Respect for human rights is best weapon against terrorism
As long as social and economic problems remain unresolved, and youth unemployment remains high, measures solely based on security are doomed to fail.
Today in history: It's World Car Free Day!
The event promotes mass transit, cycling and walking, and the development of communities where jobs are closer to home and shopping is within walking distance.
Vietnam alarmed by conflict in South China Sea
The United States has never ratified the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the peaceful means to settle disputes.
Future of the BRICS
The BRICS group created a Shanghai-based development bank and a reserve fund to finance infrastructure projects and head off future economic crises.
Maduro: Brics summit will change the world order
Brics creating a development bank with $100 billion starting capital using local currencies instead of U.S. dollar.
#Bring our girls home
A wave of revulsion has spread worldwide over the news of the kidnapping of young girls from a school at Chibok, in Borno State in Northwestern Nigeria by the violent Boko Haram sect.
Central African Republic: More bloody fruits of colonialism
It's the same old story, the Central African Republic is one of the richest countries in Africa and one of the poorest in the world. Vast wealth is extracted but not enough comes in to maintain stability and growth.
Four more years: Into Africa
Africa is probably the single most complex region of the world and arguably its most troubled.
Cuba's new, experimental urban cooperatives
The plan is to develop 222 urban cooperatives throughout the island: food service ventures, agricultural markets, technical and personal services, fisheries, and water management services.
Ciudad Juárez: voyage to the end of globalization
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico -- The dream of industrial globalization has turned into a nightmare.
