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THE HUM - WORLD HEADLINES - JANUARY 5, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 8:37PM UN Helps Uzbekistan to Equip Border with Afghanistan
Saudia Arabia's buy 30,000 acres of prime land in Argentina
The Melbourne filmmaker, the topless Ukrainian feminists and a brush with the KGB
2 Bangladeshi workers die in UAE after falling from hotel
Botswana nurses eye Namibian jobs
Bulgarian Nationalist Party Stops Newspaper, TV Station May Follow Suit
Thailand, Cambodia agree to implement World Court border order
In Chinese trading town, disputes and strains fuel mistrust of India
Detainees tell of Christmas Island punishment
Aussie PM Julia Gillard denies tough asylum seeker punishment move
Colombia receives $3.78B in remittances
Comoros jails Muslim leader over booze bribe bid
In DRC, Tshisekedi Asks for Protection, UN Tells Him Kabila Is In Change
In DRC, France’s RFI suspended over elections coverage
Congolese Plea for Conflict-Minerals-Free iPhone
Giving Congo's child soldiers a second chance
NBA Players Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Fan’s Look
Cook Islands fishing company fears Taiwan deal
100,000,000 Text Messages Sent During Holiday Season
British backpacker accused of murder in Costa Rica
Croatia prepares to join the world wine battle
Cuban chess players well positioned in the global ranking
Nordic Brigade of Solidarity Visits Cuban Town
Turkey demands KKTC involvement in Cyprus talks
The Film Oblivion: How Abduction for Marriage Ended in Ethiopia
New Ethiopian AIDS plan needs men (Perspective)
Argentina Ratifies Sovereignty Over Malvinas Islands
UK calls for public dialogue on a new constitution for Fiji
French Foreign Minister to Visit Tunisia on January 5th
Gay Tunisian man fears being deported from France
Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Visits Tunisia
IDB, Germany to continue to offer development aid to Yemen
Oxfam criticises production of bananas and German Supermarkets
GTA TeleGuam Airs Top Asian Networks
Iran’s president adds Guatemala to his tour of four Latin American countries
Rural Guyana should get top priority in the planning corridors of Georgetown (Perspective)
Haiti: From Displacement Camps to Community (Perspective)
Unusual heavy rains hit Honduras
Hungary’s New Constitution Lacks Rights For Gays, Bans Gay Marriage
4-day meet in city to focus on Persian culture
India, Tunisia to take forward MSME co-operation
Hotels Beware of Mixed Olive Oil
Indian businessmen manual to be published in the UAE
“Security wise, we are dependent on Sri Lanka” – Indian External Affairs Minister
Indonesia enjoys relations with almost all UN member states: FM
Turkey's FM in Iran for talks on nukes, Syria
Ahmadinejad will travel to Tajikistan in Noruz (Persian New Year)
Iranian photographer wins top prize at Slovenian contest
Fall in asylum seekers linked to recession and tougher controls
'Four out of five' bottles of Italian olive oil debased - report
Cote d'Ivoire president meets Chinese FM on bilateral ties
Jamaica's first female PM set for office
Japan and China still at odds over islands (Video)
Ethnic Kyrgyz Have Trouble Gaining Citizenship In Kyrgyzstan
PTT increasing investment in green business
Lithuanian office suppliers shun crisis, spur eco-product sales
Home for Autistic want tertiary college
Government lifts week-long ban on resort spas, massage parlors
Malta signs bilateral agreement with Saudi Arabia
Man of the Year 2011 in Mauritania
Emir of Qatar expected Thursday in Nouakchott
PJD leads new Moroccan government
Argentine institute to work with Mozambique’s agricultural sector
Burma Celebrates Independence Amid Criticism
Myanmar celebrates 65th independence day
Billionaire George Soros visits Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon
Internet Fraud Cons the Country Out of N$3,5 Million
New Caledonia government okays new air fares
North Avocado growers face disaster (Perspective)
Nicaragua pursues loan with Venezuela to prevent higher electricity rates
Nigeria’s Archbishop of Abuja Dismisses Civil War Reports
Social Media Ginger Subsidy Protests
Air New Zealand to operate Norfolk Island flights
Pakistan-Tajikistan Discuss Electricity Exports
Copper Drives Papua New Guinea Island’s Independence Movement
Paraguay Returns Land to Indigenous Peoples of Northern Chaco
Peru deemed better-positioned in LatAm to face global crisis
Barclays: Peru Needs Systematic Solution to Social Conflicts
Philippines senator wants more disaster preparedness
Royal Dutch Shell donates $1M for Sendong relief, rehab operations
Poland orders more Kongsberg missiles from Norway
Qatari PM, Ban Ki-Moon discuss US-Iran rhetoric about Gulf, Syria crisis
