Media Workers ‘Targeted’ in Syria’s North
By AJ CorrespondentsDOHA, Nov 21 2013 (Al Jazeera) Syrian government troops are targeting media centres and news providers, Reporters Without Borders has warned after the killing of a citizen...
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Cleopatra Drives in Haiyan’s Climate Change Message
The Italian delegation’s negotiation desk at the COP19 plenary session in Warsaw. Credit: Silvia Giannelli/IPSBy Silvia GiannelliWARSAW, Nov 21 2013 (IPS) Cleopatra is the name chosen for the younger...
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Trinidadian Fishers Choose Jail over “Seismic Bombing”
President of Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) Gary Aboud is arrested near the International Waterfront in Port of Spain. Credit: Peter Richards/IPSBy Peter RichardsPORT OF SPAIN, Nov 21 2013...
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Storm Brews at U.N. Climate Talks
NGO representatives lead by Winnie Byanyima, Oxfam International’s executive director, stormed out of the climate change talks in Warsaw, Poland. Courtesy: Wambi MichaelBy Wambi MichaelWARSAW, Nov 21...
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Multinationals’ Interest Grows in Sustainable Bioplastics
A Woolworths gourmet pork sausage tray. Biodegradable and compostable, it has been accepted by the Australiasian Bioplastics Association. Credit: Doug Beckers/cc by 2.0By Carey L. BironWASHINGTON, Nov...
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Mideast Airline Deal May Overshadow Military Sales
The 100-billion-dollar deal for commercial jetliners was announced at the Dubai, UAE airshow, pictured above on Nov. 17, 2013. Credit: Attila Malarik/cc by 2.0By Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Nov 21 2013...
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Big Coal Angles For a Slice of Climate Finance Pie
Choosing the right options for less-polluting energy sources is a vital question – in which energy-starved Africa has a keen interest. Credit: BigstockBy Mantoe PhakathiWARSAW, Nov 22 2013 (IPS) Power...
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Blocking NATO to Stop Drones
Posters and billboards have been posted by Pakistan Tehreek Insaf workers on University Road in Peshawar to urge people to attend their Nov. 23 anti-drone protest. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPSBy Ashfaq...
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Local Action Against Climate Change a Beacon of Hope
UNFCCC Lighthouse Award Projects Presentation - 4PCCD project leader Vanesa Castan Broto third from the right. Credit: Silvia Giannelli/IPSBy Silvia GiannelliWARSAW, Nov 22 2013 (IPS) In Maputo, a port...
View ArticleOP-ED: Iranian-U.S. Rapprochement: What’s in It for Israel and Saudi Arabia?
By Mark N. KatzWASHINGTON, Nov 22 2013 (IPS) Israel, Saudi Arabia, and some of the other ArabGulf states are deeply sceptical of the Barack Obama administration’s efforts to reach a deal with Iran...
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Stakes over Iran Talks on the Rise
Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, in Geneva with Mohammed Javad Zarif, Iranian Minister for Foreign Affairs. Credit: Courtesy of the European CommissionBy...
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A Google for India’s Poor
Tribal women from Chattisgarh in India record a message. Credit: Purushottam Thakur/IPS.By Keya AcharyaRAIPUR, India, Nov 23 2013 (IPS) Deep in the forests of central India live the Gond tribals, an...
View ArticleLebanon’s Splintered Law Wrecks Lives
Married women in Lebanon who suffer abuse at home remain at the mercy of the country’s multitude of religious courts, because the hard-fought civil law against domestic violence has been stalled for a...
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Historic Iran Deal Aims at Final Nuclear Resolution
P5+1 foreign ministers after negotiations about Iran's nuclear capabilities concluded on Nov. 24, 2013 in Geneva. Credit: U.S. Dept of State/CC by 2.0By Jasmin RamseyGENEVA, Nov 24 2013 (IPS) A...
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South Scores 11th-Hour Win on Climate Loss and Damage
COP19 delegates huddle to resolve the issue of loss and damage. Credit: Courtesy of ENBBy Stephen LeahyWARSAW, Nov 24 2013 (IPS) The U.N. climate talks in Warsaw ended in dramatic fashion Saturday...
View ArticleCreating a New Norm in Non-Circumcising Ethiopian Province
By Ed McKennaGAMBELLA, Ethiopia, Nov 25 2013 (IPS) Chiang Both from Gambella, a remote and a traditionally non-circumcising province in Ethiopia that borders Sudan, volunteered to undergo the procedure...
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For Better or For Worse – Fracking in the Rustic Karoo
Quiet Karoo towns could be changed forever should gas exploration go ahead. Credit: Gavin du Venage/IPSBy Gavin du VenageKAROO, South Africa, Nov 25 2013 (IPS) To the casual passer-by, Petrus Kabaliso...
View ArticlePhilippines Warms Up to China
By Richard HeydarianMANILA, Nov 25 2013 (IPS) After months of rising tensions over disputed territories in the South China Sea, there are growing signs that the Philippine government is seeking to...
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Taking Efforts to Fight Prejudice in Cuba to the Barrios
Members of La Muñeca Negra, a group that makes papier-mâché figures inspired by Afro-Cuban deities. Credit: Ernesto Pérez Zambrano/IPSBy Patricia GroggHAVANA, Nov 25 2013 (IPS) From a very young age,...
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Jobless Growth, the 21st Century Condition
Many children in Nepal, part of the LDCs since 1971, continue to die from curable diseases. Credit: Naresh Newar/IPSBy Samuel OakfordUNITED NATIONS, Nov 25 2013 (IPS) The world’s poorest countries are...
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