One of the biggest victims of the tremendously disastrous earthquakes in the 21st century, Haiti has suffered immeasurably. Responding to the extremely destructive January 12th earthquake, members of the international community-nations and institutions—have been struggling to reach the victimized areas as soon as possible with a keen desire to operate rescue operations aiming at rescuing […]
ICIMOD Press release
Too Much or Too Little Water in the Himalayas Adapting to increased risk of severe floods and droughts among new climatic realities for people in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas Copenhagen, Nairobi, Kathmandu, 11 December 2009 – Hundreds of millions of people in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region and in the river basins downstream are being […]
……………..SURVEYS ON STOPING TERRORISM………….
Israeli Leader Promises to Use ‘Iron Fist’ to Stop Terrorism JERUSALEM, March 2 — Israel’s acting prime minister, Ehud Olmert, warned Palestinians today that Israel would use "far-reaching measures" and "an iron fist against any attempt to resume terrorist activity," whether in the West Bank or the Gaza Strip. Mr. Olmert spoke as a new opinion […]
Conservatives Challenge Ahmadinejad Over Economy
In a remarkable shift, politicians linked to the religious establishment take government to task for failed economic policies. By Mohammad Mahdi Afkari in Tehran The headlines in Tehran’s morning and evening papers are dominated by one big issue these days – inflation. Spiralling price rises have had a real impact on people’s lives in the […]
Peace in Uganda May be Merely an Illusion
By Peter Eichstaedt, IWPR Africa Editor. Efforts to broker a lasting peace in Uganda can only be compared with trying to nail jelly to a tree: Try as you might, the effort invariably leaves a mess. Though negotiators say an accord between members of the Lord’s Resistance Army and Uganda is due to be […]
Working from Home: The Norm for the 21st Century
Working from home is "the stuff". Working from home is "where it’s at." This is the dawn of the 21st century, the age of the Internet, and working from home is an option for almost everyone in the Western world now. My dearest and closest friend once wrote in a forum essay, "Everyone should haveInternetjobs". […]