Human Wrongs Watch ‘Pakistan’s government should immediately end widespread disappearances of suspected militants and activists by the military, intelligence agencies, and the paramilitary Frontier Corps in the southwestern province of Balochistan.’ ‘Several of those “dis- appeared” were among the dozens… Continue Reading
By Mark Sommer (*) ARCATA, California, Jul (IPS) Nine thousand feet beneath the surface of 34 U.S. states lie vast deposits of shale impregnated with natural gas. Unlike the concentrated reservoirs of earlier eras, most of which have now been… Continue Reading
By Peter Richards PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jul 28, 2011 (IPS) – As he basks in the congratulatory messages coming from countries near and far, Irwin LaRocque knows the next three years will not be easy for him and the… Continue Reading
by Joel Kotkin and Shashi Parulekar* – Newsweek After a long eclipse, an ancient country finally returns as a force in global business and culture. From the exclusive Club Lounge on the 19th floor of Singapore’s Mandarin Oriental, Anish Lalvani… Continue Reading
By Leonardo Padura Fuentes (*) HAVANA, Jul (IPS) Cuba may be the only country in the world whose citizens have, for half a century now, not been allowed to freely acquire a car or a home. Indeed the very words… Continue Reading
Patricio Navia* Those interested in seeing the decline of the American post-cold war hegemonic power are happily witnessing the failure of Republicans and Democrats to reach an agreement, before the August 2nd deadline, to raise the debt ceiling on the… Continue Reading
By Ramesh Jaura IDN-InDepth NewsAnalysis BERLIN (IDN) – As the international community struggles to provide all possible assistance to more than 11 million people in Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti and Kenya – adversely affected by the lack of food and long… Continue Reading
By Franco Frattini (*) ROME, Jul (IPS) The latest events in the Mediterranean and Middle East are a call for adequate responses to the region’s need for economic and political stability, development, employment, and resolution of migration issues. Such responses… Continue Reading
Analysis by Jim Lobe* WASHINGTON, Jul 21, 2011 (IPS) – On Wednesday, they voted to cut all U.S. contributions to the Washington-based Organization of American States (OAS), a symbol of U.S. hemispheric dominance for more than 60 years. They also… Continue Reading
By Jayantha Dhanapala* IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint WASHINGTON D.C. (IDN) – 2009, was a year of promise with President Obama’s memorable speech in Prague, the nuclear arms negotiations between the United States (U.S.) and Russia and many other hopeful signs. It was… Continue Reading
By Peter Wahl* IDN-InDepth NewsAnalysis BERLIN (IDN) – The EU has for some time been discussing a package of proposals to better coordinate economic policies and avoid crises in the Euro zone. The main purpose is to impose stricter budget… Continue Reading
By Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani CAIRO, Jul 21, 2011 (IPS) – Almost six months after the popular uprising that led to the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak, the honeymoon between protesters and Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of… Continue Reading
The Guardian The Guardian has today asked No 10 Downing Street the following questions in relation to the phone-hacking affair
By Jody Williams and Rachel Giora (*) WASHINGTON AND TEL AVIV, Jul (IPS) As the world watches the “Arab Spring” unfold in the Middle East -a reaction against decades of oppression and suppression of civil society- there are disturbing signs… Continue Reading
By René Wadlow* – Association of World Citizens There is a good deal of discussion in the halls of the United Nations (UN), both in New York and Geneva, concerning a possible application of full membership in the UN by… Continue Reading
By MARCUS STEPHEN *- New York Times I FORGIVE you if you have never heard of my country. At just 8 square miles, about a third of the size of Manhattan, and located in the southern Pacific Ocean, Nauru appears… Continue Reading
By Somar Wijayadasa * NEW YORK, July, 2011 (IPS) – – Faced with a total public debt of $14.46 trillion, the United States is besieged by layoffs in police, fire stations, libraries, teachers and workers in all core services and… Continue Reading
By Somar Wijayadasa * NEW YORK, July, 2011 (IPS) – – Faced with a total public debt of $14.46 trillion, the United States is besieged by layoffs in police, fire stations, libraries, teachers and workers in all core services and… Continue Reading
By Somar Wijayadasa * NEW YORK, July, 2011 (IPS) – – Faced with a total public debt of $14.46 trillion, the United States is besieged by layoffs in police, fire stations, libraries, teachers and workers in all core services and… Continue Reading
By Somar Wijayadasa * NEW YORK, July, 2011 (IPS) – – Faced with a total public debt of $14.46 trillion, the United States is besieged by layoffs in police, fire stations, libraries, teachers and workers in all core services and… Continue Reading
