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Taliban Victims Seek Support
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Mar 18 (IPS) - People disabled through bomb and suicide attacks by the Taliban in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and the nearby Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province are seeking support for themselves, and demanding strict action against the Taliban.
U.N. Meet on Women Wrangles Consensus to Address Violence
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 18 (IPS) - In her opening speech for the world's largest conference on ending violence against women and girls, Michelle Bachelet summoned the spirit of 15-year old Malala Yousafzai, who's skull was shattered on Oct. 9, 2012 by a Taliban bullet.
Equal Chances for Women Critical in 'Healthy, Productive Society'
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 17 (IPS) - In an effort to promote gender equality in workplaces and communities, business leaders, politicians and supporters came together during last week's fifth annual Women's Empowerment Principles Event to explore ways to ensure women are supported in their careers and life choices.
European Commission Bankrolls Anti-Immigrant Policies
- Inter Press Service
ATHENS, Mar 17 (IPS) - As fighting rages on throughout Syria, civilian families desperate to escape are fleeing west to Greece.
Dairy Farming Needs a Shot of Modernity
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Mar 16 (IPS) - Mohammad Ali's routine has not changed in over three decades. A small dairy farmer in the village of Aliabad, in the Narowal district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, he wakes at sunrise and walks to the barn to milk his three cows manually, stopping only for a breakfast of unleavened bread and tea heavily laced with milk before getting back to work.
Officials Turn Blind Eye to Abuse of Asylum Seekers
- Inter Press Service
ATHENS, Mar 16 (IPS) - Faraj Alhamauun, a Syrian national now residing in Istanbul, was detained while crossing Greece, in the hopes of heading north, last September.
Food Policies Failing the World's Hungry
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 16 (IPS) - The world's food security remains "vulnerable", new data suggests, with some 870 million people experiencing sustained hunger and two billion suffering from micronutrient deficiencies.
Catholics in Argentina Protest Church’s Complicity in Dictatorship
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Mar 16 (IPS) - Argentine archbishop Jorge Bergoglio was selected as pope at a time when the Roman Catholic Church in this South American country is facing a rebellion by priests and laypersons who reject the role of the church leadership during the 1976-1983 dictatorship and the lack of reparations for past omissions and complicities.
OP-ED: Stability Will Mark Post-Chávez Venezuela
- Inter Press Service
SAN JOSE, Mar 15 (IPS) - Although there is plenty of speculation about what will happen now President Hugo Chávez is gone, the likelihood of change in Venezuelan politics and society is low.
Obama Proposes Major New Renewables Research
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 15 (IPS) - President Barack Obama on Friday unveiled a broad new proposal to step up U.S. research into renewable energy technologies, particularly in transportation, which is responsible for around 70 percent of the United States' oil use.
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