News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 113
Community Radio Stations - Lifeline in Disasters
- Inter Press Service
'Community radio stations in Haiti play an indispensable role during catastrophes, and so do women, who can identify the most urgent needs of families during the reconstruction of the country,' said a representative of one of these stations in the Caribbean island nation.
Burma's Junta Switches from Fatigues to Plain Clothes
- Inter Press Service
On May 30, 2003, the Depayin Massacre in Burma (Myanmar) left at least 70 people dead. A failed attempt to assassinate opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the attack was carried out by the pro-junta political militia, the Union Solidarity Development Association (USDA).
Muslim Americans Foil Terror Threats
- Inter Press Service
A new report on violent extremists in the United States finds that terrorism plots by non-Muslims greatly outnumber those attempted by Muslims, and that Muslim-American communities helped foil close to a third of al Qaeda-related terror plots threatening the country since Sep. 11, 2001.
ARGENTINA: Show Drives Home the Reality of Obesity
- Inter Press Service
'I can't even walk because I run out of breath. Food is my drug,' says a 31-year-old man who weighs 215 kilos. 'I hide to eat; it's something I can't control,' says a 21-year-old woman who weighs 152 kilos.
INDONESIA: Minority Religions Pray For End to Discrimination
- Inter Press Service
Clutching bibles and song leaflets, members of a Protestant church flocked into a one-storey building here, situated next to a new shopping mall on one of the busiest streets in this municipality in Indonesia’s West Java province.
Egypt Cracks Down as U.S. Stands By
- Inter Press Service
In the face of police brutality, crackdowns on political parties and media, and a host of other violations ahead of Egypt's Nov. 28 parliamentary election, human rights advocates are calling on President Barack Obama to use U.S. leverage to persuade Egypt to reform its electoral process, allow international monitors to assess the election, and conduct transparent and accountable balloting.
U.N. Journos Decry Move to Torpedo Rent-Free Offices
- Inter Press Service
The United Nations is in danger of becoming irrelevant or even non-existent - specifically in the eyes of the developing world - because of a revived proposal to provide office space only to journalists who can afford to pay rent.
CHINA: ‘Why Not A Baby Girl?’ Urban Parents Ask
- Inter Press Service
Although Li Xiaoxue and her husband, Dai Chunlin, are already happy parents to a young boy, they plan to skirt China’s one- child policy by having another baby. And like a growing number of affluent, urban Chinese, their fingers are crossed for a baby girl.
Torture Orders Were Part of U.S. Sectarian War Strategy
- Inter Press Service
The revelation by Wikileaks of a U.S. military order directing U.S. forces not to investigate cases of torture of detainees by Iraqis has been treated in news reports as yet another case of lack of concern by the U.S. military about detainee abuse.
Could Have Danced All Siege
- Inter Press Service
'I'd planned to have my wedding party on a Thursday night, when more people could come, and stay later. But because the Dabke dancers weren't free then, I held it on a Tuesday,' says Mohammed Ghronaim, 27, from Deir al-Balah, central Gaza.
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