Global IssuesTurmoil Heightens Bleak Winter In Tehran
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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 wind and winter sun, the pollution hovers for days, prompting the government to issue regular warnings to the elderly, pregnant and those with heart conditions not to go outside.
Anger Boils Over As Ranks Of Jobless Youth Swell
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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 August, many dismissed the damage as the work of 'hoodlums' and 'delinquents'.
Cameroon’S Economy Suffers As Boko Haram Infiltrates Country
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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.
Will 2014 World Cup Take Football From Brazil's Masses?
Monday, February 06, 2012
The lack of transparency in the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil is raising concerns over the social implications of hosting the football championship and fears that the country's most democratic and popular sport will only be accessible to the wealthy.
Despite Rhetoric, Women Still Sidelined In Development Funding
Monday, February 06, 2012
As U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro once put it, 'Women hold the keys to unlocking the barriers to sustainable development.'
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.
Philippines Seeking U.S. Help Against China’S Bullying
Monday, February 06, 2012
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 world’s busiest shipping lanes.
Europe-Development: Mapping Out the EU’s Harmful Projects
Sunday, February 05, 2012
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 the Earth Europe.
New Libya Off To A Shaky Start
Sunday, February 05, 2012
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 eastern Libya with the National Transitional Council. Two weeks ago, a group of protesters attacked the Council’s Benghazi headquarters as chairman Mustafa Abdeljalil was inside, forcing him to flee through the back door.
New Rule Puts Brakes On U.S. Public Housing Demolitions
Friday, February 03, 2012
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the publication of a new notice which significantly tightens its procedures for the processing of public housing demolition applications by local housing authorities.
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