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The Press in Colombia “Rediscovers” Peace
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Sep 13 (IPS) - What are the obstacles to peace in war-torn Colombia? When government and rebel negotiators asked themselves this question, they concluded that one problem was that the media in this country had turned “peace” itself into a dirty word.
Laissez-Faire Failing World's Dwindling Water Resources
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Sep 13 (IPS) - Growing water shortages in many countries are a major threat to global security and development and should be a top priority at the U.N. Security Council, a panel of experts said in a new report.
Q&A: “The More Difficult Task Came After the Revolution”
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 13 (IPS) - Following the revolution that culminated in the ouster of longtime President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011, Tunisia embarked on a transitional justice process with the intention of addressing the gross human rights violations of the dictatorship.
Guinea Grows NERICA Rice to Reduce Dependence on Imports
- Inter Press Service
CONAKRY, Sep 13 (IPS) - Kafoumba Koné sounds almost smug. "Our first rice harvest is in, and we're getting ready to plant again," he says, surveying his farm in southeastern Guinea. "Other farmers who have not yet tried NERICA are still preparing for their only harvest of the year."
Pakistan Parties Uniting Against Drones
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Sep 13 (IPS) - Political parties are stepping up opposition to the U.S. drone strikes and a planned operation to cleanse border areas of militants.
‘Cambodia Can't Afford New Dengue Vaccine’
- Inter Press Service
PHNOM PENH, Sep 13 (IPS) - Public health experts in Cambodia are unenthused by reports of trials for a dengue vaccine conducted in neighbouring Thailand, saying it will be too costly for those who need it most – children in the least developed and developing countries.
In U.S. Politics, Economic Class Speaks Loudest
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 13 (IPS) - New research drawn from the past half-century offers one of the clearest pictures yet of the correlation between political involvement and socioeconomics in the United States, while underscoring the significant implications of recent legal and legislative changes for marginalised groups.
Libya, Egypt Embassy Attacks Fuel U.S. Presidential Race
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 12 (IPS) - Tuesday’s attacks by alleged radical Islamists on key U.S. diplomatic posts in Libya and Egypt propelled foreign policy, however briefly, to the centre of the presidential race that has been dominated to date by the state of the economy.
Islamists Threaten Libya’s Future
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Sep 12 (IPS) - The killing of U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens comes in the wake of a new threat of Islamic fundamentalism that has rocked Libya over the last few weeks.
World Needs to Build a Culture of Peace, Says Ex-Envoy
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 12 (IPS) - Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed, says the preamble to the constitution of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
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