News Stories (20/05/08)

‘Big Brother’ database for phones and e-mails (The Times) - [text online]

Detention centres to be expanded (The Independent) - [text online]

Reform Jewish prayer book 'dispels sexism' (The Independent) - [text online]

Mbeki urged to use troops to halt attacks on migrants (The Independent) - [text online]

Burma generals agree to UN aid for cyclone victim (The Independent) - [text online]

Military 'plotting to kill Tsvangirai' (The Independent) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Situation report: Drought in Ethiopia - 16 May 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Kenya Humanitarian Update vol. 19, 09 -15 May 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Uganda humanitarian update, 01-30 Apr 2008 (Rel;iefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Population movements in Eastern DR Congo Jan-Mar 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA-oPt protection of civilians: Summary data tables - Reports to the end of Apr 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Sichuan Province, China: Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 5 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 15 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Myanmar: Government accepts aid agencies, medical workers from ASEAN countries (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Sudan: ICRC prolongs support for 130,000 displaced in South Darfur (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Myanmar: WFP food dispatches continue (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Somalia: Aid worker killed amid rising insecurity (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Burundi: Army, rebels fail to agree ceasefire (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Darfur: ‘Scorched Earth’ Tactics Warrant UN Sanctions (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Zimbabwe: End Violence Before June Runoff (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Yemen: Conference on Gulf of Aden crossings (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

UNHCR chief opens Yemen conference on Gulf of Aden crossings (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Wheat flour shortage affects Afghan refugees in Balochistan (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Some of Kosovo's displaced welcome independence, others fear it (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Tier 1 (General) of the points-based system policy guidance (Home Office: UK Border Agency) - [text online]

Large Scale Expansion Of Britain's Detention Estate (Home Office Press Release) - [text online]

The President’s Corner: The Right to Disaster Aid and Health Care in Burma (Refugees International) - [text online]

Zimbabwe: African Union Should Immediately Deploy Monitors (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

UN starts feeding thousands of Sudanese who fled disputed town (UN News) - [text online]

UN refugee agency praises Yemen for protecting people fleeing Somalia (UN News) - [text online]

UN relief chief sets aside $100 million in emergency funds for food crisis (UN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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