Thousands of sacks of food aid meant for Somalia’s famine victims have been stolen and are being sold openly, depriving those who have flooded into the country’s capital of urgently needed supplies, an investigation has found.

PAKISTAN braced yesterday for more militant attacks ahead of an anticipated offensive against a Taliban stronghold, as the insurgents said they bombed a UN relief agency because international aid work was not in “the interest of Muslims”.

RESCUERS raced to pull survivors from collapsed buildings and deliver urgently needed food and water yesterday as strong aftershocks rattled earthquake-devastated islands in northern Indonesia.

IN the aftermath of the heated exchanges concerning Ireland’s overseas aid fund, I believe the following points need to be made: