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29.11.2006 Getachew and Ingida are seasoned farmers in the fertile area of Debre Zeit in rural Ethiopia who have shared their views on the hardship of feeding growing families.

16.11.2006 According to a report released earlier today, the Ministry of Interior adopted a decision to grant asylum to a seeker, for the first time in Croatia. Asylum was granted to a female Sudanese national who sought asylum on basis of violation of religious freedoms and sexual mutilation.

08.11.2006 India, which has long prided itself as a shining example of democracy and religious-cultural pluralism, is being forced to contend with an unpleasant truth: the foundations of its claim to religious integration and harmony may be far shakier than earlier believed

07.11.2006 The award of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006 jointly to Muhammad Yunus, the recognised creator of the "microcredit" model of finance for the poor shows the Nobel Committee's recognition that peace is not really possible without more equitable development. The most engaging aspect of Muhammad Yunus' contributions lies in his flexible approach to looking for new solutions for meeting the needs of the poor.