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A lot has happened in Egypt over the past two weeks: civil unrest has come to a head and the resultant political upheaval and media meltdown have raised many questions in the international community. Here is a brief summary of the events to-date: Inspired by the successful people’s revolution in Tunisia earlier in the month, tens …

NATO LISBON SUMMIT 2010 The significant issue of pulling out US troops from Afghanistan has been relatively long standing. At a conference in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, The United States of America and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies decided to set an ostensibly reasonable target date (the end of 2014) to withdraw US …

Somalia- the land of poverty, hoplessness and ceaseless war- forgotten in the eyes of this world. One would hardly guess that this nation was once a pinnacle of prosperity and wealth in Eastern Africa. With sea-borne trade and castle building traditions the Gerald, Bari and Gobroon Dynasty’s once flourished under Islamic tenets. Even now, impressive palaces and fortresses …

Liu Xiaobo a Chinese intellectual as a writer and professor is the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. He is currently sentenced to 11 years of prison for inciting subversion of state power.  He is one of the writer’s of charter 08, which was the first text to show an alternating political view of China …

For the last four years, drought has plagued the terrain surrounding Syria and Iraq turning fertile land into a barren, cracked plain.  Once producing an abundant wheat crop and sustaining grazing sheep herds, the area today more closely resembles a desert complete with sandstorms.  Herders in the country have lost over 85% of their livestock …

Tributes to the 33 miners near the cite of the collapse in Copiapo, Chile. Photo from NY Times. It’s been 50 days since 33 miners have been trapped below Chile’s Atacama desert.   Half a mile below ground, these men wait for their rescue, which may take up to four months. The San Jose gold …

“Pakistan is facing a slow-motion tsunami. Its destructive power will accumulate and grow with time… Make no mistake: this is a global disaster, a global challenge. It is one of the greatest tests of global solidarity in our times.” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in remarks to the General Assembly, New York, 19 Aug. ’10