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Iraqi VP veto casts election doubt
Iraq’s vice president today said he had vetoed part of an election law over the allocation of seats to displaced Iraqis, throwing fresh doubt over plans for general elections in January.

LEBANON: Migrant Women Dying on the Job
BEIRUT, Nov 21 (IPS) – October and November have been bloody months for Lebanon’s migrant domestic workers – over the last five weeks nine women have died. Most deaths have been reported as suicide.

US immmigration reform overhaul on cards
Some US Democrats see momentum building for an overhaul of immigration laws that would legalise millions of undocumented workers, but analysts say a crowded agenda and struggling economy may once again sink hopes for reform next year.

A Peruvian Black Market in Human Fat?
Medical Experts Dispute Lima Police Claims That Gang Murdered Victims, Drained Fat From Bodies to Sell to Cosmetic Makers

Most smokers support workplace ban
Most smokers around the world support bans to prohibit lighting up in the workplace, according to a new survey published.

Women ‘bear brunt’ of climate change
Women bear the brunt of drought, rising seas, melting glaciers and other effects of climate change but are mostly ignored in the debate over how to halt it, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said today.

Oprah Winfrey to end daytime show
Oprah Winfrey, one of the most influential and highly paid women on television, is to announced today that she is ending her popular daytime talk show in 2011.

Zelaya vote deferred to after election
Honduran legislators will wait until after a November 29th election to decide whether to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya, delaying a vote central to a US-led deal to end months of political turmoil.

Gunman Kills 4 in Saipan Rampage
2 Children Among Dead, 6 Others Wounded; Shooter Killed, Police Say

Flood-hit UK faces more rain
The emergency services in England were searching homes today as residents braced themselves for more rain the wettest day on record caused chaos, flooding homes, sweeping away bridges and claiming the life of a policeman.

Body found as severe floods hit UK
A policeman was feared dead in Brtain after vanishing when a bridge collapsed during floods which followed torrential rain of “biblical proportions” in northwestern areas today.

GENDER-AFRICA: Some Progress Amidst Continuing Challenges
BANJUL, Nov 21 (IPS) – The Beijing Platform for Action in 1995 set out an agenda to address gender equality in priority areas, including poverty, education, and health care. It also committed governments to address violence against women, equitable access to economic resources and decision-making power.

US army liable over Katrina floods
A judge has ruled the US Army Corps of Engineers was negligent in maintaining a key navigational channel in New Orleans and was liable for some damage caused by massive flooding from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Swine flu spreading east – WHO
The H1N1 flu is moving eastwards across Europe and Asia after appearing to peak in parts of western Europe and the United States, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said today.

50 feared dead in Burma sinking
At least 50 people are believed to have drowned in Burma when a wooden ferry packed with 178 people collided with a tugboat on a river in the southern Irrawaddy delta region, officials said today.

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