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Q&A: “War Helped Unify Angola”
- Inter Press Service
LUANDA, Nov 19 (IPS) - A visitor to Angola might be surprised at the calm surrounding Angola's accelerated rehabilitation and construction of infrastructure a decade after the end of so many years of war, and at the lack of after-effects like ethnic violence, armed gangs, or the settling of accounts.
Rights Groups Call for Ban on Futuristic Killer Robots
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 19 (IPS) - The predator drone - an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) - is one of the relatively new lethal weapons used by the United States for targeted killings of suspected terrorists, particularly in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia.
ASEAN Runs Into Rocks in the South China Sea
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Nov 19 (IPS) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Cambodia, bringing together top leaders of all ten member nations represents a critical juncture to ensure regional security and in shaping the fate of the organisation itself, as divergent strategic positions among member countries threaten the very fabric of the regional body.
Attacks on Gaza Unite Palestinians
- Inter Press Service
HAIFA, Northern Israel, Nov 19 (IPS) - Dozens of Israeli tanks slowly made their way south on the back of flatbed trucks along Israel's Road 6 highway Sunday. Emblazoned with Stars of David and Hebrew letters, and carrying frayed Israeli flags, the movement of these tanks has left many believing that Israel will soon launch a large-scale ground operation into the Gaza Strip.
‘Lifestyle Diseases’ Plague Indian Women
- Inter Press Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, Nov 19 (IPS) - Sreelakshmi, an office executive in a major diagnostic laboratory in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of the southern Indian state of Kerala, ends her 11-hour working day to return home at night to a mountain of domestic chores.
Cold and Dusty But Safe
- Inter Press Service
ZA’ATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan, Nov 19 (IPS) - No other camp for Syrians match the size of Za'atari. Equal rows of tents marked with the UNHCR logo spread to the horizon, dotted with lanterns and water tanks. Only a handful of people remain in sight, mostly on their way to or from the bathrooms.
Fixing the ‘Silent’ Sanitation Crisis
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Nov 18 (IPS) - Organisers of this year's World Toilet Day, which falls on Nov. 19, are using the slogan ‘I give a shit – do you?' to break the silence around the crucial issue of sanitation and remind the international community that 2.5 billion people around the world don't have access to clean and private toilets.
Hunger Strike Is Over, but Kurdish Unrest Is Not
- Inter Press Service
ANKARA, Nov 18 (IPS) - There was a sigh of relief in Ankara as Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the outlawed Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), on Sunday put an end to the 68-day hunger strike of 682 Kurdish prisoners and nine members of the Turkish Parliament.
Bangladesh Eyes Drug Export Market
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Nov 18 (IPS) - Bangladesh has begun to shed its image as one of the world's poorest nations and make a reputation for itself as a major exporter of cheap generic drugs to over 85 countries.
Israel Prepares for Deeper Confrontation
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Nov 17 (IPS) - Four days into Israel's fierce assault on Hamas in Gaza, the ongoing operation looks on the surface a remake of the Gaza War of 2008-9 – with one unanswered distinction: whether it is aimed at completing what the previous onslaught didn't achieve – the removal of the Palestinian Islamic movement from power once and for all.
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