Wikinews Shorts: February 3, 2010

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 A compilation of brief news reports for Wednesday, February 3, 2010. Contents 1 Christmas day bomber cooperating 2 Fire in Hyderabad hospital; 1 dead 3 China begins urgent sweep for tainted milk 4 Karachi violence escalates, section 144 imposed The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow
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Millions worldwide still in slavery

Thursday, May 12, 2005 Background Wikipedia, Wikinews’ sibling project, has in-depth background articles on: slavery trafficking in human beings slave trade international labour standards The International Labour Organization (ILO) released a major report Wednesday, finding that currently more than 12.3 million people are enslaved worldwide. An estimated 2.4 million of
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