Jannuary 28, 2008.1.- KENYA CONFRONTRATIONS:
Hundreds of people from rival tribes confronted each other on a main road in Naivasha. These people became to retreated whe a group of police between them fired live bullets into the air. These ocasionate more deaths. The government says at least 600 people had been killed, but the opposition says more than 1,000 had died. This are problems that the UN is trying to solve.
2.-MARIJUANA VENDING MACHINES IN US
Vending machines that sell marijuana will begin operating in the state of California. Eleven states allow the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.Patients can buy marijuana whenever it is needed.
3.- Hamas Police Force Recruits Women in Gaza:
The policemen of Hamas now have company: since the Islamic group took over here last June it has been recruiting policewomen as well. Since mid-August, 60 women have been accepted into the force. Unlike policemen, the women have not played any role in resisting the latest Israeli incursions, instead working mostly on cases that involve dealing with women, like drugs and prostitution, and helping out at police headquarters and the central jail.
4.- India cancels small farmers' debt:
The Indian government is to cancel the entire debt of the country's small farmers in a giant scheme that will cost 600bn rupees ($15bn; £7.6bn). The move is a centrepiece of India's latest budget, with the government also increasing education spending by 20% and health funding by 15%. Widely seen as a populist budget ahead of elections due by May 2009, Delhi has also pledged to control food prices. The government also said it would keep up work to control wider inflation.
