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U.N. Urges Culture of Peace amid Rising Sectarian Strife
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 06 (IPS) - Against the backdrop of widespread sectarian violence in Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt and Syria - and rising xenophobia and Islamophobia in Western Europe and the United States - the United Nations hosted its second high-level forum on the "culture of peace".
OP-ED: Syria Has Become Iran’s Vietnam – Let’s Help It Escape
- Inter Press Service
MANAMA, Bahrain, Sep 06 (IPS) - As if the Iran nuclear issue was not already difficult enough, it became even more complicated when Bashar al-Assad unleashed his chemical weapons across Damascus suburbs last month. Suddenly, the Syria issue is overshadowing all other factors concerning Iran.
Cuban Teenagers Overuse Abortion as Birth Control
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Sep 06 (IPS) - In nearly all of Latin America, illegal abortion is a serious public health problem. But in Cuba, where abortion is legal, it is being overused by teenagers.
Somalia's Fractures Getting Hard to Heal
- Inter Press Service
MOGADISHU, Sep 06 (IPS) - The system of government remains the biggest political obstacle in Somalia as key political players boycotted the government's current national conference to discuss this country's political future, according to Jaylani Mukhtar, a local academic based in capital Mogadishu.
Immigration Key in Norway Election
- Inter Press Service
OSLO, Sep 06 (IPS) - On a sunny day at the end of August, the popular Karl Johans pedestrian street in Oslo pulsed with folk music as three young women and a man played stringed instruments and belted out English and Norwegian lyrics.
Syria Crisis Yet to Derail Iran Nuclear Talks
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 05 (IPS) - Even with potential U.S. strikes against Iranian ally Syria looming, Washington and Tehran appear to be preparing for the resumption of nuclear talks.
U.S. Immigration Officials Tighten Rules for Solitary Confinement
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 05 (IPS) - U.S. officials on Wednesday issued strict new guidelines on the use of solitary confinement for detainees being held on immigration charges, the first federal policy decision following a strengthened public debate on the country's unprecedented dependence on "segregated housing".
U.N. Chief Eyes Eight Holdouts in Nuke Test Ban Treaty
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 05 (IPS) - A group of about 20 "eminent persons" is to be tasked with an unenviable job: convince eight recalcitrant countries to join the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
Q&A: Room for Negotiation in Decisive Battle over the Amazon
- Inter Press Service
SÃO PAULO, Sep 05 (IPS) - Everything indicates that the decisive battle between harnessing hydropower and preserving the Amazon will play out in the Tapajós river basin in Brazil. At stake there are a potential of nearly 30,000 MW and a vital part of the Amazon rainforest.
Cameroonians ‘Dying’ for Fake Drugs
- Inter Press Service
YAOUNDE, Sep 05 (IPS) - When Francois Biloa fell ill with malaria, his family did what they had always done in the past – they gave him anti-malaria drugs and antibiotics bought from the local market. Only when his condition worsened and he became bedridden and fell unconscious, did his family take him to a local clinic in Cameroon's capital Yaoundé.
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