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Kosovo commentary says "confrontation" within ruling party unlikely.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by Kosovo Albanian privately-owned newspaper Express on 29 March [Commentary by Armand Shkullaku: "Why There Is No Rift Between Thaci and Limaj"] After the surprising turnaround in the Klecka trial and Fatmir Limaj's release...

Former top Soviet KGB official commits suicide in Moscow.
March 30, 2012... Leonid Shebarshin, a former Soviet intelligence chief, has been found dead at his home in Moscow, Interfax news agency reported. "A call was made to the 02 emergency number and police officers attended the scene. They discovered the body of...

Bosnian security chief announces fight against corrupt officials.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by Bosnian wide-circulation privately-owned daily Dnevni avaz on 29 March [Interview with new SIPA Director Goran Zubac by Semira Degirmendzic; place and date not given: "Crime Groups Have Tentacles in Political Organizations"...

Serbian parties field mostly experienced candidates in May polls - daily.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by Serbian Novi Sad-based daily Dnevnik on 28 March [S. Stankovic: "Topic: Changing Party Jersey"] All of the key parties in Serbia will run in the parliamentary elections on St George's Day [6 May] led by the leaders who...

BBC Monitoring quotes from Israel's Hebrew press 30 Mar 12.
March 30, 2012... The following is a selection of quotes from the Israeli press on 30 March: Attacking Iran "In order to understand what hides behind the story about an Israeli attack in Iran to be assisted by bases in Azerbaijan, one has only to open an...

Ukraine, EU initial association agreement - ministry.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by commercial, news-based 5 Kanal TV on 30 March Ukraine and the European Union have initialled an association agreement, the [Ukrainian] Foreign Ministry has reported. The document should replace the agreement on partnership...

Saudi king, Hillary Clinton discuss regional, international issues 30 March.
March 30, 2012... Text of report in English by Saudi state-owned official news agency SPA website ["Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques receives US secretary of state"] Riyadh, Jumada I 7, 1433, 30 March: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdallah...

Polish premier strongly urges clarification of CIA prison allegations.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza on 30 March [Report by Wojciech Czuchnowski: "Tusk Speaks Toughly on CIA Prison"] "This is not some Bantustan. This case has to be resolved, let there be no doubt about that either in...

Somali pirates agree to free 21 crew of Malaysian ship for 2.7m-dollar ransom.
March 30, 2012... Text of report in English by Shafaat Shahbandari entitled "Somali pirates agree to free Albedo crew after 17 months" by Dubai newspaper Gulf News website on 29 March Dubai: Nearly 17 months after the cargo ship MV Albedo was hijacked by...

Bulgarian experts call for revision of national energy strategy.
March 30, 2012... Text of report in English by Bulgarian national news agency BTA website, ["Experts Calls for Revision of Bulgaria's Energy Strategy after Cancellation of Belene Project" - BTA headline] Sofia, March 30 (BTA) - Bulgaria's energy strategy...

Ethnic Azeris kick off fresh campaign in bid to save drying lake in Iran.
March 30, 2012... The following is the text of Cavid Turan report by opposition Azerbaijani newspaper Yeni Musavat on 26 March headlined "Developments in the south. 2012 declared Year of Rescue of Lake Orumiyeh" and subheaded "Our compatriots in southern...

Yemeni government delegation arrives in Sa'adah, meets governor, huthist leaders.
March 30, 2012... Text of report in English by Yemen Times newspaper website on 28 March by Mohammad Al-Samei entitled "Meetings push government and Huthis closer towards 'reconciliation'"] Sa'adah, 28 March: Faris Mana'a, the governor of Sa'adah...

Programme Summary of Somalia's Radio Simba news 1000 gmt 30 Mar 12.
March 30, 2012... 1. Headlines. 2. Seychelles to intensify its fight against Somali pirates in its waters. 3. Government forces block main road between Mogadishu and Afgooye town of Lower Shabeelle Region, southern Somalia. 4. Al-Shabab fighters...

Iran to counter challenges during National Production Year - blogger.
March 30, 2012... In reaction to the designation of the new Iranian calendar year [2012-2013] by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamene'i as the "Year of National Production", one of the users of the Iranian news and blog sharing website Balatarin posted a note...

