Countries

Viewpoint: G8 'must make birth safe' (BBC News)

7 Jul 2008

The chief executive of the medical aid agency Merlin says G8 leaders should take action to reduce maternal mortality in developing countries.

Sarkozy's Union of the Mediterranean falters (International Herald Tribune)

6 Jul 2008

Like so many of the French president's grand ideas, the execution of an effort to bind EU and Mediterranean countries has been haphazard, with the result being thin, showy stuff.

Non-Aligned Countries Endorse Venezuelan Proposal for Alternative World Media (Venezuelanalysis.com)

6 Jul 2008

Mérida, July 5, 2008 (venezuelanalysis.com)-- At the 7th Conference of Information Ministers of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries held in Venezuela’s Margarita Island last week, more than 80 country delegations endorsed Venezuela’s proposal to create an alternative worldwide media network.