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MIDEAST: Siege Hits Palestinians Before They Are Born
Mohammed Omer
GAZA CITY - The Israeli siege of Gaza that has restricted access to food, water and medicine is now beginning to hit unborn children and newborn babies.
MIDEAST: Too Quiet in the Harbour
MIDEAST: Gaza Running on Near Empty
MIDEAST: Flowers, Strawberries, and Missiles
NICARAGUA: Asylum for Survivors of Attack on FARC Camp
José Adán Silva
MANAGUA - The Nicaraguan government of Daniel Ortega granted asylum to two young Colombian women who survived a Mar. 1 bombing raid by the armed forces of their country on a FARC guerrilla camp in Ecuador.
RIGHTS: Women's Groups Push for Gender-Sensitive Budgets
Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS - As women's groups and political activists intensify their global campaign for gender empowerment, there is a growing trend towards "gender budgeting" both among developed and developing nations.
ENERGY CRUNCH
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Water "Undervalued and Not Treated With Respect"
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MIGRATION AND REFUGEES
RELIGION-US: Missionaries Look to Immigrant 'Chinatowns'
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RIGHTS:
Women's Groups Push for Gender-Sensitive Budgets
As women's groups and political activists intensify their global campaign for gender empowerment, there is a growing trend towards "gender budgeting" both among developed and developing nations.
Q&A:
Can Save the MDGs Yet
TRANSPORT:
Major Hurdle for IBSA Initiative
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Water "Undervalued and Not Treated With Respect"
A two-day conference on water issues in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which opened Wednesday in Maseru, Lesotho, has seen representatives of government, civil society, the private sector, donors and other groups discuss the likely effects of climate change on development in the region.
ENVIRONMENT:
Only the Cover Is Green
DEVELOPMENT:
Sweden, Ireland, Britain Lead in Aiding Africa
THEATRE-US:
The Year the War Came Home
On this 40th anniversary of 1968, the year that for the United States was the apogee of opposition to the war in Vietnam, two new Off Broadway plays explore divergent ways that U.S. citizens protested -- and ponder the best way to contest a senseless war.
TRANSPORT:
Major Hurdle for IBSA Initiative
RELIGION-US:
Missionaries Look to Immigrant 'Chinatowns'
LATIN AMERICA:
European Corporations on Trial
Twenty European corporations are being tried for human rights violations before an ethical tribunal at the Peoples’ Summit, organised for the third time by the Bi-Regional Network "Enlazando Alternativas" (Linking Alternatives) in Lima. The organisers announced that they hope to take some of these cases to ordinary courts of justice in Peru.
Q&A:
Can Save the MDGs Yet
SLOVAKIA:
Govt Wins First Battle Against Media
POLITICS-US:
New Approach Awaited on Latin America, Cuba
More than 150 years after the United States promulgated the Monroe Doctrine, Washington should recognise that its dominance over the Americas has ended and that it must "engage Latin America on its own terms", according to a new report released here Wednesday by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), one of the nation's most influential think tanks.
LATIN AMERICA:
European Corporations on Trial
NICARAGUA:
Asylum for Survivors of Attack on FARC Camp
POLITICS:
Bogus Claim, al-Maliki Stall U.S. Plan on Iran Arms
Early this month, the George W. Bush administration's plan to create a new crescendo of accusations against Iran for allegedly smuggling arms to Shiite militias in Iraq encountered not just one but two setbacks.
MIDEAST:
Siege Hits Palestinians Before They Are Born
EGYPT:
Giving With One Hand, Taking Back With the Other
ECONOMY-US:
Foreclosures Spike as Lenders' Aid Efforts Founder
U.S. banks' property seizures more than doubled in April and home foreclosure filings climbed 65 percent from a year earlier, an indication that government-hyped efforts to protect homeowners are falling short.
POLITICS-US:
New Approach Awaited on Latin America, Cuba
POLITICS:
Bogus Claim, al-Maliki Stall U.S. Plan on Iran Arms
LATIN AMERICA:
European Corporations on Trial
Twenty European corporations are being tried for human rights violations before an ethical tribunal at the Peoples’ Summit, organised for the third time by the Bi-Regional Network "Enlazando Alternativas" (Linking Alternatives) in Lima. The organisers announced that they hope to take some of these cases to ordinary courts of justice in Peru.
Q&A:
Can Save the MDGs Yet
ENVIRONMENT:
Only the Cover Is Green
POLITICS-US:
New Approach Awaited on Latin America, Cuba
More than 150 years after the United States promulgated the Monroe Doctrine, Washington should recognise that its dominance over the Americas has ended and that it must "engage Latin America on its own terms", according to a new report released here Wednesday by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), one of the nation's most influential think tanks.
RIGHTS:
Women's Groups Push for Gender-Sensitive Budgets
LATIN AMERICA:
European Corporations on Trial
LATIN AMERICA:
Food Price Inflation Threatens Children
Child malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean will be aggravated by global food shortages, even though the region produces much more food than it consumes, say experts and officials.
MIDEAST:
Siege Hits Palestinians Before They Are Born
ENVIRONMENT:
Only the Cover Is Green
LATIN AMERICA:
European Corporations on Trial
Twenty European corporations are being tried for human rights violations before an ethical tribunal at the Peoples’ Summit, organised for the third time by the Bi-Regional Network "Enlazando Alternativas" (Linking Alternatives) in Lima. The organisers announced that they hope to take some of these cases to ordinary courts of justice in Peru.
