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KHAR, 31 January 2010 (IRIN) - Along a road leading to the Bajaur tribal area on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, two men cast stealthy glances around them as they guide donkeys carrying bags covered with blankets.
VAVUNIYA, 1 February 2010 (IRIN) - As the results of Sri Lanka's first post-war presidential election poured in, the mood at Menik Farm, in the main government-run camp for the ethnic Tamil internally displaced (IDPs), in the northern town of Vavuniya, was sober.
KABUL, 1 February 2010 (IRIN) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has temporarily suspended food aid deliveries to parts of Badghis Province, northwestern Afghanistan, after an attack on a convoy of commercial trucks contracted by WFP on 30 January.
KATHMANDU, 1 February 2010 (IRIN) - Nepalese political parties and the UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) need to work harder on the ongoing peace process, experts say.
KABUL, 1 February 2010 (IRIN) - Twelve-year-old Mehdi witnessed the death of his mother during childbirth in the winter of 2007. The family lives in Shahristan District in the central province of Daykundi. Their village, like most in the province, is many hours away from any health facility. With his arm around the shoulders of his younger sister, Zahra, Mehdi told his story.
KABUL, 3 February 2010 (IRIN) - Whilst there is evidence that some civilians and businesspeople pay protection money to Taliban insurgents especially in southern Afghanistan, such an option simply does not exist for aid agencies - even if they need to ensure safe passage for vital humanitarian aid.
PULIYANKULAM, 3 February 2010 (IRIN) - About a year ago, civil war raged around Vasanthi Kumari's house in northern Sri Lanka. "There was a loud sound and `Appa' [father] went out," Kumari, 21, told IRIN. "That was the last time we saw him alive." Because of the danger, she said, the family could not even bury him properly. "We just dug a hole and put him there."
KABUL, 4 February 2010 (IRIN) - Over the past year dozens of schools have reopened in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, in part due to an accommodation with Taliban insurgents, Education Ministry officials say.
YANGON, 4 February 2010 (IRIN) - Tolerance to artemisinin, the most effective anti-malarial drug available, is emerging in Myanmar and could pose a major challenge to regional malaria control, says the World Health Organization (WHO).
SINDHULI, 5 February 2010 (IRIN) - Shanta Karki was barely 13 when she volunteered to be a child soldier for the People?s Liberation Army (PLA), the Maoists? military wing in Nepal, in 2003.
PORT MORESBY, 5 February 2010 (IRIN) - Cholera continues to spread in Papua New Guinea (PNG), where government health officials are now describing the disease as a major national public health concern.| Services: Africa | Asia | Middle East | PlusNews | Film & TV | Photo | Radio | Live news map | Interviews | Free subscription Feedback | IRIN Terms & Conditions |  News Feeds | About IRIN | Jobs | DonorsCopyright © IRIN 2010. All rights reserved. This material comes to you via IRIN, the humanitarian news and analysis service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations or its Member States. The boundaries, names and designations used on maps on this site do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the UN. Republication is subject to terms and conditions as set out in the IRIN copyright page. |
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