News headlines in 2013, page 95

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Jul 18 (IPS) - More than two years ago, Haiti's parliament approved a landmark amendment to the country's 1987 constitution to ensure that women fill at least 30 percent of elected and appointed positions at the national level.

HAVANA, Jul 18 (IPS) - Despite the progress made by Cuban women in education, where they account for 64 percent of university graduates, they continue to have a limited presence in management positions.

WASHINGTON, Jul 18 (IPS) - Do you expect a miracle from Rouhani? You are heading down the wrong road. Please take it easy!

WASHINGTON, Jul 18 (IPS) - Samantha Power, U.S. President Barack Obama's nominee for the post of ambassador to the United Nations, made a strong case for her confirmation Wednesday with strong pro-Israel and interventionist statements that will appeal to many of the hawks in the U.S. Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jul 18 (IPS) - In the aftermath of the recent acquittal of 31-year-old Florida native George Zimmerman, the state's so-called Stand Your Ground law has come under national scrutiny, as have dozens of other states that have enacted similar legislation.

TAMALE, Ghana, Jul 18 (IPS) - Smallholder farmer Suleman Mustapha Simbia, 40, is pleased with the introduction of an insurance initiative called the Ghana Agriculture Insurance Programme. The programme is being implemented in this West African nation to help farmers who had been suffering from loss of income as a result of the bad weather conditions that affect their yields. 

GONDAR, Ethiopia, Jul 18 (IPS) - Since the violent quashing of political protests after the ruling party won Ethiopia's 2005 elections, this East African nation has seen little in the way of political dissent. That is, until the last few months.

CAIRO, Jul 18 (IPS) - The ouster of Egypt's first freely elected president by the military has led some to warn of a possible Algeria-style civil war. Local analysts, however, dismiss the likelihood of the "Algeria scenario" occurring in Egypt.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 18 (IPS) - Several years after the start of the economic crisis in the United States and Europe, which led to a shift in migration patterns, Latin America still lacks a more inclusive view of the phenomenon of people seeking a better life abroad.

WASHINGTON, Jul 17 (IPS) - Following the amendment of a long-standing U.S. law, people in this country will now be exposed to news which is produced by the U.S. government.