Commentary hails Croatian foreign minister's US visit as diplomatic success.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by Bosnian edition of Croatian daily Vecernji list on 23 March [Commentary by Jadranka Juresko-Kero in the column "View From Manhattan": "V. Pusic and H. Clinton Without Hidden Agenda"] If Croatia becomes consistent with its...

Saudi king appoints justice minister acting chairman of Supreme Judicial Council.
March 30, 2012... Text of report in English by Saudi state-owned official news agency SPA website ["Royal order authorizes minister of justice to act as chairman of SJC"] Riyadh, Jumada I 7, 1433, 30 March: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King...

Syrian opposition figures view Annan plan, Arab summit debate of Syrian crisis.
March 30, 2012... Dubai-based Al-Arabiya Satellite Channel Television in Arabic at 1711 GMT on 29 March carries a five-minute telephone interview with Haytham al-Malih, head of the opposition Syrian National Action Front, in Istanbul, by Lina Husayn in the...

Free Syrian Army reportedly forms "joint command" inside Syria.
March 30, 2012... Text of unattributed report entitled "'Free Army' announces formation of joint command inside [Syria] working in coordination with command abroad" by Saudi-owned leading pan-Arab daily Al-Sharq al-Awsat website on 30 March The Free Syrian...

Russian expert says political reform unlikely under Putin.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by Russian Gazeta.ru news website, often critical of the government, on 28 March [Article by Andrey Ryabov: "Everything Will Be Like It Always Is"] The opinion that Russian politics would change significantly after Vladimir...

Corruption rate in Kosovo "not worrying", says supremo.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by Kosovo Albanian privately-owned newspaper Express on 29 March [Report by Nexhmije Ahmeti: "Higher and Higher"] Prishtina [Pristina], 28 Mar - Where there is money, greed is bigger. In Kosova, the corruption is at its...

Little-known pro-Russian movement sets up Dagestani branch.
March 30, 2012... The following is the text of Natalya Shkandyba report by Dagestani newspaper Novoye Delo on 26 March headlined "To the party through the filter of the FSB" As yet little-known all-Russian public and political movement Multinational Russia has...

Iraqi debt relief, Syria discussed at Baghdad Arab summit; roundup 30 March.
March 30, 2012... Baghdad-based Al-Iraqiyah Television in Arabic, in its morning newscasts on 30 March, reports on statements of Arab leaders at the Baghdad summit; Finance Minister Rafi al-Isawi's call on Arab countries to drop Iraq's debt; negotiations carried...

Turkish paper sees Kurdish group's "growing discomfort" over Gulen community.
March 30, 2012... Text of report in English by Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman website on 30 March [Commentary by Adem Palabiyik: "The PKK [Kurdistan People's Congress, KGK], Piety and the Gulen Movement"] A Chinese proverb notes that if you kill somebody,...

EBU to apply for top level domain names .radio and .eurovision.
March 30, 2012... Text of report in English by European Broadcasting Union press release on 29 March Geneva, 29 March, 2012 The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) today revealed plans to submit a robust application to acquire the .radio Top Level Domain name...

Programme summary of Afghan Tolo TV news in Dari 1330 gmt 30 Mar 12.
March 30, 2012... A. News headline. B. Home news: 1. 0000 A local policeman killed nine of his fellow officers as they lay sleeping in a village in the eastern Paktika Province. Speaking on the issue, Head of Local Police Alisha Ahmadzai says the local...

Released Iranian abductees to return home 31 March - Press TV.
March 30, 2012... Text of report in English by Iranian news channel Press TV website on 30 March The group of five Iranians released after being kidnapped by armed terrorist in Syria in December is due to return to Iran tomorrow morning [31 March]. The...

Programme summary of Afghan Noor TV news in Dari 1300 gmt 30 Mar 12.
March 30, 2012... A. 0000 News headline. B. Home news: 1. 0109 NATO commander in Afghanistan Gen Allen called for ensuring better safety of foreign soldiers and stressed foreign advisors, who are working in Afghan ministries, should carry weapons for their...

