Kosova’s independence: a dubious precedent? – The Irish Catholic
Kosovo’s long-drawn-out ‘will-they, won’t they, when-will-they’ independence saga is concluded on Sunday February 17 last, when erstwhile UN protectorate’s...
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EU enters Chad powderkeg – The Irish Catholic
With 400 Irish troops set to deploy to Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) next month, confusion and...
Bhutto’s Death Part of Regional Power Struggle – The Irish Catholic
Before her return from exile in October, Benazir Bhutto reflected on the odds that that she could be killed,...
Cocaine-fuelled hi-society built on failing states – The Irish Catholic
Did an Irish cabinet minister take cocaine? And if so, who? Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan says the claim...
Pakistan’s deadly melting pot – The Irish Catholic
At time of writing, Pakistan’s state of emergency was becoming insoluble, with a complex array of actors and factors...
Military Grip on Burma backed by China and India – The Irish Catholic
Cracks in army needed to unseat Generals The Buddhist-led anti-military protests in Burma have faded as an army crackdown...
East Timor: Bishop sees hope after the elections – The Irish Catholic
The old saying “the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church” might seem to be a...
HIV/AIDS: What No Child Should Have – The Irish Catholic
It kills 8,500 people every day, and with over 40 million people infected worldwide, HIV-AIDS remains a major global...
“I Escaped the Janjaweed, but we have no protection here” – The Irish Catholic
FATA BORNO — Harian Abdullah was on her way to the wadi about a half a mile from Fata Borno camp for displaced people in Darfur. “Like all the women here, I have to go to collect firewood so we can cook and have light in the camp. I walk there most days to get some fuel. Two days ago, I was on my way down to the trees”, she says, pointing towards a green oasis about half-way between her shelter and the nearby clinic where GOAL provides healthcare and nutrition services to the camp-dwellers. “It was not yet dark. I saw five men moving out from near the trees. I stopped for one moment as I did not recognise them. They were about 500 meters away. I turned and ran back. They ran as well, but stopped soon afterward once I got close to the camp.”