Frontline USA - Lobbying for Israel - 05 April 08 - Part 2
Avi Lewis examines the powerful Israeli lobby and its affects on Capitol Hill.
Frontline USA - Lobbying for Israel - 05 April 08 - Part 1
Avi Lewis examines the powerful Israeli lobby and its affects on Capitol Hill.
Mozambique floods displace thousands - 23 Jan 08
The UN World Food Programme has begun flying in aid for the tens of thousands of people hit by Mozambique’s devastating floods. The shipments of food, mosquito nets, and other supplies are a source of much needed relief for the victims, many of whom have had crops destroyed by the rains.Kalay Maistry reports.
Afghan refugees face bleak future - 30 Dec 07
Despite large international aid donations, hundreds of Afghan children are living in squalour in Kabul, the capital. Aid groups say malnutrition is rampant across the country, and access to healthcare is limited. For every thousand Afghan children born, 165 die within a year - and a quarter of all Afghan children die before their fifth birthday.Al Jazeera’s Owen Fay reports.
Somalis’ foreign income lifeline - December 19 2007
Somalis living abroad are providing an increasingly important lifeline to their relatives at home. Many people rely on the incoming funds to get basic necessities like food and medicine.Without that money, there are doubts whether Somalia’s war-ravaged economy could function at all.Tim Friend has the latest in our series: Somalia, a Nation in Ruins.