Journey through hell (an Al Jazeera Special Program translated to Tigrinia) Many of the victims are abused by their traffickers   Thousands have taken this hellish voyage. According to UNHCR, 59 boats brought more than 1,700 desperate people to the coasts of Yemen last month, compared to August 2007, when 633 people landed in 10 boats.    The desperate... 

A deliveryman carries dinner in plastic bags in New York in September. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing a five-cent surcharge on plastic bags similar to the one already in place in the United Kingdom. (Frances M. Roberts / NEWSCOM / FILE) New York mayor proposes plastic-bag surcharge By Eoin O’Carroll | 11.07.08 In an effort to curb waste and generate revenue, New York mayor... 

  EthiopianReview November 8th, 2008   The Ethiopian People Patriotic Front’s (EPPF) leadership has reorganized its International Committee and named its officials today.   The EPPF’s primary responsibility will be to mobilize Ethiopians around the world to support the organization, according to the leadership.   The newly restructured International Council has...