Qatar- Drastic cut in carbon emission
Russian fuel tanker under way for ice-encrusted Nome, Alaska
Tons of scrap to be transported from Russian Arctic in 2012
St. Kitts-Nevis Moves Closer to Green Energy Goals
(PHOTO: In Korea, robots are now being used to control prisons. YONHAP)Saudi Arabia
Saudi poets slam ‘plague’ of extremism and poverty in Million’s Poet show
Chinese Troops In Seychelles (Analysis)
Youth Ambassador, entreprenuer Anthony Navo elected as Chairman of AWOL in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Communities Divided Over Mining in Rainforest (Perspective)
Singapore Poly transforms classrooms into work spaces
Slovenian court: referendum challenging same-sex ‘marriage,’ adoption law can proceed
Parliamentarians elect new speaker after fist-fight session
Crisis in Somalia: PM Mohamed Ali & his wife speak out
How a Somali rapper became the 'Face of Africa'
SA assumes UN Security Council presidency for second time
Unclear if Mandela will be at ANC party
S. Korea adds cyber-security to defense plan
Robots Patrol South Korean Prisons at Night
South Korea’s SK Energy to buy more Iran oil in 2012
Cities of the Future: Songdo, South Korea – Episode 1 (By Cisco)
South Sudan's President Pledges Commitment to Resolve Conflict in Jonglei State
WFP Concerned By Violence In South Sudan
One Year Anniversary of South Sudan Referendum (Perspective)
(PHOTO: Aerial view of Kalma refugee camp in Darfur, Western Sudan. RADIO DABANGA)Spain
How Spain’s version of SOPA is setting the web on fire
Spain Launches Some of the Strongest Anti-Piracy Laws
Sri Lanka expresses concern over France’s postal service publishing 4 stamps featuring Tamil Tigers
Sri Lanka to conduct population census in March
Private company to develop the Sri Lanka's renewable energy industry
Sri Lanka 4th Best Economy in the World in 3rd quarter 2011, says report
Sri Lankan Hospitals to Go Paperless
Sri Lankan bank connects its 500th ATM (Press Release)
Sudan, South Sudan to Resume Talks on Abyei in Addis Ababa
UN Seeks Access to War-Torn Sudanese States
Kalma refugee camp: no food aid for three months, 15 days
Website created for polar bear attack inquiry
Coca-Cola urged to abandon Swaziland’s King Mswati III
Government Makes Small Loans for Young Entrepreneurs to Help Fight Crisis
Poorly performing schools to be under scrutiny
Most nabbed drunk drivers unmarried
Filesharing Now a Religious Practice in Sweden
Gun laws may be tightened: minister
Switzerland's central bank chief accused of insider trading
Madonna Takes Family And Brahim Zaibat Skiing In Switzerland [PHOTOS]
Syria accuses US of interfering in Arab affairs
Syria, Iran to boost Agricultural Cooperation
Syrian National Council launched its official website
Taipei city government to expand Wi-Fi network of free access to Internet
Taiwan sparks up electric bike promotion efforts
Taiwan media regulator wants less Korean content on TV
A First Look at Conde Nast’s WIRED Taiwan
Taiwan's IT wizards turn to the movies
Taiwanese Engineers Arrested For Selling Intel Chips On eBay
Taiwan Mobile expects higher smartphone purchases in 2012
Taiwan's machinery exports likely to hit record high in 2011, surpass Italy
Uzbekistan cuts gas supply to Tajikistan without notification – Tajik Foreign Ministry
20 Somali Migrants Found Dead in Tanzania
Mobile broadband modernisation underway for Tanzanian operator
Vodacom Tanzania says firm injects $100bn for facelift
Communities empowered to probe extractive investors
Govt, donors urged to fund alternative energy
Aid Agenda: We Need to go Back to the Basics (Perspective)
New Year Road Mishaps Kill 314 in Thailand
Flood situation in southern Thailand still critical
Thailand Gets New Banking Policies
Wanted: About half a million more labourers
Transgender airline staff make inaugural flight in Thailand
'Greater Phuket' Chosen for First Jewish Pesach Festival in Thailand
The Arctic
Russian river water affecting the Arctic – AO shift blamed
Dutch military on board ship with emergency aid for Somalia
Dutch to fund $36.4m Kilimanjaro Airport facelift
Dutch teen sailor nears end of round-the-world voyage
15 biofuel plants worth N414bn to come afloat
Tunisia Granted Membership to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
McDonald’s Announces to Set Up New Franchises Soon in Tunisia
India’s Aditya Birla to invest US$500m in viscose plant in Turkey
Turkmenistan's 'Protector' Registers For Presidential Election
Ashgabat Residents Turn Up Noses At Smelly Artificial River
Uganda launches investigation into "nodding disease"
Hearts star David Obua causes fury in poverty-stricken Uganda by building £500k mansion
Uganda fights phone fraudsters with registration of SIM cards
