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Little Hope for the Children Abducted in Mali’s War
- Inter Press Service
BAMAKO, Mar 22 (IPS) - One of Amina Diallo's sons, 14-year-old Salif, has been missing since August last year. She thinks Islamists kidnapped him while he was on his way to the market in their hometown of Gao, in northern Mali, and recruited him as a child soldier.
Climate Change Now Seen as Security Threat Worldwide
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 22 (IPS) - Defence establishments around the world increasingly see climate change as posing potentially serious threats to national and international security, according to a review of high-level statements by the world's governments released here Thursday.
World Bank 2030 Draft Strategy Criticised for Omitting Inequality
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 21 (IPS) - A leaked copy of a major World Bank strategy paper, outlining a new institutional approach to tackling poverty through 2030, has worried some humanitarian groups and anti-poverty advocates, who say the bank has failed to suggest mechanisms that would allow it to adequately track or deal with growing levels of income inequality around the world.
OP-ED: Genuine Constitutional Monarchy Is the Only Way Out for Al Khalifa
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 21 (IPS) - As the Bahraini and international media continue to dissect the meaning of Crown Prince Salman's appointment as first deputy prime minister, powerful factions within the ruling Al-Khalifa family must be pondering the future of their rule.
Torture Victims in El Salvador Speak Out
- Inter Press Service
SAN SALVADOR, Mar 21 (IPS) - A report containing the testimonies of victims of torture during El Salvador's 1980-1992 civil war will be published 27 years after it was written, to help Salvadorans today learn more about that chapter in the country's history.
Protests Evoke Memories of Liberation
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Mar 21 (IPS) - "This is a revolution," declares Mamtaj Jahan Halima, a young law student from Bangladesh's southwestern Khulna district. "People of all ages, irrespective of religion, caste and culture have united – we have not witnessed such a peaceful uprising since before independence."
Nuclear Medicine Heals But Could Harm, Too
- Inter Press Service
BANGALORE, Mar 21 (IPS) - A state-of-the-art nuclear medicine hospital for cancer treatment in the heart of Bangalore goes well with the global image of this tech-savvy city.
Arrests, Intimidation And No New Zimbabwe
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Mar 21 (IPS) - Heightened political tension between the major rivals in Zimbabwe's coalition government and increased clampdowns on civil society have left questions about the country's readiness for a true democracy just days after people voted to adopt a new constitution.
Advocates See Historic Chance to Turn Tide on TB
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 21 (IPS) - Patients, doctors and international aid groups are calling on donors and governments to support measures that would make treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis more effective and accessible.
U.S. Looks to Overhaul Massive Immigration Detention System
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 21 (IPS) - Rights groups and government officials here have been testifying in a string of hearings, before both bodies of the U.S. Congress, on how to overhaul the United States' huge immigration detention system, the scope of which has expanded massively in recent years in ways that some suggest impinge on civil and human rights.
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