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Panos (InterWorld Radio)
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International news
Serb police general arrested
A Serb police general has been arrested and handed over to the Hague war crimes tribunal to face charges of crimes against humanity. Vlastimir Djordjevic is charged with ordering the killings of Kosovo Albanians in 1998-99. He is the second Serb fugitive to be detained in three weeks. His arrest marks a change of course by Serbia’s new government after a previous record of inaction. At least 10,000 civilians, mainly ethnic Albanians, died in the Kosovo conflict.
Date published: 18/06/2007 13:06:04
Seven Afghan children dead in coalition
US-led coalition forces have killed seven children in an air strike against a suspected al-Qaeda hideout in eastern Afghanistan. A coalition statement said a number of militants were also killed in the raid. The children are believed to have attended an Islamic school at the targeted compound in Paktika province. The air raid reportedly followed “credible intelligence” that al-Qaeda militants had taken shelter at the compound.
Date published: 18/06/2007 13:06:41
Oxfam to pull out of Darfur camp
International aid agency Oxfam says it is to phase out activities in Darfur’s largest camp permanently. More than 130,000 people are living in the camp in Gereida. The agency says the move has been prompted by a lack of action by local authorities to improve security in the area and to address violence against aid workers. They say nothing has been done since they were forced to suspend operations following an attack by armed men on its workers in December last year.
Date published: 18/06/2007 13:06:25
Radio features
Hard currency
Tourism in Ghana is on the up and the foreigners are bringing in much-needed hard currency. Elmina Castle – the notorious former slave holding fort – is now a destination for daytrippers.
Plans to triple tourism have been agreed between the government and its donors – the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
But the tourism authorities and jobless young people have clashed. Youths have been going to the castle to try to make money from the tourists. The authorities worry they will scare off visitors. Issac Tetteh went to hear both sides of the story.
Young, gifted and broke
Kenya is currently in the throes of a recession, resulting in high unemployment. Every year over half a milllion young people either graduate or leave school prematurely.
Willis Obwayo’s dream was to become a medical doctor. But he was forced to drop out of medical school due to lack of fees. He now works as a volunteer in a local NGO.
Winnie Onyimbo caught up with Willis one morning as he walked from home to work.
Surgically enhanced employees
When Argentina’s economy collapsed in 2001, many people were forced to start living beneath the poverty line. Many today are unemployed, casually employed or taking jobs they’re overqualified to do.
Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires some plastic surgeons say they’re seeing an increase in young patients asking for cosmetic surgery in the hope it will get them a better job.
Some forms of cosmetic surgery are free in the public health system, so even those without money can apply. Gloria Beretervide joined the queue for the perfect face.