Ukraine starts pumping Azerbaijani oil
Ukraine asks for $9 bln gas discount from Russia to form joint transit consortium
Ukraine recognized one of leaders in global food market last year
Only 8% in Ukraine say foreign policy meets their interests
First power plant using gas from household waste launched in Ukraine
Daughter Not Allowed To Meet Jailed Ukraine’s Ex-Premier
Sanctions put squeeze on UAE's Iran traders
UAE residential market set for growth
Emirates Airlines to launch Vietnam services in June
UAE University to host international conference on Time
Big Solar and Big Wind to Meet in Abu Dhabi for World Future Energy Summit
Emirati woman train attendant breaks the traditional mould
Auschwitz in gym advertisement, removed
Groupama claims the UAE dash in the Volvo Ocean Race
Dh387,988 club bill goes viral
(PHOTO: The Cavalli Club in UAE. Megan Hirons Mahon XPRESS) Young energy leaders prepare for summit
In the UAE, Shopping Bag Doubles as Grocery List in Promo for Tide
Fossil fuel subsidies making biofuels uncompetitive in UAE (Perspective)
Archbishops commit to ‘listen to England’ in research to launch twin projects
Microsoft sues U.K. retail chain for pirating Windows
UK consumers gave 1.3m e-readers this Christmas
Call for gun law crackdown after cabbie shoots dead girlfriend and two others
UK youths join gangs to escape abuse at home
£400 Million Later, and All UK Eggs are Free-Range or From "Enriched" Cages
Apple Interested In Bidding For Premier League UK TV Rights, Says Report
Sex, blood and the status quo (Perspective)
Oil Companies Big Winners as U.S. Becomes Net Exporter of Fuel
US State Department sets up counter-terrorism bureau
US Hispanic Consumers Holiday Shopped on Their Mobil Devices to The Tune of $5.15 Billion
U.S. Taxpayers Cover Nearly Half the Cost of U.N.’s Global Warming Panel - Report
U.S. Education Spending Compared To The Rest Of The Developed World
Twitter Founder Biz Stone Speaks about Technology and Empathy at Farm Sanctuary gathering
Sign of the Times – A Photo Shows Romney Backing Vietnam Draft
US cancer deaths continue to drop
Double bubble: U.S. twin birth rates soar since 1980
The President of the United States Joins the Instagram Phenomenon
Mark Zuckerberg’s Outrageous Week in Uruguay
Mark Zuckerberg eligió Punta del Este para continuar con sus vacaciones
Uzbekistan: Police Make Rare Admission of Prison Rapes
Web Use Spirals in Uzbekistan Despite Curbs
Vanuatu police name NZ businessman’s alleged killer
Inmates Keep 1,000 Family Members from Leaving Venezuela Jails
About 200 Venezuelan women to sue French breast implant company
Venezuela Calls on Senior Citizens to Enroll in Mission
Venezuela to Take Measures to Control Weapons
Police: 1,150 kidnappings in Venezuela in 2011
Polluted water responsible for the Lake Valencia flooding
Telecoms agency closes 27 radio stations in 10 states in 2011
Vietnam urged to free anti-corruption journalist
Vietnam urged to call up private capital for airports and seaports
InternetQ wins Vietnam's mobile marketing contracts
First bird flu outbreak in Vietnam contained in Hau Giang
Vietnam wins first prize at Asia student film festival
Vietnam chess ace Liem invited to join 2012 London Olympics Torch Relay
Vietnam’s Development Dilemma – Sustainability or exploitation? (Perspective)
Pan-African Parliament plans to send delegation to occupied Western Sahara
US aid for Yemeni media institutions discussed
Report: Yemeni prime minister plans Gulf tour
(PHOTO: In Yemen, Qat is coming under fire. BIKYA MASR)Yemen’s battle against Qat
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen author Paul Torday: 'The Yemenis said, what’s all this about fish?'
India gives Zambia $50 m loan to build health centers
First Quantum suspends production at its copper/gold mine in Zambia due to strike
The Shield of Presidential Immunity
Prisoners suffer eye infections
47 year old Zambian says he has 95 children
Zambia’s C.R.I.$.I.$.rapper invited to attend US Grammy awards
Zambia: Cervical Cancer – ‘A Battle We Can Win’ (Perspective)
(PHOTO: Air Zimbabwe airliner. FILE) Again, Air Zimbabwe gets grounded
Serial Rapist Gets 40 Years in Jail
Mystery surrounds diamond ore theft in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Constitution - Drafters Back At Work
Wage Disputes Tense As Firms Reopen
Jobless Nurses - 'Govt Flouting Labour Laws'
'Boeing' Set to Keep You Laughing
WORLD:
BRIC Economic Slowdown Boosts CIVETS Profile
Donors await improved accountability from `Least Developing Countries’ (LDC’s)
Revenue from MENA IPOs down sharply
China and 21 Other Countries to Get iPhone 4S
Asian Social Media Users Create; Western Users Consume [STUDY]
