Read more foreign aid stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3981/foreign-aid.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:52:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73563/china-offers-africa-billions-in-aid-debt-forgiveness.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChinese premier Wen Jiabao today pledged $10 billion in low interest loans to African nations over the next three years and said Beijing would cancel the government debts of some of the poorest of those countries. The Asian powerhouse, at the start of a two-day China-Africa summit, looked to deflect...http://www.newser.com/story/73563/china-offers-africa-billions-in-aid-debt-forgiveness.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Nov 2009 8:09:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61569/bono-charity-rips-italy-france-for-stiffing-africa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn anti-poverty group founded by Bono has issued a report harshly condemning France and Italy for reneging on promises to boost aid to Africa, the BBC reports. The report from the organization One called France's performance "disappointing" and Italy's an "utter failure," which has dragged down the overall G8 performance...http://www.newser.com/story/61569/bono-charity-rips-italy-france-for-stiffing-africa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 4:52:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58650/pakistan-pm-claims-700-taliban-killed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith more than a million of its citizens fleeing violence within its borders, Pakistan's prime minister said today the army has killed more than 700 militants in the last two weeks, in an operation in which "the very existence of the country was at stake.” Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, whose...http://www.newser.com/story/58650/pakistan-pm-claims-700-taliban-killed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 May 2009 11:41:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55791/obama-seeks-834b-for-wars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama will ask Congress for $83.4 billion in supplemental funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the AP reports. Obama had in the past opposed such requests outside of the federal budget, but the administration says it's necessary one final time to fund the military through the...http://www.newser.com/story/55791/obama-seeks-834b-for-wars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 17:13:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53914/african-union-suspends-madagascar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInternational pressure is mounting against the new government of Madagascar, installed this week via coup, the BBC reports. The African Union has suspended the island nation’s membership, calling the takeover “unconstitutional,” and South Africa said it might impose sanctions. France likewise condemned the takeover, and the US cut some of...http://www.newser.com/story/53914/african-union-suspends-madagascar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Mar 2009 11:34:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36520/bush-plans-1b-for-georgia-ahead-of-cheney-visit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Bush wants another $1 billion in economic aid for Georgia, the AP reports. An announcement is scheduled for later today, even as Vice President Dick Cheney is continuing a tour of former Soviet states that will take him to Georgia tomorrow. Meanwhile, a third US Navy ship entered the...http://www.newser.com/story/36520/bush-plans-1b-for-georgia-ahead-of-cheney-visit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Sep 2008 14:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28156/visiting-un-chief-pushes-burma-to-accept-aid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUN chief Ban Ki-Moon witnessed cyclone damage in Burma today, on a trip to bring the devastated country a “message of hope” and push the junta to allow international aid for the millions left destitute, Reuters reports. “I'm quite confident we will be able to overcome this tragedy,” he said....http://www.newser.com/story/28156/visiting-un-chief-pushes-burma-to-accept-aid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 May 2008 7:07:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27985/china-death-toll-nears-40000.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe official quake death toll climbed to nearly 40,000 in China’s Sichuan province today, the Guardian reports, as foreign medical teams and equipment arrived on the scene. Relief efforts began shifting away from finding survivors to aiding the more than 200,000 injured and 5 million left homeless. Russia,...http://www.newser.com/story/27985/china-death-toll-nears-40000.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 May 2008 8:28:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27827/junta-leader-visits-nargis-victims-as-un-envoy-arrives.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe head of Burma's junta emerged today for the first time since cyclone Nargis struck two weeks ago to meet with survivors, CNN reports. Gen. Than Shwe visited a refugee camp 200 miles south of Yangon, touching the faces of infant survivors. The visit came as the UN's humanitarian secretary...http://www.newser.com/story/27827/junta-leader-visits-nargis-victims-as-un-envoy-arrives.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 May 2008 14:48:04 CDT