Iran to host Non-Aligned Movement summit in late summer - spokesman.
March 30, 2012... Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has said the 16th summit meeting of member states of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) will be held in the Iranian capital, Tehran, in late summer, Fars News Agency reported on 30 March. The...

German operator takes nuclear reactor offline due to defective fuel assemblies.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by independent German Spiegel Online website on 28 March [Report by 'lgr/dpa/dapd': "Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant Temporarily Offline"] Brokdorf nuclear power station in Schleswig-Holstein has been taken offline due to...

Heavily armed Libyan militia force arrive in Sabha to maintain security.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by Benghazi-based Libyan newspaper New Quryna on 30 March Spokesman of the Transitional National Council [NTC] Muhammad al-Hurayzi has confirmed that the revolutionaries of Misratah City will arrive today, Friday [30 March], in...

Opposition says Kosovo to blame for arrests of citizens by Serbian authorities.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by public Radio-Television Kosovo TV on 29 March [Announcer] Deputy Prime Minister Edita Tahiri has on behalf of the government of Kosovo [GoK] reacted to yesterday's arrest of Kosovo citizens by the Serbian authorities. She...

Tajik, Russian, Afghan, Kyrgyz officials discuss drug situation in region.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by privately-owned Tajik Avesta website on 30 March The head of the Tajik Drug Control Agency (DCA), Rustam Nazarov, has met the heads of delegations from the Afghan Interior Ministry, Kyrgyz State Drug Control Service and the...

Church should contribute to "reset" with USA, Russian patriarch says.
March 30, 2012... Excerpt from report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 30 March: Patriarch of Moscow and All-Russia Kirill has said that not only politicians but also the Russian and American people should contribute to the development...

RSF condemns killing of two freelance journalists at Syrian-Turkish border.
March 30, 2012... Text of report in English by Paris-based media freedom organization Reporters Sans Frontieres on 29 March Reporters Without Borders condemns the killing of two freelance journalists who were shot dead after an attack by Syrian forces on a...

Italian daily interviews Greek PM on austerity, domestic politics, EU.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by Italian popular privately-owned financial newspaper Il Sole-24 Ore, on 30 March Athens -- The traffic in Athens does not allow the seriousness of the crisis in Greece, a country weighed down by 20 per cent unemployment, to...

Russian regional opposition activists face persecution, lose jobs - paper.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by the website of heavyweight Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta on 29 March [Report by Aleksey Gorbachev: "Rank and File Oppositions Take Blow on Themselves; Rally Activity Costs Participants Dear"] Yesterday [ 29 March]...

Ukrainian president calls for closer ties with EU, Southeast Asia, Pacific.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by private Ukrainian ICTV television on 30 March [Presenter] Ukraine should combine its European integration aspirations with plans for global partnership, President Viktor Yanukovych has said at the Ukrainian House [in central...

Programme summary of Russian Rossiya 1 TV "Vesti" news 1600 gmt 30 Mar 12.
March 30, 2012... Presenters: Salima Zarif and Andrey Kondrashov Headlines: Not kidnapping but child killing; Shoygu among nominees for post of Moscow Region governor; Israeli police use rubber bullets against Palestinian protesters; Mavrodi reportedly found;...

Belarus establishes diplomatic relations with Niger.
March 30, 2012... Excerpt from report in English by Belarusian privately-owned news agency Belapan Minsk, 30 March: Andrey Dapkyunas, Belarus's permanent representative to the United Nations, and his Niger counterpart on 29 March signed a joint communique on...

Paper sees deterioration in Russian relations with Central Asian states.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by the website of Russian business newspaper Vedomosti on 22 March [Article by Polina Khimshiashvili and Aleksey Nikolskiy: "Russia Losing Partners"] Russian-Kyrgyzstani relations have deteriorated sharply: Moscow is...

Programme Summary of UN backed Radio Bar-Kulan news 1600 gmt 29 Mar 12.
March 30, 2012... 1. Headlines. 2. Government forces arrest several people during security operations in Baydhabo town of Bay Region, southwestern Somalia. 3. Russia to send anti piracy navy to Somalia. 4. Al-Shabab imposes new restrictions on livestock...

