News headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 355
Somali Refugees Find an Unlikely Home … In Istanbul
- Inter Press Service
ISTANBUL, Jul 29 (IPS) - Among the labyrinth of winding narrow streets just outside a major shopping centre in the Kumkapi neighbourhood of Istanbul is a rundown road, congested with shops and apartments stacked atop one another.
People Before Borders
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jul 29 (IPS) - With Italy having taken over presidency of the European Union (EU) until December 2014, questions remain regarding Europe's migration policies as reports of migrants dying at sea while trying to reach Italy regularly make the headlines.
In Turbulent Iraq, Children Bear the Brunt of War
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 28 (IPS) - As the ambulance stopped in Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk, people rushed in to help. They unloaded six children, from several months to 11 years old, all injured allegedly by an air attack in the neighbouring town of Tuz Khurmatu.
Oil Lubricates Equatorial Guinea’s Entry into Portuguese Language Community
- Inter Press Service
LISBON, Jul 25 (IPS) - Evidently, oil talked louder. By unanimous resolution, the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) admitted Equatorial Guinea as a full member, in spite of the CPLP's ban on dictatorial regimes and the death penalty.
AIDS Conference Mourns the Dead, Debates Setbacks
- Inter Press Service
MELBOURNE, Jul 25 (IPS) - The 20th International AIDS Conference concluded today as the first in its history that remembered not just the 39 million people worldwide who have died of AIDS but also those who lost their lives in the crashed MH17 flight carrying six of its delegates, one of whom was the past president of the International AIDS Society (IAS).
U.S., Regional Leaders Convene over Migration Crisis
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 25 (IPS) - As the presidents of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala prepare to meet with President Barack Obama Friday, more than 40 organisations issued a petition urging U.S. lawmakers to meet their "moral and legal obligations" by providing emergency aid to Central American children and families.
Social Protection Needed to Reduce Africa's Inequalities
- Inter Press Service
YAOUNDE, Jul 24 (IPS) - For the last 13 years, Michael Ndah, 37, has worked for three road construction companies in Cameroon, but it is only in the last two years that his current employer has managed to register him with the National Social Insurance Fund (CNPS).
Human Development Report Finds South Asia’s Poor on a Knife’s Edge
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Jul 24 (IPS) - Millions still live in poverty and even those who have gained the security of the middle-income bracket could relapse into poverty due to sudden changes to their economic fortunes in South Asia, the latest annual Human Development Report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) revealed.
OPINION: Tackling Human Vulnerabilities, Changing Investment, Policies and Social Norms
- Inter Press Service
Israel's U.S.-Made Military Might Overwhelms Palestinians
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 23 (IPS) - The overwhelming Israeli firepower unleashed on the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the ongoing battle in Gaza is perhaps reminiscent of the Algerian war of independence (1954-1962) when France, the colonial power, used its vastly superior military strength to strike back at the insurgents with brutal ferocity.
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