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Broadwell Defended Petraeus' Village Destruction Policy
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (IPS) - Paula Broadwell, whose affair with Gen. David Petraeus brought his career to a sudden end last week, had sought to help defend his decision in 2010 to allow village destruction in Afghanistan that not only violated his own previous guidance but the international laws of war.
Global Rebalancing - Implications For Asia
- Inter Press Service
, Nov 15 (IPS) - Although it remains the fastest growing region, Asia is already experiencing an economic slowdown, with gross domestic product (GDP) expected to fall from 6.8 percent in 2011 to slightly below six percent in 2012. Several countries - including China, India and Turkey - have been adversely affected by weaker demand from developed countries.
China's New Leadership Led by Xi Jinping*
- Inter Press Service
DOHA, Nov 15 (IPS) - State media report that Xi Jinping is to take the reins of China's all-powerful Communist Party in a leadership transition that will put him in charge of the world's number-two economy for the next decade.
War Clouds Over Gaza Again
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Nov 15 (IPS) - As Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip enters its second day, Palestinians fear that this is only the beginning of another widespread Israeli offensive into the besieged Palestinian territory that would leave them nowhere to hide.
How African Men are Changing Traditional Beliefs
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Nov 15 (IPS) - Charles Kayongo of Uganda is a father of two girls aged five and three. And even though age-old traditions among his ethnic group, the Baganda, say a man should have an unlimited number of children and a son as an heir, Kayongo refuses to have more children.
Soy and Sugar Cane Fuel Native Land Conflicts in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 15 (IPS) - The threat of mass suicide by native Guaraní-Kaiowá people in southwest Brazil brought to light a new formula for worsening conflicts over indigenous territory: the expansion of the cultivation of soy beans and sugar cane, two top export crops.
Some U.S. Farmworkers Face “Inhuman Conditions”
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (IPS) - A widely respected advocate for U.S. farmworker rights received a prestigious award on Capitol Hill here Wednesday, using the occasion to highlight pending state legislation that could significantly improve lives and working conditions that some have likened to modern-day slavery.
Family Planning Falters Despite Treaty Commitments
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 14 (IPS) - Since the 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the United Nations has consistently maintained that family planning is a basic human right to be exercised by all - not just the wealthy and otherwise privileged.
Family Planning Skips Millions in Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Nov 14 (IPS) - Thirty-year-old Shahida Saleem, who was not educated past the tenth grade, is a mother of two, living with her family in Karachi. Six months ago she suffered a miscarriage and her doctor, concerned about her anaemic condition, advised her to space out her next pregnancy by taking contraceptives.
Unsafe Abortions Threaten Thousands in Eastern Europe
- Inter Press Service
PRAGUE/WARSAW, Nov 14 (IPS) - Pressure from the Catholic Church, social stigma, a lack of information about sexuality and reproductive health and limited access to reproductive healthcare services are putting the lives of hundreds of thousands of women across Eastern Europe at risk.
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