Kenya's independence agreements make no provision for secession - report.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by Mark Agutu entitled "MRC push for secession not backed by independence deal" published by Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation on 30 March The 1963 agreements transferring the coastal strip from the Sultan of Zanzibar to Kenya had...

Regional body says terror groups affecting cost of business - Kenyan paper.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by Lucas Barasa entitled "High business costs linked to terror groups" published by Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation on 30 March Al-Shabab and pirate attacks have led to increased cost of doing business in the East African...

Iran's deputy foreign minister meets Hezbollah chief, Lebanese officials.
March 30, 2012... Text of report in English by Iranian official government news agency IRNA website Beirut, 30 March: Visiting IRI deputy foreign minister here in a meeting with Hezbollah secretary general surveyed latest regional developments and political...

Kenyan ICC suspect urges intelligence body to probe land grabbing accusations.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by Kamore Maina entitled "Ruto meets CID over IDP's disputed land" published by privately-owned Kenyan daily newspaper The Star on 30 March Eldoret North MP William Ruto on Tuesday [27 March] evening met CID [Criminal...

Kosovo parliament passes law on public service broadcaster.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by public Radio-Television Kosovo TV on 29 March [Announcer] The Kosovo assembly has adopted a law on the public service broadcaster RTK. The law sets the RTK budget at 0.7 per cent of the overall Kosovo budget, while most of...

BBC Monitoring quotes from Israel's Arabic press 30 Mar 12.
March 30, 2012... The following is a selection of Israeli Arabic press quotes on 30 March: Kul Al-Arab [independent]: [From editorial] "Our [Israeli] Arab masses and with them the whole of our Palestinian people and the Arab nation celebrate the eternal Land...

Russian president calls for incorporating opposition into political system.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by the website of heavyweight liberal Russian newspaper Kommersant on 28 March [Artilce by Viktor Khamrayev: "Opposition Being Made Systemic - Dmitriy Medvedev is Only Prepared to Talk to Those Who Abide by the Rules"] ...

Kosovo speaker says in interview will not run for presidency.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by Kosovo Albanian privately-owned newspaper Express on 29 March [Interview with Jakup Krasniqi, Kosovo Assembly speaker and secretary general of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, by Faton Ismajli in Pristina on 28 March: "Not...

Programme summary of Afghan Ariana TV news in Dari 1530 gmt 30 Mar 12.
March 30, 2012... A. Home News B. News Headlines 1. 0050 Provincial officials in eastern Nurestan Province said over 300 Pakistani Taleban attacked Kamdesh and Barg Matal districts of this province. Spokesman for the governor of Nurestan Province Mohammad...

Programme summary of National Afghanistan TV news 1530 gmt 30 Mar 12.
March 30, 2012... A. News headlines B. Home news 1. 0110 A clash between Afghan security forces and armed opponents of the Afghan government leaves 27 insurgents dead and more than 50 others wounded in western Farah Province. Officials say they have also...

Former head of Kyrgyz presidential office denied entry to Ukraine - UN envoy.
March 30, 2012... The former head of the Kyrgyz presidential administration, Oksana Malevannaya, was denied entry to Ukraine at Kiev's Boryspil airport on 29 March. The Interfax-Ukraine news agency quoted the Ukrainian regional representative of the UN High...

Iranian president should stop pretending he cares about Afghanistan - paper.
March 30, 2012... Text of editorial: "Ahmadinezhad: a nanny kinder than mother" by pro-government Afghan newspaper Weesa on 27 March Presidents of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran were hosted by the president of Tajikistan. They participated in the Nowruz [New...

Afghan paper says destroy drug syndicates to combat narcotics.
March 30, 2012... Text of article: "Destruction of illegal drugs syndicates priority" by Afghan newspaper Daily Afghanistan, part of the Afghanistan newspaper group, on 27 March Destroying illegal drugs trafficking networks is part of the larger...

