http://afripol.org/home.html Ben Bernanke, head of Federal Reserve Bank will be completing his second term on Jan. 31st 2014. Every indication is pointing to Bernanke relinquishing the position at end of second term for he does not have the interest for third term. Probably, he will be returning to private life or returning back to Princeton […]
Unraveling Justice
That portion of the public that follows the process of high-profile criminal trials has been gripped in recent months by the capital murder trial of 32-year-old Jodi Arias. Arias, who killed her lover, Travis Alexander, in June 2008, was convicted in May of first degree premeditated murder with aggravating circumstances, a conviction that “qualified” her […]
Pollution in Eastern Afghanistan
Factory owners say new industrial parks outside Jalalabad aren’t fit for use. By Hijratullah Ekhtyar From the outside, the building in the residential district of Jalalabad’s Do Saraka area looks like any of the family homes nearby, with children playing in the street outside. What distinguishes it from its neighbours is the constant […]
Cuba: Food Storage and Distribution System Inefficient, Produce Goes to Waste
In Mayabeque province, farmers say the government’s distribution network is failing them. By Arian Guerra Pérez – Latin America 5 Mar 13 As Cuban farms struggle to produce enough food, the state-run storage and distribution systems are often so inefficient that produce goes to waste. In one recent case in early […]
Uzbekistan:Shortage of HIV Drugs
By News Briefing Central Asia A shortage of retroviral medicines used to treat HIV/AIDS in Uzbekistan is being put down to the government’s policy of understating national infection rates, and hence the amount of drugs it needs to buy. The modern treatment method for people with HIV or AIDS is based on a combination of […]
Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border Area Mired Conflict
Row over location of electricity poles erupts into violence, reflecting deeper tensions in Kyrgyz-Uzbek border areas. By Altynai Myrzabekova, Inga Sikorskaya, Anvar Khaldarov After skirmishes earlier this week in a pocket of Uzbek territory inside Kyrgyzstan, observers say the situation remains uneasy. While this localised conflict has been prevented from escalating, experts say the […]
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