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*Tensions between '''North Korea''' and '''South Korea''' are rising. North Korea accused South of being confrontational and said it is scrapping military and political agreements signed with Seoul. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7859671.stm][http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7835357.stm] | *Tensions between '''North Korea''' and '''South Korea''' are rising. North Korea accused South of being confrontational and said it is scrapping military and political agreements signed with Seoul. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7859671.stm][http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7835357.stm] | ||
| + | *'''Cuban''' president '''Raul Castro''' visits '''Moscow''', which is the first visit by a Cuban leader since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Both sides want to improve bilateral relations. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7856423.stm] | ||
*The World Health Organization (WHO) said that over 60,000 citizens in '''Zimbabwe''' are infected by '''cholera'''. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7860070.stm] | *The World Health Organization (WHO) said that over 60,000 citizens in '''Zimbabwe''' are infected by '''cholera'''. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7860070.stm] | ||
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*Riot police resorts to '''tear gas''' and attacks the residents of Elliniko village near Ioannina, '''[[Greece]]''' who prevented the construction of an open-refuse dump.[http://libcom.org/news/barricades-clashes-elliniko-village-ne-greece-between-riot-police-locals-opposing-construct] | *Riot police resorts to '''tear gas''' and attacks the residents of Elliniko village near Ioannina, '''[[Greece]]''' who prevented the construction of an open-refuse dump.[http://libcom.org/news/barricades-clashes-elliniko-village-ne-greece-between-riot-police-locals-opposing-construct] | ||
*At least 18 civilians including children ranging in age from six months to 15 are reportedly killed in '''[[Afghanistan]]''' in an air strike by NATO forces.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7674435.stm] | *At least 18 civilians including children ranging in age from six months to 15 are reportedly killed in '''[[Afghanistan]]''' in an air strike by NATO forces.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7674435.stm] | ||
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Revision as of 12:03, 30 January 2009
- Tensions between North Korea and South Korea are rising. North Korea accused South of being confrontational and said it is scrapping military and political agreements signed with Seoul. [1][2]
- Cuban president Raul Castro visits Moscow, which is the first visit by a Cuban leader since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Both sides want to improve bilateral relations. [3]
- The World Health Organization (WHO) said that over 60,000 citizens in Zimbabwe are infected by cholera. [4]
- Protests are going on in Iceland against capitalism and the government. [5]
- Chinese navy begins anti-piracy mission in Somalia. [6]
- Alexandros Grigoropoulos, a 15-year-old boy, is killed by police in Greece triggering riots. [7]
- The United Nations is concerned over "systematic and widespread" killings of civilians by Colombia's US-backed security forces. Navanethem Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said that the 'extrajudicial killings' by Colombian forces could categorize it as 'crime against humanity'.[8]
- According to the UN, camps sheltering 50,000 displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been torched.[9]
- Riot police resorts to tear gas and attacks the residents of Elliniko village near Ioannina, Greece who prevented the construction of an open-refuse dump.[10]
- At least 18 civilians including children ranging in age from six months to 15 are reportedly killed in Afghanistan in an air strike by NATO forces.[11]