Afghan government dismisses 70 police officers on charges of corruption.
March 30, 2012... Text of report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Herat, 29 March: Some 70 officers have been fired on charges of corruption. During its recent trip to the western provinces, a delegation assigned by the Interior...

Programme summary of Afghan Herat TV news in Dari 1630 gmt 30 Mar 12.
March 30, 2012... A. Home News 1. 0020 Report on Friday prayers sermons in various mosques in Herat Province. Before the prayer sermons, the preachers spoke about some religious issues and called on people to stick to religious issues. The preachers also...

Programme summary of Turkmen TV "Watan" news 1600 gmt 30 Mar 12.
March 30, 2012... Presenter Gulsirin Nyyazseyidowa 1. 0000 News headline. 2. 0130 Today the Turkmen leader receives congratulations from senior officials on the occasion of the upcoming national water holiday to be marked on 1 April. Video shows the...

Programme summary of Russian NTV "Segodnya" news 1500 gmt 30 Mar 12.
March 30, 2012... Presenters: Liliya Gildeyeva and Aleksey Pivovarov Headlines: Bryansk girl kidnapping staged by parents; emergencies minister Shoygu set to become governor; ex-head of Soviet intelligence commits suicide; what was Mavrodi's arrest about;...

Chinese vice-premier arrives in Macedonia for three-day visit.
March 29, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Skopje, 28 March: Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu arrived in Skopje, capital of Macedonia, on Wednesday [28 March] for a three-day visit. During his...

Irish PM concludes visit to China.
March 29, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 29 March: Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny left Beijing in the early hours of Thursday [29 March], wrapping up his official visit to China. ...

China, Taiwan to discuss establishing mechanism to boost military trust.
March 29, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 28 March: The Chinese mainland agrees to exchange views with Taiwan on military issues "in due time" and discuss establishing a mechanism of...

China's Xinjiang region, Kazakhstan seek to boost trade.
March 29, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Almaty, 28 March: Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, in northwest China, is planning to increase trade with Kazakhstan by 18 per cent this year, a senior...

Chinese vice-president calls for closer ties with UAE.
March 29, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 28 March: Vice President Xi Jinping vowed on Wednesday [28 March] to cement energy and trade cooperation with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and...

US military commander warns of North Korean threat to South.
March 29, 2012... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap Washington, 28 March: The commander of US troops on the Korean Peninsula expressed concern Wednesday [28 March] that North Korea's new leadership will trigger a military conflict...

Chinese envoy calls for enhancing ties with Bangladesh.
March 29, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Dhaka, 28 March: Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jun on Wednesday [28 March] expressed the will to boost China-Bangladesh relations. China and...

Senior Chinese official calls for improving people's livelihoods.
March 29, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Qingdao, 28 March: Senior Chinese leader Jia Qinglin has called for promoting steady and robust economic development, social stability and improving...

Taiwan needs US assistance to build submarines - military report.
March 29, 2012... Text of report by Taiwanese Central News Agency CNA Taipei, 28 March: If Taiwan decides to start building its own military submarines, it will require technological assistance from the United States, according to a Ministry of National...

Japanese, Italian PMs aim for early launch of free trade talks.
March 29, 2012... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, 28 March: Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and his Italian counterpart Mario Monti on Wednesday [28 March] agreed to aim for the early launch of negotiations on a free trade...

Afghan Senate praises council member for calming down Panjwai incident.
March 29, 2012... Excerpt from report by state-owned National Afghanistan TV on 25 March [Presenter] Senate Speaker Fazl Hadi Moslemyar submitted today the Senate's appreciation letter to Agha Lali Dastagairi, a member of the Kandahar provincial council. ...

Taleban say two NATO soldiers killed in mine blast in Afghan east.
March 29, 2012... Text of report headlined: " Ghazni: Mine destroys tank, kills two invading soldiers in Gelan", published by Afghan Taleban Voice of Jihad website on 29 March [Taleban spokesman] Zabihollah Mojahed: One armoured tank has been destroyed and two...

Terrorists targeting Afghan minister arrested in Herat.
March 29, 2012... Text of report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Herat, 28 March: Four armed militants have been detained. Officials in the western Herat Province say that they have detained four militants who were plotting to...

