Monthly Archives: July 2011

Haiti’s Reconstruction Still an Uphill Battle By Thalif Deen IPS July 26, 2011 UNITED NATIONS, Jul 26, 2011 (IPS) – As Haiti struggles to recover from the deadly January 2010 earthquake that killed over 200,000 people and forced nearly 1.5 … Continue reading →

Freedom of Expression Can Be Limited Only in “Exceptional Circumstances” By Gustavo Capdevila IPS July 26, 2011 GENEVA, Jul 26, 2011 (IPS) – The United Nations Human Rights Committee confirmed the central role of freedom of expression in human rights, … Continue reading →

LATIN AMERICA:  Social Front Against Water Privatisation By Fabiana Frayssinet IPS July 27, 2011 RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 27, 2011 (IPS) – Civil society organisations in Latin America have begun to coordinate joint actions in the region to curb what … Continue reading →

SOUTH SUDAN:  Row Over Exorbitant Fees for Pipeline Use By Charlton Doki IPS July 27, 2011 JUBA , Jul 27, 2011 (IPS) – Less than three weeks after gaining independence, South Sudan is embroiled in a row with Sudan over … Continue reading →

China Advances a Grip on IMF By Antoaneta Becker IPS July 27, 2011 LONDON, Jul 27, 2011 (IPS) – The IMF’s new Chinese deputy chief Zhu Min is known by many in the financial capitals in the West for warning … Continue reading →

EL SALVADOR:  Growing Tension Between Funes and Ruling Leftwing Party By Edgardo Ayala IPS July 27, 2011 SAN SALVADOR, Jul 27, 2011 (IPS) – Two years into his term, El Salvador’s first-ever leftwing president, Mauricio Funes, finds himself more and … Continue reading →

India-Pakistan Rivalry Afghanistan’s “Gordian Knot” By Barbara Slavin IPS July 27, 2011 WASHINGTON, Jul 27, 2011 (IPS) – U.S. hopes to withdraw forces and leave behind a stable Afghanistan may rest on whether Pakistan and India can lower bilateral tensions … Continue reading →

Bolivian President Denounces Water Privatisation By Haider Rizvi IPS July 27, 2011 UNITED NATIONS, Jul 27, 2011 (IPS) – “Water is life. Water is humanity. How could it be part of the private business?” asked Bolivian President Evo Morales Wednesday, … Continue reading →

US:  Key Committee Slashes Foreign Aid, Warns Palestinians By Jim Lobe IPS July 27, 2011 WASHINGTON, Jul 27, 2011 (IPS) – Amidst growing fears of a new fiscal crisis sparked by a possible U.S. debt default next week, a key … Continue reading →

Defections Threaten to Crack Muslim Brotherhood By Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani IPS July 28, 2011 CAIRO, Jul 28, 2011 (IPS) – For the last 40 years, the Muslim Brotherhood’s united front has been the envy of Egypt’s political … Continue reading →