHCR is getting data on these arrivals and their needs which could help integration....

add a comment | Nov 21, 2007    


IRAQ: Children with serious illnesses abandoned

by (author unknown), AlertNet Newsdesk

Source: IRIN Nine-year-old Faleh Muhammad was abandoned by his family in April 2006. He was left to fend for himself in the streets of Baghdad, and later he was diagnosed with leukaemia....

add a comment | Nov 21, 2007    


Magical Horses

by wits, A Poem A Day

I see a flying, magical horse. It brings me wishes and hopes, gifts, blessings, and help. Just call the horse when you need that magical thing in your life! You will see your dreams and wishes coming true when it flies down those bumpy stairs and touches you with magic. I...

add a comment | Nov 21, 2007    


Big Lots, others settle N.Y. lead probe - Cuomo

by (author unknown), AlertNet Newsdesk

Source: Reuters (Adds details, company comments) NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Big Lots Inc <BIG.N>, Michaels Stores and some other retailers agreed to stop sales of children's jewelry found to contain ...

add a comment | Nov 21, 2007    


KENYA: UN agency targets presidential candidates in campaign for children's rights

by (author unknown), AlertNet Newsdesk

Source: IRIN With only a month to Kenya's general election, the UN Children's Fund is asking the country's citizens to support politicians who will respect, protect and fulfil children's rights....

add a comment | Nov 21, 2007    


Nearly half of affected population in Bangladesh are children, says UNICEF

by (author unknown), UNICEF USA

More than four days after Cyclone Sidr ripped through the coastline of Bangladesh, many of the estimated 3,000 deaths are believed to be children. Many have drowned or have been injured by falling trees although no figures are as yet available....

add a comment | Nov 20, 2007