IPS Inter Press Service
IPS, civil society's leading news agency, is an independent voice from the South and for development, delving into globalisation for the stories underneath.
Updated: 20 Aug 01:10
POLITICS: Kosovo Casts Shadow on South Ossetian Standoff
20 Aug 01:10
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (IPS) - With the conflict between Georgia and Russia lowered to a simmer after the signing of a ceasefire agreement, questions still remain about the U.S. role and positions on the start of the conflict as well as where it stands moving forward towards a resolution.
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (IPS) - With the conflict between Georgia and Russia lowered to a simmer after the signing of a ceasefire agreement, questions still remain about the U.S. role and positions on the start of the conflict as well as where it stands moving forward towards a resolution.
CHILE: Exhibit to Celebrate Indigenous Art
20 Aug 01:10
SANTIAGO, Aug 19 (IPS) - More than 100 artists from Chiles nine indigenous groups will take part in the second biennial exhibition of indigenous art in the capital Oct. 17-Nov. 2, which hopes to draw at least 30,000 visitors.
SANTIAGO, Aug 19 (IPS) - More than 100 artists from Chiles nine indigenous groups will take part in the second biennial exhibition of indigenous art in the capital Oct. 17-Nov. 2, which hopes to draw at least 30,000 visitors.
PERU: Native Groups Protest Laws Facilitating Sales of Land
20 Aug 01:10
LIMA, Aug 19 (IPS) - Defending the state of emergency declared in three provinces in Peru to crack down on protests by indigenous communities against a law facilitating the sale of their community-owned lands, Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo said the government was safeguarding "the rights of the great majority of Peruvians."
LIMA, Aug 19 (IPS) - Defending the state of emergency declared in three provinces in Peru to crack down on protests by indigenous communities against a law facilitating the sale of their community-owned lands, Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo said the government was safeguarding "the rights of the great majority of Peruvians."
DEVELOPMENT: Wastewater Crops Feeding Millions
20 Aug 01:10
STOCKHOLM, Aug 19 (IPS) - Vegetables, rice and other cereals in at least 53 cities in Asia, Africa and Latin America may someday come with warning labels that read "this is a byproduct of raw sewage".
STOCKHOLM, Aug 19 (IPS) - Vegetables, rice and other cereals in at least 53 cities in Asia, Africa and Latin America may someday come with warning labels that read "this is a byproduct of raw sewage".
REFUGEES-ZAMBIA: Making a Home For Themselves
20 Aug 01:10
LUSAKA, Aug 19 (IPS) - Zambia is home to over 90,000 refugees, many of whom have been in the country for up to 15 years. A voluntary repatriation programme is now drawing to a close, but many of the refugees will likely remain in a country where they have established themselves.
LUSAKA, Aug 19 (IPS) - Zambia is home to over 90,000 refugees, many of whom have been in the country for up to 15 years. A voluntary repatriation programme is now drawing to a close, but many of the refugees will likely remain in a country where they have established themselves.
POLITICS: Bush Covered up Musharraf Ties with Qaeda, Khan
20 Aug 01:10
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (IPS) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's resignation Monday brings to an end an extraordinarily close relationship between Musharraf and the George W. Bush administration, in which Musharraf was lavished with political and economic benefits from the United States despite policies that were in sharp conflict with U.S. security interests.
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (IPS) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's resignation Monday brings to an end an extraordinarily close relationship between Musharraf and the George W. Bush administration, in which Musharraf was lavished with political and economic benefits from the United States despite policies that were in sharp conflict with U.S. security interests.
DEVELOPMENT-ZAMBIA: Sharing the Copper Windfall
20 Aug 01:10
LUSAKA, Aug 19 (IPS) - Australian mining giant Equinox Minerals is developing the Lumwana Copper Mine (LCM) to take advantage of strong prices for copper on the international market. When it opens later this year, the mine will be the largest in Africa, but critics say Zambia's share of the profits of minerals is smaller than it should be.
LUSAKA, Aug 19 (IPS) - Australian mining giant Equinox Minerals is developing the Lumwana Copper Mine (LCM) to take advantage of strong prices for copper on the international market. When it opens later this year, the mine will be the largest in Africa, but critics say Zambia's share of the profits of minerals is smaller than it should be.
MALAYSIA: Crackdown on Civil Rights, Media Feared
20 Aug 01:10
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (IPS) - A series of tough measures in recent weeks has raised fears of a major crackdown against tolerance and dissent as rival political forces battle for state power in a society made fragile by economic uncertainties and decades of autocratic rule.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (IPS) - A series of tough measures in recent weeks has raised fears of a major crackdown against tolerance and dissent as rival political forces battle for state power in a society made fragile by economic uncertainties and decades of autocratic rule.
ZIMBABWE: Farmers Cant Afford to Leave Markets -- Literally
20 Aug 01:10
HARARE, Aug 19 (IPS) - It is a wintry Tuesday evening at one of the tobacco auction floors in the Zimbabwean capital Harare. A group of small scale tobacco farmers are preparing food for the night.
HARARE, Aug 19 (IPS) - It is a wintry Tuesday evening at one of the tobacco auction floors in the Zimbabwean capital Harare. A group of small scale tobacco farmers are preparing food for the night.
ISRAEL: Mr. Security versus Mrs. Clean
20 Aug 01:10
JERUSALEM, Aug 19 (IPS) - Members of Kadima face a vexing choice ahead of the ruling party's leadership primary next month: Do they support Transport Minister Shaul Mofaz, who may have the best chance of cobbling together a new governing coalition, or do they back Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni because polls show that Kadima under her leadership would significantly outperform a Mofaz-led Kadima in a general election?
JERUSALEM, Aug 19 (IPS) - Members of Kadima face a vexing choice ahead of the ruling party's leadership primary next month: Do they support Transport Minister Shaul Mofaz, who may have the best chance of cobbling together a new governing coalition, or do they back Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni because polls show that Kadima under her leadership would significantly outperform a Mofaz-led Kadima in a general election?
Iraq Veterans Against the War Speak Out
Posted by
Sofia Jarrin
Posted on: 11/21/07
Iraq Veterans Against the War Speak Out
As part of the national anti-war mobilization on October 27, 2007, as many 10,000 protesters gathered in Boston to make themselves heard against the war. Among them, Iraq Veterans Against the War were not only present but became prominent at the rally as they chanted, marched, wearing proudly their IVAW t-shirts, and told their stories to anyone who was ready to listen.LISTEN TO AUDIO:
http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=25521
0Vote!
Summer Postcard: Farm Stand
Posted by
Sofia Jarrin
Summer Postcard: Farm Stand
Listen to storySOMERVILLE, MA - August 21, 2007 - Boston is known for its abundant green space....the Boston Common, the Public Gardens, and the Esplanade, are examples.
But few who live in the city are able to plant crops and harvest their own fruits and veggies.
Fortunately there is a growing movement of local farmers bringing their fresh food into the city for sale.
In another of our series of summer postcards, today we visit the Union Square neighborhood farm stand in Somerville.
[aired on Boston NPR's WBUR.org, 08/21/07]
copyright © 2006 pnn.com, all rights reserved
RSS
