NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 March 2011 – As many as 1 million people have been driven from their homes in Côte d’Ivoire in the months-long turmoil stemming from the outgoing president’s refusal to leave office, with violence mounting and his loyalists using heavy weapons against civilians, a top United Nations official said[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 March 2011 – The United Nations human rights office today spoke out over the worsening situation in Syria, saying it will be closely monitoring the pledge of the country’s Government to introduce political and economic reforms. Rupert Colville, a spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2011.  The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today that a Russian delegation of 18 youth hockey players and their coaches will participate in the first-ever ice hockey exchange March 27 – April 8 in Washington, D.C. and New York City. In[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 1:30 P.M. EDT.  Workers have switched from sea water to fresh water to cool reactor 1 and were expected to make the same change for reactors 2 and 3 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant by Saturday. Pressure and temperature inside[Read More…]

Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–25 March 2011 – 15:45 UTC. Japanese authorities have informed the IAEA that on March 24, examinations of the thyroid glands in 66 children (14 of which are infants) were conducted near the evacuation area around the Fukushima nuclear plant. The exams were conducted at the Kawamata Town Health Center[Read More…]