New Libya Off to a Shaky Start
It's been almost a year since Benghazi launched its uprising against former Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi and three months since he was killed, but there is a growing sense of frustration in...
View ArticleEUROPE-DEVELOPMENT: Mapping Out the EU's Harmful Projects
Dozens of European Union-funded projects across several countries are ‘environmentally or socially unsound', according to a map created by a joint effort between CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of...
View ArticleSenegalese Students Call for President to Step Down
The friends of slain Senegalese student protester, Mamadou Diop, say that the 32-year-old master's student was against injustice and that is why he was protesting against President Abdoulaye Wade's...
View ArticleIsrael and Iran Agreed on Nuclear Ambiguity
Will Israel attack Iran's nuclear facilities this spring? That is a question dominating the international agenda. Meanwhile, the grand project of a nuclear weapon-free Middle East is relegated to the...
View ArticlePhilippines Seeking U.S. Help Against China's Bullying
The government of Philippines President Benigno Aquino may be wading into choppy diplomatic waters by turning to the United States to counter China's aggressiveness in the South China Sea, one of the...
View ArticleSocial Media Shows Support for Africa's Oldest Community Station
When a financial crisis threatened the existence of Africa's oldest community station, Bush Radio, an outpouring of sympathy and appeals went viral on social networking sites like Twitter and...
View ArticleBurma in the Throes of Change - Part 1
Moves by the Burmese government to settle ethnic conflicts in the country, notably with the Karen in the mountainous eastern part of the country, have caught most observers by surprise.
View ArticleCameroon's Economy Suffers as Boko Haram Infiltrates Country
Ahmadou Lamine has been forced to close his business selling fuel imported from Nigeria, known locally as "zoa-zoa", because of the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram.
View ArticleEurope Fears a Summer Attack on Iran
The appeals to Israel by numerous European diplomats attending the Munich security conference last weekend have led to growing concern that Israeli plans to attack Iran are imminent.
View ArticleAnger Boils Over as Ranks of Jobless Youth Swell
When images of North London's gutted and burning buildings, broken shop windows and refuse-lined streets appeared on TV screens and front-page headlines during the four-day Tottenham riots last...
View ArticleQ&A: "The Environmental Crisis Is in Fact a Crisis in Democracy"
To meet the challenges of the 21st century, including climate change, feeding the world and eliminating poverty, we need to free ourselves from the "thought traps" that prevent us from seeing the...
View ArticleTurmoil Heightens Bleak Winter in Tehran
It's miserable this time of year in Tehran. The short days are darkened further by the annual submersion of the city under a thick layer of exhaust and smoke. With the surrounding mountains and weak...
View ArticleCloud Seeding - Uncertain Solution for Mexico's Drought
As half of Mexico endures one of the most severe droughts in its history, cloud seeding appears to be a promising way to bring desperately needed rain, although it remains a source of controversy.
View ArticleSpain's Green Groups Slam Rollback of Conservation Policies
Spain's new conservative government has announced changes in environmental policy that are a significant step backwards for environmental protection in the country, provoking an immediate, harsh...
View ArticleBahrain Braces for More Shia Protests
It is far from Pearl Roundabout, the scene of last year's crackdown on pro-democracy protestors, but for now Mughsha, a village in the northern district of Bahrain, serves as the centre of the...
View Article800,000 Kashmiris Haunted by Horror
Maheen was nine years old when she witnessed the death of her elder brother. At the age of 10 she saw the dead body of her neighbour, killed in the crossfire between Kashmiri rebels and Indian...
View ArticleBOOKS: A Global Empire, Yet a "United States of Fear"
By the end of 2011, the United States had elite special operations forces in around 120 of the 192 countries recognised by the United Nations, with U.S. military bases in more than half of the world's...
View ArticleParaguayan Radio Station Buses Internet to the Barrios
"I want my own computer so that I can talk to my cousins who live in Italy," says eight-year-old Camila Ojeda, sitting in front of a computer monitor on a bus that acts as a mobile cybercafé in the...
View ArticleCuba on the Road to Clean Energy Development
More than a decade ago, solar electricity changed the lives of several mountain communities in Cuba. Now this and other renewable power sources are emerging as the best options available to develop...
View ArticleNGO Prosecution Puts U.S.-Egyptian Ties at Risk
The ongoing controversy over the activities of U.S. and other foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Egypt appears to be bringing ties between the two countries to their lowest point in...
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