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August 20, 2008

Explosives Threaten Civilians after S.Ossetia Ceasefire

by Emma Batha, Reuters AlertNet, UK - Thousands of people uprooted during the fighting over South Ossetia will be risking their lives when they return home because of unexploded or abandoned munitions, aid workers and weapons experts warn.

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Children Under the Sun

by Rupi Mangat, Mail & Guardian, South Africa - Not many people would give a street kid banging an empty drum a second glance. But...

To Turn the Tide on Piracy in Somalia, Bring Justice to its Fisheries

by Katie Stuhldreher, Christian Science Monitor, USA - Piracy will not be eradicated from the region until Somalia becomes a stable, functioning state with a...

Healing & Redefining Our World

by Wahleah Johns, Melinda Yazzie, Lilian Hill, Black Mesa Water Coalition, USA - "Our way of life is at jeopardy. The majority of the people...

Closing Gitmo Is Just the Beginning

by Suzanne Nossel, Guardian, UK - During his first television interview after winning the White House, president-elect Barack Obama reiterated his long-standing promise to shut...

Muslim Woman Defies Male Dominance

by Farah El Alfy, Al Jazeera, Qatar - Amal Soliman, a 32-year-old Egyptian woman, has endured intimidation and ridicule in the year since she applied...