We held the day. They held the night: What to do about the war in Afghanistan
About 40 years ago in the early 1970s I visited Portuguese Guine, a Portuguese African colony. Today it is an…
Changing Sudan threatens nomadic tribe
One of the big uncertainties surrounding the referendum is what will become of the Abyei region straddling the country's north-south…
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi Volcano Erupts Again
Mount Merapi volcano has erupted for a third time, with local people reportedly saying this was louder and stronger than…
NEPAL: Global warming swells glacial lakes, endangering thousands
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Landslide Buries Rescuers in Guatemala
A second landslide covered dozens of people on a highway in Guatemala Monday as they tried to dig out victims…
New education system may rise from Haiti’s ruins
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Of the 800 children born each day in this luckless Caribbean nation, only 567 are fortunate enough to eventually…
U.S. to boost aid as number of homeless doubles in Pakistan floods
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — The number of Pakistanis rendered homeless by massive flooding doubled to 4 million, the United Nations…
Clean electricity from invasive trees in Namibia?
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AlertNet) – The area around Otjiwarongo in Namibia’s heartland is a green sea of short, shrubby trees as…
UN declares access to clean water a human right
UNITED NATIONS — The UN General Assembly on Wednesday recognized access to clean water and sanitation as a human right.…