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Millions of Dollars Donated for Malaria Drugs Stolen
By not in system - AOL NewsLONDON -- A leading global health fund believes millions of dollars worth of its donated malaria drugs have been stolen in recent years - perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars worth - vastly exceeding levels of theft previously suspected, according to confidential documents obtained by The Associated Press. The internal investigation by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria comes two months into a new anti-corruption program that the fund launched after an AP report detailing fraud in their grants attracted intense scrutiny from donors. In internal documents detailing ...
Britain to Send Military Advisers to Libyan Rebels
By not in system - AOL NewsTRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Britain is sending up to 20 military advisers to help Libya's ragtag rebel force break a military stalemate with Moammar Gadhafi's army, even as NATO acknowledges that airstrikes alone cannot stop the daily shelling of the besieged opposition-held city of Misrata. Gadhafi's troops have been pounding Misrata indiscriminately with mortars and rockets, a NATO general said Tuesday, and residents reported more explosions and firefights in Libya's third-largest city. Hospitals are overflowing and 120 patients need to be evacuated from the city that has been under siege for ...
Leaked UN Report Alleges War Crimes by Sri Lanka
By Betwa Sharma - AOL NewsUNITED NATIONS -- Excerpts of a leaked U.N. report find "credible allegations" of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Sri Lankan government in the final showdown against the separatist rebel group Tamil Tigers, or LTTE. The report was produced by an independent panel of experts studying accountability issues arising from alleged human rights violations committed by both sides during the last phases of the conflict, which ended a protracted civil war in the South Asian country in May 2009. Handout / AFP / Getty Images This screen grab taken from ...
UN Says Libyan Regime Promises Misrata Access
By not in system - AOL NewsTRIPOLI, Libya -- The U.N. humanitarian chief said Monday that the Libyan government has promised her access to the besieged rebel city of Misrata, but with no guarantees that the assault by Moammar Gadhafi's forces would cease. A Libyan official said the government is willing to set up "safe passage" into Misrata, the only city still partly held by rebels in Gadhafi-controlled western Libya. But at the same time, a witness in Misrata reported Monday that government forces continued to pound the city with rockets and artillery. At least 267 people have been killed in Misrata, Libya's ...
UN, Libya Reach Deal on Providing Humanitarian Aid to Country
By not in system - AOL NewsTRIPOLI, Libya -- The United Nations has reached an agreement with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's government on providing humanitarian aid to the country, the U.N. secretary general said Monday. Ban Ki-moon said the U.N. would set up a humanitarian presence in the Libyan capital of Tripoli. However, Libyan government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said late Sunday the agreement also included setting up a humanitarian corridor to the city of Misrata, the last rebel stronghold in western Libya. ...
Clinton: NATO Nations Agree That Gadhafi Must Go
By not in system - AOL NewsBERLIN -- NATO nations stressed Thursday that their common aim in Libya is to bring an end to Moammar Gadhafi's regime, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the world must increase its support for the Libyan opposition. The effort to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya topped the agenda at a two-day meeting of foreign ministers from NATO's 28 member countries. Three weeks of airstrikes haven't routed Gadhafi's forces, causing tensions in the alliance. Although NATO countries agree that Gadhafi must be ousted, his departure is not one of its military goals and the alliance has ...
Libya Shoots Down 2 US-Built Helicopters Used by Rebels
By not in system - AOL NewsTRIPOLI, Libya -- Libyan government forces shot down two U.S.-built helicopters being used by rebel forces in the east of the country, the deputy foreign minister said early on Sunday. Khaled Kaim also slammed the international community for allowing rebel forces to operate aircraft despite the existence of a no-fly zone over the country following U.N. Security Council resolution 1973. Odd Andersen, AFP / Getty Images A military helicopter with the rebel flag painted on its side flies towards the front line around the Libyan town of Ajdabiya, despite a U.N.-imposed no-fly zone, on ...
Besieged Libyan Rebel City Looks for NATO Rescue
By not in system - AOL NewsTRIPOLI, Libya -- More than 40 days of siege, shelling and sniper fire by Moammar Gadhafi's forces have exacted a bloody price in rebel-held Misrata, Libya's third-largest city and a coveted prize in the deadlocked conflict. NATO, leading airstrikes against Gadhafi's troops, said Thursday it is trying to find a way to break the assault. The U.N. warned of a "dire" situation in the rebels' last major foothold in the Gadhafi-controlled western half of Libya, saying hundreds of people in Misrata have been killed and wounded and that residents are running short of water, food and medicine. While ...
Ivory Coast Residents Under Siege: 'The World Has Forgotten About Us'
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsJulie Esse, who is about to give birth, was among the millions of frightened residents of Abidjan hiding at home today as Ivory Coast's besieged President Laurent Gbagbo holed up in a bunker at the presidential palace, refusing to budge. Despite the defection of his troops, and under attack from French and U.N. forces who stormed the palace, Gbagbo remained defiant, though he was expected to be finally ousted from power sometime today. That may not help Esse, 35, whose home was hit by mortar fire this week. She said she was trying not to panic over the prospect of giving birth at her home ...
Afghan Officials: 2 Suspects in Custody for UN Attacks
By not in system - AOL NewsKABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan officials say they have in custody at least two former insurgents suspected of involvement in the killing of seven U.N. workers during a riot last week in the northern city over Quran burning in the United States. Lawmaker Mohammad Akbari said on Wednesday that a government team investigating the April 1 attack against the U.N. headquarters in Mazar-i-Sharif has identified three men believed involved in the killing of three U.N. staff members and four Nepalese guards. A chief investigator with the Interior Ministry, Mirza Mohammad Yarmand, claims two of the ...
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