The Muslim festival Eid approaches, but not the end to power cuts that have
darkened the month-long Ramadan fasting leading up to the festival. Or to the
agony of Gazans, made worse by the reminder that it’s approaching festive time.

It took almost two hours before Jeenti Deva, 16, could board the bus that would
bring him home to India, but the long wait did not stop him from smiling.

Seen from up high, the route to Puente Inambari looks like a green serpent —
long, robust and sinuous. The Amazon jungle that dominates this landscape will
be underwater if one of the largest hydroelectric dams in Peru (and all Latin
America) is built.

With power cuts up to 16 hours to full days, a soaring heat wave and unbearable
humidity, the Israeli-led siege on Gaza is but one of many factors leaving
Ramadan miserable for the majority of Palestinians in Gaza.

Efforts by the U.S. and Russian governments to move speedily towards the
abolition of strategic nuclear weapons have hit stumbling blocks and continue to
generate debates among experts about the practicality of achieving a nuclear-
free world in the near future.

A trial that dragged on for six years amidst public outrage ended Friday in Portugal with the unexpected sentencing of prominent personalities, found guilty in a child sex abuse scandal that shook the nation.

Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean will grow again this year, driven largely by demand from China. But the high proportion of commodities may increase dependency on China, and Asia as a region, warns a new report by ECLAC, the regional United Nations agency.

Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean will grow again this year, driven largely by demand from China. But the high proportion of commodities may increase dependency on China, and Asia as a region, warns a new report by ECLAC, the regional United Nations agency.

While all parties maintained a spirit of cordiality and mutual understanding, no
new promises emerged from this week’s talks between the leaders of Israel and
the Palestine Authority (PA) that offered tangible hope for a major breakthrough
in resolving the more than 60-year-old conflict.

Twenty-eight minors have been documented as victims of last month’s four-day
raid of more than a dozen villages centred around Walikale, Democratic Republic
of the Congo (DRC), U.N. officials told reporters here today. Children, including
one 12-years old boy were identified. The Walikale victim toll has risen to over
240.

Sugarcane could replace the energy produced by three hydroelectric dams like
the Belo Monte in the Amazon, claims the Brazilian sugarcane industry, which
remains relegated to marginal participation in the national electricity matrix.

Mavi Susel, the first transsexual in Cuba to undergo sex reassignment surgery, back in 1988, has found herself trapped in the traditionally assigned gender role of a housewife.

September in Mozambique’s capital has begun with violent protests. Thousands have been striking over an increase in the prices of basic goods, including bread. Police responded with force – firing on crowds gathered on the streets in several suburbs and townships in and around Maputo.

Quality of life in Eastern European cities will continue to fall unless outdated
systems of city life dominated by cars are abandoned, NGOs in the region say.

As Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood gears up to contest November parliamentary
elections, some analysts note the relatively few gains made by the Brotherhood-
led opposition over the last five years in an assembly dominated by the ruling
National Democratic Party (NDP).