Afghanistan
01:57 a.m. Oct 07, 1997 Eastern TEHRAN, Oct 7 (Reuter) - Iran has accused Afghanistan's Islamic Taleban militia of arresting Iranian aid workers at a hospital near the key northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported.…
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
DATELINE ACT North Korea No 5 Geneva "One of the little girls, 3 years of age, the skin on her arm wrinkled like an old woman's, an extended belly, was wailing over and over, "my stomach hurts, I'm hungry." The mother…
Afghanistan
Pledges and contributions The US government has donated US$1 million to the UNOCHA Mine Action Programme and US$1.5 million to UNHCR to support voluntary repatriation and reintegration of Afghan refugees. The government of Belgium is to provide 1,000 tonnes of wheat,…
Indonesia
(1:12pm AEST) Reports from Indonesia say more than 400 people have died from famine and drought-related diseases in remote villages of Irian Jaya. The state-run Antara news agency, quoting local officials, says the death toll will rise further, unless there is an…
Indonesia
The Australian Government has committed an initial $2million to provide assistance to Indonesia during the current crisis caused by the large forest fires burning across many parts of the archipelago. The Australian contribution, provided through AusAID, the Government's overseas aid agency,…
Afghanistan
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS The Security Council should impose an arms embargo on Afghanistan, the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan said on Tuesday. Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov told the General Assembly that an arms embargo "must be considered as a principal condition to…
Afghanistan
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS Ninety per cent of children interviewed by a mental health specialist of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) believe that they would die during the conflict in Kabul, Afghanistan. The study, issued on Tuesday, was the first of its…
Afghanistan
Tuesday, 7 October 1997: A study released today by UNICEF reveals that most of the children in Kabul are experiencing serious traumatic stress. The study, conducted by a UNICEF mental health specialist, is based on interviews with more than…
Indonesia
By Jim Della-Giacoma JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuter) - Indonesia Friday revoked logging licenses of 29 timber firms implicated in fires responsible for choking smog across much of southeast Asia. The official Antara news agency said the move followed an ultimatum to…
Afghanistan
DATE=10/6/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-220876 TITLE=AFGHAN FIGHTING (L) BYLINE=MEREDITH BUEL DATELINE=ISLAMABAD CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: HEAVY FIGHTING IS REPORTEDLY CONTINUING NEAR THE NORTHERN AFGHAN CITY OF MAZAR-I-SHARIF FOLLOWING A SERIES OF VICTORIES FOR ANTI-TALEBAN FORCES. CORRESPONDENT MEREDITH BUEL HAS DETAILS. TEXT: TALEBAN AND OPPOSITION FORCES HAVE RENEWED THEIR BATTLES NEAR…