SOUTH ASIA:
Differing on Right to Information
COLOMBIA:
Extradition of Paramilitary Chiefs - a Blow to Truth
ECONOMY-US: Foreclosures Spike as Lenders' Aid Efforts Founder
POLITICS-US: New Approach Awaited on Latin America, Cuba
POLITICS: Bogus Claim, al-Maliki Stall U.S. Plan on Iran Arms
LATIN AMERICA: European Corporations on Trial
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Water "Undervalued and Not Treated With Respect"
THEATRE-US: The Year the War Came Home
LATIN AMERICA: Food Price Inflation Threatens Children
Q&A: Can Save the MDGs Yet
EGYPT: Giving With One Hand, Taking Back With the Other
SLOVAKIA: Govt Wins First Battle Against Media
TRANSPORT: Major Hurdle for IBSA Initiative
RELIGION-US: Missionaries Look to Immigrant 'Chinatowns'
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POLITICS: Bogus Claim, al-Maliki Stall U.S. Plan on Iran Arms
US/IRAQ: Tangled Web of Allegiances Leads Back to Tehran
IRAQ: Food Crisis Hits Fallujah
IRAN: Can P5+1 Offer Break the Nuclear Stalemate?
IRAQ: Running Out of Water in Rising Heat
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Q&A: Portugal’s ‘Mayor of the Future’ in Green Energy
CLIMATE CHANGE-CUBA: Prized Wetland in Danger
DEVELOPMENT: NGOs Pressure AsDB to Strengthen Safeguards
CLIMATE CHANGE: Indians Speak Out Against Carbon Markets
DEVELOPMENT: AsDB Soliciting Private Investments
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MIDEAST: Another Corruption Scandal Pursues Olmert
POLITICS-US: The Mutual Investigation Society?
EUROPE: Stealth Lobbyists Creep In
MEXICO: Pemex Oozes Corruption
HONDURAS: Prosecutors on Hunger Strike against Corruption
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Food Crisis = Despair
AFGHANISTAN: Global Emergency Triggers Food Riots
By Anand Gopal
HAITI: Food Crisis Sparks Anger and Despair
By Nick Whalen
Global Hot Spots of Hunger Set to Explode
By Thalif Deen
ARGENTINA: Empty Shelves, Drowned Chicks as Farm Strike Rages
By Marcela Valente
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POLITICS:
Bogus Claim, al-Maliki Stall U.S. Plan on Iran Arms
Analysis by Gareth Porter*
WASHINGTON, May 14 (IPS) - Early this month, the George W. Bush administration's plan to create a new crescendo of accusations against Iran for allegedly smuggling arms to Shiite militias in Iraq encountered not just one but two setbacks.
Burma:
Reeling from Cyclone and Junta's Indifference
BURMA: 'Junta Aid Blocks Could Multiply Cyclone Toll'
By Marwaan Macan-Markar
BURMA: Junta Holds Referendum in Cyclone Aftermath
By Moe Yu May
BURMA: UN Aid Arrives, But Many Doors Still Closed
By Arlene Chang
BURMA: Junta Gives Referendum Priority Over Cyclone Relief
By Larry Jagan
BURMA: Cyclone Nargis Exposes Junta's Anti-People Attitude
By Larry Jagan
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Can Save the MDGs Yet
Interview with Glenys Kinnock, Member of the European Parliament
Portugal’s ‘Mayor of the Future’ in Green Energy
Interview with Mayor José Maria Prazeres Pós-de-Mina
Child Soldiering Driven by "Unequal Power Equation"
Interview with Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne, head of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement
Russian Children Learn Market Ways
Interview with former Russian minister for education, Vladimir Fillipov
"Literally, This Is Energy From Dirt"
Interview with Lebônê founder Hugo Van Vuuren
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BURMA: JUNTA LEADERS POWER-HUNGRY AS PEOPLE STARVE
By Zin Linn
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT: THE RISKS OF INACTION
By Yash Tandon* - IPS/South Centre
THE DEMOCRATIC ILLUSION
By Johan Galtung
EDUCATION UNDER ATTACK - RECLAIMING SCHOOLS AS ZONES OF PEACE
By Helene-Marie Gosselin
CURRENT CRISIS HIGHLIGHTS FLAWS IN MARKET ECONOMICS, AND GDP
By Hazel Henderson
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ESTADOS UNIDOS: Hoja de ruta hacia América Latina
MUJERES-ESPAÑA: Débil combate a agresores
DESARROLLO: Los ricos pueden hacer más para ayudar a África
IRAQ: Tres extraños compañeros de cama
INFANCIA-EEUU: Reclutando soldados en el recreo
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ANGOLA : La star irlandaise du rock, Geldof, irrite les tempéraments
DEVELOPPEMENT-AFRIQUE AUSTRALE : Le petit peut être beau
DEVELOPPEMENT-ZAMBIE: Faire le bilan des récentes inondations
ARTS : 'Africa Paradis' ou l'immigration dans le sens inverse
ENVIRONNEMENT : Le ''docteur'' nature en danger
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