Special GeoiNews

• The U.S.-Mexico Border Is Safer Than You Think

  SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 11 (New America Media) - Crime along the U.S.-Mexico border has been cited to justify everything from Arizona’s new immigration law to Congress’ decision Tuesday to spend another $600 million on border enforcement.
  

  
  
• Pakistan Floods Show No Sign of Let Up

  PESHAWAR, Aug 8 (IRIN) - For the past 10 days, torrential monsoon rainfall has killed more than 1,600 people inflicted widesperad damage across the country, with the northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) suffering the greatest losses, federal authorities and aid agencies say.
  

  
  
• Pakistanis Stranded on Rooftops

  PESHAWAR, Aug 2 (IRIN) - With thousands of people still stranded on rooftops in the northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), there is mounting concern about disease outbreaks following the worst monsoon flooding in the area in decades.
  

  
  
• Kenya Divided by the Colours of a New Constitution

  NAIROBI, Jul 30 (IRIN) - Less than three years after a closely fought presidential election plunged Kenya into widespread violence and displaced thousands, the country is bracing itself for another crucial and equally divisive ballot, this time on a new constitution.
  

  
  
• Women Prepare to Set Sail Past Israel

  BEIRUT, Jul 22 (IPS) - The 'Maryam', an all-female Lebanese aid ship, currently docked in the northern Lebanese port of Tripoli, is getting ready to set sail for Gaza in the next few days. The ship, which aims to break Israel's siege on the Palestinian territory, will carry about 50 aid workers, including some U.S. nuns keen to deliver aid to the long-suffering women and children of Gaza.
  

  
  
• HIV: Finally, Positive Results from a Microbicide Trial

  VIENNA, Jul 20 (IRIN/PlusNews) - The HIV prevention world is abuzz with excitement following news of the first clinical evidence that a vaginal gel - known as a microbicide - can help to prevent sexual transmission of HIV infection.

  
  
• Youth Leading HIV 'Prevention Revolution'

  JOHANNESBURG, Jul 14 (IRIN/PlusNews) - Across the world, but especially in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, young people are taking action to protect themselves from HIV, says a new study by UNAIDS. 

  
  
• HIV Vaccine Advances Made Ahead of Global Conference

  WASHINGTON, Jul 8 (IPS) - In 1984, then-U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Margaret Heckler famously declared, "We hope to have such a vaccine ready for testing in approximately two years." The vaccine in question would prevent AIDS and the goal Heckler set has been missed by over 26 years.
  

  
  
• Cautious Response to Israel's New List of Permitted Gaza Imports

  GAZA CITY, Jul 7 (IRIN) - The UN and international relief organizations have cautiously welcomed Israel’s easing of import restrictions on the Gaza Strip, but say only the complete lifting of the blockade can address the humanitarian crisis.
  

  
  
• Thousands of Gazans Trek to Cairo for Medical Treatment

  CAIRO, Jun 29 (IRIN) - Thousands of Gazans are taking advantage of an open border crossing with Egypt since 1 June to seek treatment for a range of illnesses in Cairo hospitals.