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Bahrain Braces for More Shia Protests

Suha Mohammed

MANAMA - It is far from Pearl Roundabout, the scene of last year’s crackdown on pro-democracy protestors, but for now Mughsha, a village in the northern district of Bahrain, serves as the centre of the country’s ‘Arab Spring’ movement.

BAHRAIN: Elections Will Test Shia Resolve

BAHRAIN: Rifts Weaken Women's Protest

800,000 Kashmiris Haunted by Horror
Sana Altaf
SRINAGAR - Maheen was nine years old when she witnessed the death of her elder brother. At the age of 10 she saw the dead body of her neighbour, killed in the crossfire between Kashmiri rebels and Indian security forces, his guts spilled out on the road.

BOOKS
A Global Empire, Yet a "United States of Fear"
Charles Davis
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - By the end of 2011, the United States had elite special operations forces in around 120 of the 192 countries recognised by the United Nations, with U.S. military bases in more than half of the world's nation-states.

BOOKS: A Global Empire, Yet a "United States of Fear"
	By the end of 2011, the United States had elite special operations forces in around 120 of the 192 countries recognised by the United Nations, with U.S. military bases in more than half of the world's nation-states.

Q&A: "The Environmental Crisis Is in Fact a Crisis in Democracy"

Anger Boils Over as Ranks of Jobless Youth Swell

Cameroon's Economy Suffers as Boko Haram Infiltrates Country
	Ahmadou Lamine has been forced to close his business selling fuel imported from Nigeria, known locally as "zoa-zoa", because of the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram.

Social Media Shows Support for Africa's Oldest Community Station

Senegalese Students Call for President to Step Down

800,000 Kashmiris Haunted by Horror
	Maheen was nine years old when she witnessed the death of her elder brother. At the age of 10 she saw the dead body of her neighbour, killed in the crossfire between Kashmiri rebels and Indian security forces, his guts spilled out on the road.

Turmoil Heightens Bleak Winter in Tehran

Burma in the Throes of Change - Part 1

Finnish Contest No More Between Right and Left
	In an uncharacteristically lively election campaign in this nation of five million people, Finns head for the polls in a second round of voting Sunday to elect a new president.

BELARUS: Political Prisoners Facing Oppression

Romanians Discover Street Protest

Cuba on the Road to Clean Energy Development
	More than a decade ago, solar electricity changed the lives of several mountain communities in Cuba. Now this and other renewable power sources are emerging as the best options available to develop sustainable energy across the island.

Paraguayan Radio Station Buses Internet to the Barrios

Cloud Seeding - Uncertain Solution for Mexico's Drought

NGO Prosecution Puts U.S.-Egyptian Ties at Risk
	The ongoing controversy over the activities of U.S. and other foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Egypt appears to be bringing ties between the two countries to their lowest point in nearly 40 years.

Bahrain Braces for More Shia Protests

Europe Fears a Summer Attack on Iran

NGO Prosecution Puts U.S.-Egyptian Ties at Risk
	The ongoing controversy over the activities of U.S. and other foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Egypt appears to be bringing ties between the two countries to their lowest point in nearly 40 years.

BOOKS: A Global Empire, Yet a "United States of Fear"

Turmoil Heightens Bleak Winter in Tehran

Cuba on the Road to Clean Energy Development
	More than a decade ago, solar electricity changed the lives of several mountain communities in Cuba. Now this and other renewable power sources are emerging as the best options available to develop sustainable energy across the island.

Spain's Green Groups Slam Rollback of Conservation Policies

Cloud Seeding - Uncertain Solution for Mexico's Drought

NGO Prosecution Puts U.S.-Egyptian Ties at Risk
	The ongoing controversy over the activities of U.S. and other foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Egypt appears to be bringing ties between the two countries to their lowest point in nearly 40 years.

BOOKS: A Global Empire, Yet a "United States of Fear"

Bahrain Braces for More Shia Protests

800,000 Kashmiris Haunted by Horror
	Maheen was nine years old when she witnessed the death of her elder brother. At the age of 10 she saw the dead body of her neighbour, killed in the crossfire between Kashmiri rebels and Indian security forces, his guts spilled out on the road.

EUROPE-DEVELOPMENT: Mapping Out the EU's Harmful Projects

DEVELOPMENT-NIGER: Three Million Children Threatened by Hunger

NGO Prosecution Puts U.S.-Egyptian Ties at Risk
	The ongoing controversy over the activities of U.S. and other foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Egypt appears to be bringing ties between the two countries to their lowest point in nearly 40 years.

Bahrain Braces for More Shia Protests

Burma in the Throes of Change - Part 1