Kiribati News http://www.topix.com/world/kiribati http://www.topix.com/rss/world/kiribati.xml News on Kiribati continually updated from thousands of sources around the net. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Glad You Asked: What country entered 2008 first and last? http://www.topix.net/world/kiribati/2007/12/glad-you-asked-what-country-entered-2008-first-and-last?fromrss=1 "For auld lang syne (for times gone by), we'll take a cup o' kindness yet, for auld lang syne."

Come back soon and we'll tell you how to dispose of your unwanted live Christmas tree. via The Journal Times

]]> The Journal Times Tue, 01 Jan 2008 06:27:40 GMT 071231QQJ54R 0 Wild dogs maul a boy on Tarawa http://www.topix.net/world/kiribati/2007/12/wild-dogs-maul-a-boy-on-tarawa?fromrss=1 The surgeon treating a young dog attack victim on Kiribati has called on local councils to do more about the stray dogs on Tarawa. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

]]> Australian Broadcasting Corporation Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:58:31 GMT 071221JM7EJ3 0 Bali climate meeting must show results: Pacific islands http://www.topix.net/world/kiribati/2007/12/bali-climate-meeting-must-show-results-pacific-islands?fromrss=1 "What is happening now is reported in newspapers, and it is in front of us now. On a daily basis, in many places there will be more natural disasters -- storms, tsunamis, typhoons -- and all sorts of problems"

Leaders of small Pacific island states threatened by rising sea levels on Tuesday called for action rather than empty rhetoric at a key climate change conference underway in Bali. via Raw Story

]]> Raw Story Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:11:05 GMT 071206VTP003 0 SPC commemorates International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women http://www.topix.net/world/kiribati/2007/11/spc-commemorates-international-day-for-the-elimination-of-violence-against-women?fromrss=1 "World Cafe is a lot of fun, and at the same time it promotes constructive and enlightening conversation. Participants discover new insights into the questions and issues that are most important in their life, work or community."

A week of gender awareness training for staff at SPC ended today with the commemoration of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women , also known as White Ribbon Day. via People First Network News

]]> People First Network News Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:42:51 GMT 071125BHBDG8 0 SPC commemorates International Anti Violence Day http://www.topix.net/world/kiribati/2007/11/spc-commemorates-international-anti-violence-day?fromrss=1 "World Café is a lot of fun, and at the same time it promotes constructive and enlightening conversation. Participants discover new insights into the questions and issues that are most important in their life, work or community."

Friday, 23 November 2007, 3:21 pm Press Release: Secretariat of the Pacific Community   PRESS RELEASE   SPC commemorates International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Secretariat of ... via Scoop

]]> Scoop Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:36:50 GMT 071123JFFIP0 0 Marshall Islands to Kiribati http://www.topix.net/world/kiribati/2007/11/marshall-islands-to-kiribati?fromrss=1 Every once in a while some startup airline tries to take on a piece of Micronesia. via Lonely Planet

]]> Lonely Planet Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:11:56 GMT 0711071F668D 0 Tarawa Battle Site Focus Of Cleanup http://www.topix.net/world/kiribati/2007/11/tarawa-battle-site-focus-of-cleanup?fromrss=1 The site of one of the bloodiest Pacific campaigns during World War II is the focus of one U.S. man's effort to make the atoll suitable for memorial. via The Post Chronicle

]]> The Post Chronicle Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:07:36 GMT 071105LR268K 0 President working on consitutional reform http://www.topix.net/world/kiribati/2007/10/president-working-on-consitutional-reform?fromrss=1 KIRIBATI: President working on consitutional reform - 23/10/2007 Still in his first week after being returned for a second term, Kiribati President Anote Tong is already thinking about a number of ... via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

]]> Australian Broadcasting Corporation Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:59:24 GMT 0710239S7B1M 0 Presidential election survives court challenge http://www.topix.net/world/kiribati/2007/10/presidential-election-survives-court-challenge-3?fromrss=1 KIRIBATI: Presidential election survives court challenge - 18/10/2007 In Kiribati, Anote Tong has been returned as president for a second term by a substantial majority. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

]]> Australian Broadcasting Corporation Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:00:00 GMT 07101949NENH 0 Presidential election survives court challenge http://www.topix.net/world/kiribati/2007/10/presidential-election-survives-court-challenge-2?fromrss=1 KIRIBATI: Presidential election survives court challenge - 18/10/2007 In Kiribati, Anote Tong has been returned as president for a second term by a substantial majority. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

]]> Australian Broadcasting Corporation Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:07:45 GMT 071019UABE1S 0 Presidential election survives court challenge http://www.topix.net/world/kiribati/2007/10/presidential-election-survives-court-challenge?fromrss=1 KIRIBATI: Presidential election survives court challenge - 18/10/2007 In Kiribati, Anote Tong has been returned as president for a second term by a substantial majority. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

]]> Australian Broadcasting Corporation Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:14:42 GMT 071018K6G4IM 0 Anote Tong returned as Kiribati president http://www.topix.net/world/kiribati/2007/10/anote-tong-returned-as-kiribati-president?fromrss=1 Anote Tong has been returned as president of Kiribati with an overwhelming majority. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

]]> Australian Broadcasting Corporation Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:13:55 GMT 071017M7LHHP 0 Chen rejects criticism of aid in Pacific http://www.topix.net/world/kiribati/2007/10/chen-rejects-criticism-of-aid-in-pacific?fromrss=1 "There is nothing special about this and we didn't spend any extra money on the summit."

President Chen Shui-bian yesterday rejected accusations that Taipei's financial support for a summit with its Pacific allies amounted to checkbook diplomacy. via The Taipei Times

]]> The Taipei Times Sun, 14 Oct 2007 03:08:11 GMT 07101396KRHP 0 Chen not planning any transit stops on way to Marshalls http://www.topix.net/world/kiribati/2007/10/chen-not-planning-any-transit-stops-on-way-to-marshalls?fromrss=1 By Ko Shu-ling STAFF REPORTER Wednesday, Oct 03, 2007, Page 3 President Chen Shui-bian will not make any transit stops during his trip to the Marshall Islands next week to attend a summit with leaders of the ... via Taipei Times

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