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AFGHANISTAN: Coalition Marches Into a Tight Corner
The coalition forces in Afghanistan could find it easier to fly in than fly out of what is emerging as another trap for them.MIDEAST: Blair Plays Dubious Statesman
It was not perhaps the best day for British Prime Minister Tony Blair to talk peace in Lebanon. The date was a reminder how closely Britain led by Blair has backed the U.S. led 'war on terror' since those attacks in New York and Washington five years back.AFGHANISTAN: ‘Taliban Taking Over’
The Taliban have regained control over the southern half of Afghanistan and their frontline is advancing daily, a group closely monitoring the Afghan situation reports.AFGHANISTAN: ‘Taliban Taking Over’
The Taliban have regained control over the southern half of Afghanistan and their frontline is advancing daily, a group closely monitoring the Afghan situation said in a report Tuesday.BRITAIN: Foreign Policy Hangs Above Terror
The suspects in the bomb plot case in Britain are a long way from being convicted, but Muslim leaders are blaming government policy for provoking youths to consider terrorist ways.RIGHTS: Muslim Leaders Begin to Doubt the Plot
Many Muslims in Britain are beginning to doubt the alleged plot to blow up aircraft flying to the United States from Britain.RIGHTS: Muslim Leaders Begin to Doubt the Plot
Many Muslims in Britain are beginning to doubt the alleged plot to blow up aircraft flying to the United States from Britain.RIGHTS-BRITAIN: ‘Every Muslim a Suspect’
The arrest of 19 people - all Muslims - over what the police have described as a sinister plot to blow up U.S. bound aircraft from London, has cast a shadow of suspicion over the entire Muslim community in Britain.RIGHTS-BRITAIN: ‘Every Muslim a Suspect’
The arrest of 19 people - all Muslims - over what the police have described as a sinister plot to blow up U.S. bound aircraft from London, has cast a shadow of suspicion over the entire Muslim community in Britain.DEVELOPMENT: New Move to Bridge Digital Divide
The Commonwealth has launched a new initiative to take information technology to underdeveloped countries that need it most.DEVELOPMENT: Remittances Do More Than Investments
The British are not investing a great deal in the developing world, but remittances from Britain are emerging as a growing counter to poverty, a new survey shows.TRADE: Semi-Colon, Not a Full Stop
The collapse of the WTO talks conceded Monday marks a "semi-colon in the process of world trade talks, not a full stop," John Samuel, international director of ActionAid told IPS Monday.BRITAIN: New Shock Waves Come A Year After Bombing
Britain came to a standstill for two-minute silence Friday to mourn the 52 people who died in the London bombings Jul. 7 last year. But the silence, in which Muslims joined, did not quieten a growing unease between Muslims and the rest.IRAQ: A Story Left Incomplete
Alaa Hassan never did live to see publication of the last story he had filed. It got caught for a while, as stories sometimes are, in that no man's land between what a correspondent could reasonably get, and what an editor would really like.IRAQ: A Story Left Incomplete
Alaa Hassan never did live to see publication of the last story he had filed. It got caught for a while, as stories sometimes are, in that no man's land between what a correspondent could reasonably get, and what an editor would really like.DEVELOPMENT: Caught Between Fringe and Mainstream
The content of speeches at the world assembly of civil society groups in Glasgow last week was indication of course of where they stood in relation to the world. But indicative also was where they sat when they spoke.DEVELOPMENT: Civil Society Grapples With Relationship Problems
Sit within the group, and you see the differences. Look at it from the outside, and those differences might just begin to look like collective introspection.DEVELOPMENT: Civil Society Faces Up to Itself
The vote was not surprising, but it was telling. Civil society members had asked them that rather difficult question: "Are political leaders listening to civil society?"DEVELOPMENT: Who Spends Money Best
Just when does philanthropy become 'foolanthropy'? The assembly of civil society organisations being held in Glasgow this week set out to debate just that on Friday.DEVELOPMENT: ‘Economic Growth the Only Way’
Developing countries will have to grow out of poverty, not merely get aided out of it, says British secretary for the Department for International Development Hilary Benn.RELIGION: Islamic Civil Society Occupies a Different World
A mostly invisible dividing line through non- governmental organisations opened up at the world assembly of civil society organisations that got under way in Glasgow this week - between the secular and the Islamic non-governmental organisations.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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