The Parisian suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois, wracked by days of clashes between Muslim immigrants and police, is far from unique. One of many such suburbs created by an influx of Arab and African immigrants in the 1960s and 1970s, the town suffers from the same social tensions simmering beneath the...
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The UN has not accomplished much in recent years, but only because the major powers cannot agree, refusing to act on pressing global problems. Instead, powerful nations balk at coordinating action on genocide in Darfur, global warming or violence in the Middle East. “The UN reflects the ability of...
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A lot of ink has been spent in debating what is the best way to fight the growing terrorist threat coming essentially from Islamic parts of the world. One way the West can help drain the swamps that breed fundamentalism and terrorism is by removing a basic cause of anger and frustration – economic...
Unemployed youth in Pakistan: Trade policy that creates jobs is essential to fighting terrorism.
WASHINGTON: Many people believe economic growth, development, and job creation in the Muslim world could help drain...
Israeli missiles killed Sheik Ahmed Yassin, the spiritual leader of the terrorist group Hamas, on March 22 morning as he left a Mosque. Hamas is blamed for many of the suicide bombings against Israel, and Sheik Yassin is thought to have ordered several of them. The killing was lauded in Israel...
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Rising wealth for middle classes around the world drives demand for status symbols, in turn spurring environmental crime. Illegal logging, elephant and rhino hunting for ivory and horns, among other practices have created instability in many countries. According to the United Nations and Interpol,...
Surging environmental crime, from illegal logging to elephant poaching, is worth up to $213 billion a year and is helping to fund armed conflicts while cutting economic growth, a U.N. and Interpol report said on Tuesday.
The study, released during...
Those worried about climate change are not waiting for scientific deliberation that Typhoon Haiyan is a consequence of a warming planet. The typhoon is reported to have killed thousands in the Philippines, and relief organizations struggle to reach survivors with needed food, water and supplies....
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Janicki Bioenergy based in Seattle has devised an Omni Processor system that takes raw sewage, boils it, separating solids from water vapor. The solids are then used to produce electricity – with the extracted water used for drinking. Sewage contains about 80 percent water and 20 percent biomass;...
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The UN Security Council will hold an emergency session on Ebola today, at the request of the United States. The disease is spreading quickly in West Africa and, with global air travel, could quickly hop new borders. The health infrastructure of West Africa is weak, with limited resources and...
Building a defense against Ebola: Kenyan officials at Nairobi airport check temperatures of arriving passengers (top); lack of basic supplies to protect against infection felled Sierra Leone’s top Ebola doctor Sheikh Umar Khan
NEW HAVEN: The Ebola...
