Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, Dec 20 2007 (IPS) – Racing to adjourn for the year, the U.S. Congress this week approved a 560- billion-dollar omnibus 2008 appropriation that includes 70 billion dollars more for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and…
Abid Aslam WASHINGTON, Nov 15 2007 (IPS) – More than one in 10 people in the United States go hungry, according to new official figures that suggest government food programmes are falling short in the world #39s wealthiest country. More…
Interview with Donya Aziz, ex-parliamentary secretary for population KARACHI, Jan 31 2008 (IPS) – At 31, Dr Donya Aziz, was the youngest legislator to join the previous Pakistan Muslim League (Q) government. Busy running for the February elections, Aziz wants…
Tran Dinh Thanh Lam – Newsmekong CAN THO, Vietnam, Jun 30 2008 (IPS) – The bustling city of Can Tho is the capital of southern Vietnam s fertile Mekong Delta and one of the country s two main rice baskets.…
Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Apr 9 2008 (IPS) – A new risk-analysis of the negative consequences of climate change warns of potential devastation and violence (worldwide) jeopardising national and international security to a new degree. The threats to international security…
Nergui Manalsuren UNITED NATIONS, May 19 2008 (IPS) – A rolling tsunami of social unrest is underway as we speak hungry people are desperate people capable of taking desperate actions. This tsunami is rapidly enveloping the global South, and it…
Helen Clark HANOI, Jun 18 2008 (IPS) – Doc Bernie Duff, 58, a former medic in the Vietnam War, recently led a 1,700 kilometre walk from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi to raise awareness of the problems still faced…
Sam Cassanos NEW YORK, Jul 28 2008 (IPS) – Two New York City Congressional representatives are calling for Newtown Creek, one of the country s most polluted waterways, to be tested for the high levels of toxic chemicals that would…
Thalif Deen STOCKHOLM, Aug 21 2008 (IPS) – The world s growing food crisis which triggered riots and demonstrations in over 30 developing nations early this year is being aggravated primarily by wastage and overconsumption. Producing a single hamburger requires…
Stephen Leahy UXBRIDGE, Canada, Oct 23 2008 (IPS) – Gold mining and recycling car batteries are two of the world s Top 10 most dangerous pollution problems, and the least known, according a new report. These children are developmentally impaired…