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Eu Pledges Strong Support For Earth Summit

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

European leaders have mapped out a bold agenda ahead of the Rio summit, vowing to transform development aid, help provide renewable electricity to the world’s neediest people, and bulk up the United Nations environment body.

'raining Bombs' Causing Hundreds To Flee Northern Nigeria

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

'I can no longer stay here in Kano as it rains bombs. The gun battles rattle us... Kano is no longer safe,' said pregnant Funke Nweke of her decision to flee Nigeria’s northern state with her five-year-old daughter.

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.

Books: A Global Empire, Yet a 'United States of Fear'

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

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 nation-states.

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.

Spain's Green Groups Slam Rollback Of Conservation Policies

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

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 reaction from the opposition and civil society.

Turmoil 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.

Q&A: 'The Environmental Crisis Is in Fact a Crisis in Democracy'

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

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 world as it truly is and narrow our vision of how to respond.

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'.

Europe Fears A Summer Attack On Iran

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

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.

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