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http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/200162/1/#showcomments2 Wed, 27 Jan 2009 00:24:52 +0100 0 CNN A woman in rural Papua New Guinea was bound and gagged tied to a log and set ablaze on a pile of tires this week possibly because villagers suspected her of being a witch police said ThursdayHer death adds to a growing list of men and women who have been accused of sorcery and then tortured or killed in the South Pacific island nat ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/197763/1/woman-suspected-of-witchcraft-burned-alive.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/197763/1/woman-suspected-of-witchcraft-burned-alive.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/197763/1/#showcomments2 Fri, 08 Jan 2009 11:22:25 +0100 0 Primary School in Jakartas Menteng district is an unlikely place to look for an American presidential hopeful Hidden down a narrow street in the Indonesian capital overlooked by the big houses of the citys elite it is easily missed except for the bubbling noise of schoolchildren drifting over the fence But this is where Barack Obam ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/163152/1/jakarta-classmates-recall-barry-obama.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/163152/1/jakarta-classmates-recall-barry-obama.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/163152/1/#showcomments2 Mon, 20 Apr 2008 17:23:16 +0100 3 The president of East Timor has flown home two months after being shot and seriously wounded by rebel soldiers Thousands of supporters greeted Jose RamosHorta in the capital Dili on his return from Australia where he had been treated for his injuries Despite the shooting Mr RamosHorta told the BBC he was determined not to change his style ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/163001/1/east-timor-president-returns-home.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/163001/1/east-timor-president-returns-home.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/163001/1/#showcomments2 Fri, 17 Apr 2008 20:22:02 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/159978/1/7-million-for-peace-and-human-rights-in-nepal.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/159978/1/7-million-for-peace-and-human-rights-in-nepal.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/159978/1/#showcomments2 Thu, 12 Mar 2008 12:47:00 +0100 0 The central government investors in palm oil plantations and timber companies need to know that deforestation is and will be rejected by indigenous Papuans from different tribes living in the western half of the island of New GuineaIf the Papuans were consulted they would say Dont cut down our trees Under Soehartos regime Papu ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/146271/1/native-papuans-fight-against-deforestation.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/146271/1/native-papuans-fight-against-deforestation.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/146271/1/#showcomments2 Tue, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100 5 Human rights workers in Jayapura report today that Sabar Iwanggin who was arrested by Indonesias special anti terrorism police force Detachment last Thursday in Jayapura has been moved to Police Headquaerters in Jakarta today Sabar Iwaggin is a lawyer who works wth the respected Human Rights organisation Elsham West PapuaSabar Iwa ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/146270/1/west-papuan-lawyer-arrested-by-anti-terrorism-poli.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/146270/1/west-papuan-lawyer-arrested-by-anti-terrorism-poli.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/146270/1/#showcomments2 Tue, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100 5 http://www.modernghana.com/news/121718/1/china-not-immune-to-global-slowdown-warns-un.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/121718/1/china-not-immune-to-global-slowdown-warns-un.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/121718/1/#showcomments2 Tue, 15 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0100 0 North Korea says it has carried out its first test of a nuclear weapon It said the underground test carried out in defiance of international warnings was a success and had not resulted in any leak of radiation The US said intelligence had detected a seismic event at a suspected test site and Russia said it was certain a nuclear tes ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/103197/1/north-korea-claims-nuclear-test.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/103197/1/north-korea-claims-nuclear-test.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/103197/1/#showcomments2 Tue, 09 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/news/101500/1/us-iranians-witnessed-n-korea-missile-test.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/101500/1/us-iranians-witnessed-n-korea-missile-test.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/101500/1/#showcomments2 Fri, 20 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0 North Korea has confirmed that it has testfired a series of missiles and said it would continue launching themIt also warned of stronger physical actions if the international community tried to put pressure on PyongyangThe North launched seven missiles one of which was a failed test of a longrange Taepodong believed to be capable of h ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/101078/1/n-korea-vows-more-missile-tests.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/101078/1/n-korea-vows-more-missile-tests.html http://www.modernghana.com/newsthread1/101078/1/#showcomments2 Fri, 06 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0100 0