As General election nears:
SAfrica’s rural poor yearn for better life
Campaign posters line streets across South Africa
for general elections just one month away, but voters say enduring
poverty and poor public services have left them disenchanted with
politics.
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World Forum on water:
Pledges clean water and sanitation
A seven-day focus on the world’s water crunch was
winding up here yesterday with an expected pledge to work harder to
provide access to clean water and sanitation and tackle worsening
scarcity.
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‘No proof’ Iran seeks atom bomb: Russian Minister
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said
Saturday there was no proof that Iran is trying to develop a nuclear
weapon and urged the West to respect and reach out to the Islamic
republic.
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