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Ngo Prosecution Puts U.S.-Egyptian Ties At Risk

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

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 nearly 40 years.

Bahrain Braces For More Shia Protests

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

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 country’s ‘Arab Spring’ movement.

Burma In The Throes Of Change - Part 1

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

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.

Mines Test Colombia's Commitment To Sustainable Development

Monday, February 06, 2012

'In the Andes, and all over the world, mining on mountains should be banned. Distinguished scientists and papers in the most prestigious journals are saying this,' a regional planning expert in Colombia told IPS.

Europe-Development: The 'Indignados' Still Have Wind in Their Sails

Monday, February 06, 2012

Months of protest across the European Union, sparked by ‘indignant’ youth demanding an end to the brand of free market capitalism that has blighted the continent with an unemployment epidemic, finally bore fruit on Jan. 30 when Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, proposed an ambitious jobs scheme.

Israel And Iran Agreed On Nuclear Ambiguity

Monday, February 06, 2012

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 utopian 'day after' a solution is found to the Islamic republic’s atomic programme.

Senegalese Students Call For President To Step Down

Monday, February 06, 2012

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 bid for a third term of office.

Burma In The Throes Of Change — Part 1

Monday, February 06, 2012

Moves by the Burmese government to settle ethnic conflicts in the country, notably with the Karens in the mountainous eastern part of the country, have caught critics of the regime by surprise.

Laos-Culture: ASEAN Attempts to Build on a Shared Language: Music

Thursday, February 02, 2012

A landmark concert featuring artistes from eight of the ten South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) took place here on Jan. 21, in an effort to build a regional community through the common language of music.

'occupy' Is The Watchword At Thematic Social Forum

Thursday, February 02, 2012

Traditional social movements of homeless and landless people have for years been organising occupations as a pressure tactic. Now 'occupying' is a key element for fighting the capitalist system in its hour of crisis, and also in the realm of virtual reality.

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