POLITICS: U.S. Agrees to Talks on Cluster Bombs
Abra PollockWASHINGTON, Nov 8 2007 (IPS) - As anti-cluster bomb advocates rallied in 40 cities around the world on Monday...
Health
RIGHTS-US: AIDS Care Spotty in Migrant Detention, HRW Says
Rajiv FernandoNEW YORK, Dec 7 2007 (IPS) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security s wing of Immigration and Customs...
HEALTH-US: Abortion Rights Groups Say Legal Fights Loom
Lisa VivesNEW YORK, Jan 24 2008 (IPS) - The 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade the U.S. Supreme Court ruling...
CAMBODIA: Acid Attacks Leave More Than Scars
Rithy Heng - Newsmekong*PHNOM PENH, Mar 4 2008 (IPS) - Seconds after his jealous wife threw acid at him, Soum...
MOROCCO: Consumers Unprotected, Activists Disarmed
Abderrahim El OualiCASABLANCA, Apr 3 2008 (IPS) - NGOs are stepping in to support consumers in the absence of a...
LATIN AMERICA: Food Price Inflation Threatens Children
Daniela Estrada* - TierraméricaSANTIAGO, May 14 2008 (IPS) - Child malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean will be aggravated...
ICELAND: Outsourcing of Hospital Services Opposed
Lowana VealREYKJAVIK, Jun 13 2008 (IPS) - I was so shocked when I went there just now, said Arndis Lilja...
EGYPT: Locals Step Up Fight Against Factory
Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-OmraniCAIRO, Jul 21 2008 (IPS) - Controversy continues to rise over the fate of a...
DEVELOPMENT-UGANDA: Looming Problems With Kampala's Water
Joshua KyalimpaKAMPALA, Aug 18 2008 (IPS) - The water supply for two million residents of the Ugandan capital Kampala is...
HEALTH-ZIMBABWE: Activists Say Cholera Due to Failed Leadership
Ephraim NsingoHARARE, Oct 16 2008 (IPS) - In my nine years as a nurse, I have never been so devastated....