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Nigeria leader vows 'total war' on Boko Haram as attacks kill 35
AFP, Published on 29/05/2014
» Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday vowed "total war against terrorism" following last month's mass abduction of schoolgirls by Boko Haram Islamists amid news of attacks in three border villages that claimed 35 lives.
$130 billion a year wasted on poor quality education: UN
AFP, Published on 29/01/2014
» A quarter of a billion children worldwide are failing to learn basic reading and maths skills in an education crisis that costs governments $129 billion annually, the UN's cultural agency warned in a report Wednesday.
Sign language frees Cambodian deaf from 'prison'
AFP, Published on 10/01/2014
» At a hairdresser's shop in the Cambodian capital, there is none of the usual chit chat you might expect when getting a haircut --- because the barbers are all deaf.
A trust betrayed
Spectrum, Published on 22/12/2013
» The three young girls, all children of Myanmar migrant workers, came to the boarding school in Mae Sot confident in the promise of a better future. But it appears their optimism was misplaced; the girls claim they were subjected to sexual abuse by the headmaster responsible for their welfare.
We can read, But can we consider ourselves financially literate?
Business, Published on 13/09/2013
» Many consumers have access to loans, mortgages, lines of credit and credit cards. But do borrowers really understand what they're signing? Do they read and understand the small-print fees? Do they view credit cards as the gateway to easy cash or, worse, easy credit?
Ending illiteracy demands innovative approaches
News, Published on 09/09/2013
» In today's world where children are surrounded by high-tech devices, one may think that they are smarter than ever. In the age of technology, information is literally at their fingertips. Yet in an upper middle-income country such as Thailand, functional literacy in children aged six to 11 is still a serious concern despite the one tablet per child policy.
Defiant Mugabe sworn in for new term
AFP, Published on 22/08/2013
» Africa's oldest ruler Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe hit out at "vile" Western critics as he was sworn in for another five-year term Thursday in a stadium packed with jubilant supporters.
Mugabe eyes 'grand' inauguration after contested vote
AFP, Published on 22/08/2013
» Zimbabwe's veteran leader Robert Mugabe will be sworn in for a new five-year term Thursday in a massive stadium inauguration that will be boycotted by his election rival.
Tsvangirai files court challenge against Mugabe poll win
AFP, Published on 09/08/2013
» Lawyers for Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's party filed a legal challenge Friday against the outcome of a crunch election which gave veteran President Robert Mugabe another five-year term.
Afghan peace talks won't bear fruit until 2015: EU envoy
AFP, Published on 10/07/2013
» Hoped-for peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents will not bear fruit until 2015 at best, a year after US-led troops leave the country, the EU's Afghanistan envoy warned Wednesday.