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Friday, November 13, 2026
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MEDIA-TURKEY: Messenger Comes Under Attack
Many sections of Turkish media critical of the government say Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is bent on silencing them through intimidation - or controlling them through purchase.TRADE: Little Scope For Europe-Asia FTAs
Plans to conclude free trade agreements (FTAs) between the European Union and several Asian economies are unlikely to be realised in the near future, a senior Brussels official has conceded.EL SALVADOR: Increase in Poverty Driven by Soaring Food Prices
In the village of Talchiga in northeastern El Salvador, 20 families live in wooden shacks with earth floors, have no piped water, electricity or sewer services, and suffer from high levels of malnutrition.MIDEAST: Where Water Leaves a Bitter Taste
Palestinian villagers drink unsafe agricultural water rather than trusting water provided by an Israeli company, says Buthaina Mizyed, who has worked in Arraneh village near the conflict-laden West Bank city of Jenin.
POLITICS: Kosovo’s Independence Bid Could End Up in Court
The rift between Serbia and the breakaway province of Kosovo is deepening ahead of a U.N. General Assembly session on Wednesday, when member states will decide whether to accede to Serbia's request for a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).IRAQ: U.S. Urged to Share More of Refugee Burden
Despite a marked increase in the number of Iraqi refugees admitted into the United States, experts on Iraq and human rights and refugee organisations are calling on Washington to open the door wider amid fears that returning home remains dangerous for many displaced Iraqis.SRI LANKA: Cornered Tamil Rebels Resort to Suicide Bombing
Cornered by the Sri Lankan army in their northern stronghold of Kilinochchi, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) struck back on Monday with the deadliest weapon in their arsenal, the suicide bomber, killing a former army chief and 24 other people.
NEPAL: Civil War Victims Await Compensation
Kamala Limbu’s husband, a Maoist activist, was allegedly abducted by security personnel in 2001. She has no clue about his whereabouts, nor can she avail of promised relief for want of proof. "It is discrimination. From where will I get all the facts?" asks Limbu.ENVIRONMENT: EU Stepping Back from Cleaning Up
Most of the European Union's promised cuts in greenhouse emissions could be undertaken outside the bloc under a proposal to be considered by law-makers this week.Ecobreves – CENTRAL AMERICA: Regional Lacks Environmental Policies
In Central America "there are no uniform public policies to ensure that polluting our quality of life is also a matter of corruption and lack of transparency," said Roxana Salazar, environmentalist and interim judge in Costa Rica's Constitutional Court.Ecobreves – MEXICO: A Highway Challenge
Mexican authorities approved the construction of 62 kilometers of highway in a forested area outside the capital, but environmentalists are preparing legal action and mobilizations, charging that the road would destroy a biodiverse area that is also essential for water production.Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Protests Against Cereal Pollution
Based in a tent in the eastern Argentine city of Rosario, civil society groups are demanding action on a court order to shut down a cereal storage and production site that they say is polluting the environment with pesticides.Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Sawdust to Remove Metals from Water
Lumber waste is helping to clean up rivers and industrial effluents, removing heavy metals like chromium and lead, according to a study by the University of Brasilia.EAST TIMOR: Int'l Peacekeepers Not Key to Stability
East Timor’s political elite cannot leave the country’s stability up to the International Stabilisation Forces (ISF). They must unite and stop bickering for power, according to experts, academics and observers.RIGHTS-PAKISTAN: Civil Society United Against 'Honour' Killings
The current campaign against "honour" killings in Pakistan led by anti-death penalty NGOs has support from lawmakers and lawyers pressing for modifications of Islamic law to prevent perpetrators from evading justice.CULTURE-CAMBODIA: 'We Don't Have a Film Industry'
Internationally acclaimed director Rithy Panh remembers how, as young boy in pre-war Phnom Penh, cinema played a central role in his family life.SRI LANKA: Gov’t Pledges Steady Supplies to Trapped Tamils
The Sri Lankan government will organise weekly food convoys and maintain supplies to 220,000 civilians trapped by fighting between Tamil rebels and the army for control over Kilinochchi town and the surrounding area known as the Vanni.ISRAEL: Up Against the Red Light on Attacking Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will travel to Moscow next week for talks that will focus largely on Iran's nuclear programme at a time when there seem to be growing signs that the U.S. is unenthusiastic about the idea of an Israeli military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.INDIA/US: N-Deal Wins Congress Vote – Problems Remain
While the United States-India civilian nuclear cooperation deal has cleared its final and toughest legislative hurdle, the U.S. Senate, and will soon be turned into law by President George W. Bush into law, New Delhi is not yet celebrating in a full-throated fashion.POLITICS: South Korea’s Persistent Dream of Regionalism
Northeast Asia is a critically important locus of geopolitics, but it lacks a regional security structure. The Six Party Talks - involving the United States, the two Koreas, China, Japan, and Russia - offer one potential model for regional collaboration.POLITICS-US: Bush Seen as Out of Touch on Latin America
The policies of the George W. Bush administration lag behind public opinion on a host of issues relating to Latin America, according to a new poll of likely voters across the U.S.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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