Poor countries 'will be hurt hardest'
The World Bank predicts that the global economy will shrink this year for the first time since World War II, intensifying poverty in 'vulnerable countries.'
Congo: Treating the sexually abused in South Kivu
BUKAVU , 5 March 2009 (IRIN) - In Bukavu, the main town in South Kivu Province of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Panzi referral hospital receives six to eight women daily who have experienced sexual violence.
Fatah delegation in Cairo for unity talks
CAIRO, March 9 (Xinhua) -- A delegation of the Palestinian Fatah movement arrived here Monday to attend the inter-Palestinian national unity talks resumed last month.
Pay on line and get good grades
The ingenious net surfer who invited pupils to grade their teachers on-line and whose case was dismissed by the court is back with a second proposal : this time he invites pupils to pay to get their homework done. His newly opened site has caused a stir, and with good reason : the initiative advances the cult of cheating, it distorts meritocratic competition and marks a further extension of the market sector. But moral condemnation is not enough.
Amnesty condemns Iran over stonings
Amnesty International will call on Tehran on Monday morning to commute the sentences of around eight women who are at imminent risk of being stoned to death and to impose an immediate moratorium on the punishment.
Anti-imperialist Roquefort Soup
This recipe is an appeal for solidarity. In its final week in office, the Bush administration imposed prohibitory tariffs on Roquefort cheese.
Sisters in arms
Iranian women's presence in the social, political, and cultural arena is fairly recent. However, this movement, its progress and its impact, embraces much of Iran's contemporary history.
European crisis summit: Divided they stand
Brussels (l'Humanite) If the debate on protectionism is raging, the reason is that Europe is divided in the face of the crisis. This extraordinary European Council was called on Sunday afternoon by the Czech EU presidency. But for the first time ever, it will be preceded by an informal summit of eight east European countries on Poland’s initiative. “The rules of fair competition must be preserved in Europe,” Radislaw Silorski, Poland’s Foreign Secretary warned. The eastern countries are afraid western markets might be closed to their exports.
Women 'are still sidelined in politics'
The Inter-Parliamentary Union revealed on Thursday that women only account for around 18 per cent of the seats in parliaments worldwide.
Guadeloupe strike ends, people remain mobilized
BASSE-TERRE -- (Prensa Latina) An agreement March 5 over wages and prices between authorities and unions put an end to a six-week general strike in Guadeloupe, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean.
