Two men have been killed after clashes with police in South Yemen. The two men have been taking part in demonstrations against increasing food prices in the Red Sea state. Read more: TOPNEWSIN.

Physicians for Peace was founded in 1989 and has a slightly different strategy in helping the developing world in comparison to other aid organisations.

The approach and philosophy it uses, believes that health care in the third world countries can best be improved by providing training and education to professionals and health organisations in those countries. The long term medical education programme is conducted by volunteers such as physicians, dentists, nurses, physical therapists and other professionals in the respective countries.

Physicians for Peace has been working with the local government and hospitals in Asmara to help educating and training Eritrean doctors as well as to treat patients.

In its latest project with the Halibet Hospital in Asmara the organization has send a team of specialized surgeons from Chicago and Arizona, which spent two weeks performing limb reconstructive operations and trained Eritrean orthopedists in latest techniques.

According to the Physicians most of the patients suffer from polio, clubfoot, cerebral palsy and cerebral injuries. The result of working 10 hours each day for 9 days was 59 surgeries and newly trained Eritrean orthopedists. Read more: Physicians for Peace Eritrea.

According to the Basketball Association of Uganda (FUBA), Eritrea is going to take part in this year’s Africa Zone 5 Club Basketball Championship. The cup will be in Kampala from the 27th July to the 2nd of August. Other participating countries are Burundi, Egypt, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Rwanda. Each country will be represented with a men’s and women’s team. Read more: Daily Monitor.

President Isaias Afwerki, gave an exclusive Interview to the Ethiopian Review about Eritrea’s stand on Ethiopia and the region. The president is highlighting many aspects of the past and current relation of Eritrea with Ethiopia. Elias Kifle, an Ethiopian national and editor of the Ethiopian Review travelled recently to Asmara in order to make this one of a kind interview with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki.

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After last nights Champions League final a disappointed Manchester United supporter drove with a van into a group of Barcelona fans killing four people. The incident happened in the Nigerian town of Ogbo. Read more: BBC.