China: Tibet eases rules on display of portraits in monasteries.
March 29, 2012... Text of report by Zhuang Pinghui headlined "Tibet Eases Rule on Portraits in Monasteries" published by Hong Kong-based newspaper South China Morning Post website on 29 March Officials in Tibet appear to have relaxed a controversial campaign...

Programme summary of Iranian Mashhad radio in Dari 1330 gmt 28 Mar 12.
March 29, 2012... A. News headlines B. Home News 1. A statement by the NATO says the leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan [IMU] in Afghanistan, Makhdum Nusrat, was killed in a military operation carried out by Afghan and foreign troops in Shirin...

Programme summary of Bayan-e Shamal Radio News in Dari 1230 gmt 28 March 12.
March 29, 2012... A. Domestic news 1.0030 Officials of the education department in Samangan Province promote nine elementary schools to secondary schools and 21 secondary schools to high schools in this province. 2. 0115 Rural area development officials in...

Programme summary of Iranian Gorgan radio news 1600 gmt 28 Mar 12.
March 29, 2012... 1. News headlines. 2. Iran's first vice-president and the visiting Turkish prime minister, Recep Erdogan, discuss a number of issues, including Iran's nuclear issue, and the forthcoming talks between Iran and the 5+1 group. 3. Turkey's...

Five security guards killed, seven injured in Taleban attack in Afghan west.
March 29, 2012... Text of report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Herat, 28 March: Five guards of a security company have been killed in a Taleban attack. Taleban attacked a logistic convoy on the Kandahar-Herat main road on...

Afghan paper urges world to jointly fight terror, insurgency.
March 29, 2012... Text of editorial entitled: "Joint foe, joint problems, joint fight" by state-owned Afghan newspaper Hewad on 27 March A two-day conference on Afghanistan will conclude in the capital of Tajikistan Dushanbe today. This conference is held to...

South Korean, Georgian presidents pledge closer economic ties.
March 29, 2012... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap Seoul, 29 March: South Korean President Lee Myung-bak [Yi Myo'ng-pak] and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili agreed Thursday [29 March] to seek closer economic ties between the...

Programme summary of Ghanaian GBC Radio 1 news 1800 gmt 27 Mar 12.
March 29, 2012... 1. Headlines. 2. President Mills joins other heads of state and governments from the subregion in Abidjan to discuss developments in Mali coup. 3. Electoral Commission urges Ghanaians to follow set procedures to address or challenge a...

Programme summary of Ghanaian privately owned TV3 news 1900 gmt 27 Mar 12.
March 29, 2012... 1. 1900: Headlines. 2. 1903: Chieftaincy tension sparks up in Yendi in northern Ghana. No video, phone interview with northern regional minister. 3. 1905: Twenty-one cholera cases reported in Greater Accra Region. Video report. 4. 1906:...

Programme summary of Afghan Shamshad TV news 1430 gmt 28 Mar 12.
March 29, 2012... A. News headlines B. Home news 1. 0022 Shamshad TV has obtained some documents which indicate organized fraud in the recent university entrance test in Afghanistan. The documents show that 173 students of one school have managed to get...

Kenya: Elders urge outlawed group to end secession talk.
March 29, 2012... Text of report by Daniel Nyassy, Bozo Jenje and Antony Kitimo entitled "Elders ask MRC to end secession talk and chaos threat" published by Kenyan privately-owned newspaper Daily Nation website on 29 March Kaya elders on Wednesday [28 March]...

Iran cabinet approves 264m-dollar increase in Central Bank's capital.
March 29, 2012... Iran's cabinet has approved a 3000bn-rial (about 264m dollars) increase in Central Bank's capital, Iran's news channel IRINN reported. The report said that by this approval, the bank's capital will be 28000bn rials (about 2.4bn dollars). This...

Programme summary of Afghan Noor TV news in Dari 1300 gmt 28 Mar 12.
March 29, 2012... A. 0000 News headline B. Home news 1. 0127 Human Rights Watch releases a report calling on the Afghan government to issue a decree on the release of those female detainees who were jailed on charges of running away, extra-marital sex and...