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Burma in the Throes of Change - Part 1

Preethi Nallu

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Moves by the Burmese government to settle ethnic conflicts in the country, notably with the Karen in the mountainous eastern part of the country, have caught most observers by surprise.

BURMA: Dismantling a Dictatorship - Peacefully

BURMA: Rape Used as Military Weapon

Will 2014 World Cup Take Football from Brazil's Masses?
Fabiola Ortiz
RIO DE JANEIRO - The lack of transparency in the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil is raising concerns over the social implications of hosting the football championship and fears that the country's most democratic and popular sport will only be accessible to the wealthy.

U.S. Weighs Options As Syrian Violence Intensifies
Samer Araabi
WASHINGTON - Following a failed bid to pass a U.N. Security Council Resolution calling for regime change in Syria, Washington is considering other means to influence events on the ground, as the country slips ever closer toward civil war.

U.N. Security Council Remains "Neutered" by Five Big Powers
	Since Russia and China vetoed a key resolution critical of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's violent repression of the ongoing 11-month old civilian uprising, there has been plenty of public outrage directed at the two permanent members of the Security Council who stood defiant against an overwhelming majority.

Despite Rhetoric, Women Still Sidelined in Development Funding

UNICEF Funding Falls Short Leaving Millions of Children at Risk

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.

/CORRECTED REPEAT**/: Social Media Shows Support for Africa's Oldest Community Station

Senegalese Students Call for President to Step Down

Burma in the Throes of Change - Part 1
	Moves by the Burmese government to settle ethnic conflicts in the country, notably with the Karen in the mountainous eastern part of the country, have caught most observers by surprise.

Philippines Seeking U.S. Help Against China's Bullying

U.S. Leak on Israeli Attack Weakened a Warning to Netanyahu

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

Will 2014 World Cup Take Football from Brazil's Masses?
	The lack of transparency in the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil is raising concerns over the social implications of hosting the football championship and fears that the country's most democratic and popular sport will only be accessible to the wealthy.

Mines Test Colombia's Commitment to Sustainable Development

A Turbulent Twenty Years for Venezuelan Democracy

U.S. Weighs Options As Syrian Violence Intensifies
	Following a failed bid to pass a U.N. Security Council Resolution calling for regime change in Syria, Washington is considering other means to influence events on the ground, as the country slips ever closer toward civil war.

U.N. Security Council Remains "Neutered" by Five Big Powers

Israel and Iran Agreed on Nuclear Ambiguity

U.S. Weighs Options As Syrian Violence Intensifies
	Following a failed bid to pass a U.N. Security Council Resolution calling for regime change in Syria, Washington is considering other means to influence events on the ground, as the country slips ever closer toward civil war.

Despite Rhetoric, Women Still Sidelined in Development Funding

U.S. Leak on Israeli Attack Weakened a Warning to Netanyahu

Mines Test Colombia's Commitment to Sustainable Development
	"In the Andes, and all over the world, mining on mountains should be banned. Distinguished scientists and papers in the most prestigious journals are saying this," a regional planning expert in Colombia told IPS.

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

Chinese Feed Illegal Ivory Trade

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.

Burma in the Throes of Change - Part 1

/CORRECTED REPEAT**/: Social Media Shows Support for Africa's Oldest Community Station

EUROPE-DEVELOPMENT: Mapping Out the EU's Harmful Projects
	Dozens of European Union-funded projects across several countries are ‘environmentally or socially unsound', according to a map created by a joint effort between CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe.

DEVELOPMENT-NIGER: Three Million Children Threatened by Hunger

UNICEF Funding Falls Short Leaving Millions of Children at Risk

Burma in the Throes of Change - Part 1
	Moves by the Burmese government to settle ethnic conflicts in the country, notably with the Karen in the mountainous eastern part of the country, have caught most observers by surprise.

Mines Test Colombia's Commitment to Sustainable Development

EUROPE-DEVELOPMENT: The "Indignados" Still Have Wind in Their Sails