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Ethiopia Throttles Rights Organisations
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 22 (IPS) - The world received contradictory signals about Ethiopia's human rights record when in the same week it was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council, a major German charity closed its Ethiopian office in protest against a restrictive political environment.
Despite “Pivot”, Obama Drawn Back into the Middle East
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (IPS) - President Barack Obama may have lost interest in the Middle East, to paraphrase Soviet leader Leon Trotsky's famous epigram about war, but the Middle East is interested in him.
Now Netanyahu Needs an ‘Iron Dome’
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Nov 21 (IPS) - Ending Israel's first military operation since the Arab Spring changed the Middle East depended on both the diplomatic blitz exerted on Israel and Hamas and the extent of the military blows exchanged between them. As for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the ceasefire must live at least until his re-election.
Canada Downsizes Military Bootprint, in War and Peace
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, Nov 21 (IPS) - Canada's military buying binge under the current Conservative government has hit a financial brick wall in these austere times, but there is no nostalgic return in sight for Ottawa's once robust participation in United Nations-led peacekeeping missions.
Political Provocateurs Expose Kenya’s “MaVultures”
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Nov 21 (IPS) - A new website linking corruption and other scandals to high-ranking Kenyan politicians, created by a team of political provocateurs, has become one of the most-visited web pages in the country.
Sustainable Fashion Born in Brazil’s Favelas
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 21 (IPS) - A Brazilian designer has taken fashion from the exclusivity of the catwalk to the reality of the favela, to demonstrate that styles, trends and fads are also born in these poor neighborhoods of cities like Rio de Janeiro.
An Agreement For Peace Means a Promise of Tourism
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Nov 21 (IPS) - International travellers may soon get to enjoy the scenic spots and rich cultural heritage of Muslim Mindanao, the Philippines' southernmost island group, without the threat of being caught in the crossfire of the region's conflict.
Assault Provokes Support for Hamas in West Bank
- Inter Press Service
RAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank, Nov 21 (IPS) - Hundreds of Palestinians marched through Ramallah Tuesday afternoon to mourn the death of a Palestinian protester who was fatally wounded during a demonstration against the ongoing Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip.
Remittances Rise Despite West’s Economic Weakness
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (IPS) - Despite recession in Europe and a weak recovery in the United States, remittances to developing countries have been growing at a strong pace over the last year and are likely accelerate further through 2015, according to a new report released here Tuesday by the World Bank.
Clinton Sent to Seal Egypt-Mediated Truce
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (IPS) - Amidst reports of an Egyptian-mediated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, U.S. President Barack Obama sent Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the region Tuesday in apparent hopes of gaining some credit for sealing the deal.
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