Tag Archives: Aid

SCANDAL OF EU DISHING OUT OUR MILLIONS TO RICH NATIONS

The EU spending has been branded ‘farcical’ BRITAIN’S foreign aid gravy train was branded a farce yesterday after it was Read More

Pentagon eyes drones for Kenya to fight militants nearby

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon is seeking to send hand-launched drones to Kenya as part of a $40 million-plus military aid package designed to help four African countries fight al Qaeda and al Shabaab militants, notably in Somalia, the Wall Street Journal reported. Read More

Cuba receives first US shipment in 50 years

Fifty-year US trade embargo on Caribbean island over ideological differences ends with delivery of humanitarian aid. Read More

PA City Defies Court Order; Reduces Police Officers, Firefighters’ Pay To Minimum Wage

Ignoring a federal judge’s injunction, Scranton, Pennsylvania moved ahead with its plan to reduce the pay of city workers to Read More

Clinton in Kabul ahead of Afghan aid talks

US secretary of state arrives in Afghan capital on unannounced visit shortly before major aid conference in Tokyo. Read More

Myanmar: Ai workers detained

About 10 aid workers, some of them from the United Nations, are being held by authorities in an area of western Myanmar where sectarian clashes killed scores of people last month, the U.N. office in the country said Friday. Read More

Abducted aid workers freed

Four aid workers, who were abducted from Kenya’s vast Dadaab refugee complex near the Somali border last week, were freed late Sunday during a shootout with kidnappers, a military official said.. Read More