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Hungry for New Content, Google Tries to Grow Its Own in Africa

January 26, 2010
Google grew because it had the best search engine and content to be found. To continue to grow, Google needs to locate and provide more searchable information. Nowhere is this more evident than in Africa, where Google struggles to find online content. Consequently, the company has sponsored a...

Israel, Palestinians Declare End to Violence

February 8, 2005
On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and newly-elected Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared an end to violence between Israel and Palestine, after meeting at a summit in Egypt. The announcement marks the highest-level meeting since the outbreak of hostilities in 2000. The death...

A New (Under) Class of Travellers

June 30, 2009
Experts believe that an increase in environmental crises like droughts or floods due to climate change will cause an attendant increase in migration. How many people will be affected remains unclear with estimates ranging from 200 million to 700 million by 2050. The issue is complicated not only by...

Protection of Native Resources Demanded

March 13, 2003
Intellectual property rights experts and farmer's rights activists in Thailand are up in arms over their government's proposed native-resources protection bill. The bill, designed to protect the country's native animal and plant species, has been drafted to help Thailand comply with...

How To Get Rid of Nuclear Weapons

Gareth Evans
May 4, 2010

Some of Hussein’s Arab Foes Admire His Fight

March 26, 2003
Saddam Hussein is not well liked in the Arab world. But the US-led war on Iraq is leading to more anti-American sentiment across the Middle East and galvanizing support for Iraqi resistance to US forces. Even the Arab intelligentsia, which has long hoped for the spread of democratic institutions...

China Cancels Environmental Report

July 27, 2007
Governments around the globe continue to prioritize the short-term gains of economic growth over the long-term costs of environmental destruction. But with mounting property damage and increasing reports of illnesses such as asthma, nations can’t help but be embarrassed about the costs associated...

Havana’s Hottest Spot Is a Crowded Ramp to WiFi Bliss

August 17, 2015
Less than 5 percent of Cubans have access to the internet. Among the many goals for the United States in restoring relations with Cuba is “Initiating new efforts to increase Cubans’ access to communications and their ability to communicate freely.” The Cuban government has since opened free...
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