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Europe: New Expulsions Hit People Without a Place — Global Issues
Roma gypsies are routinely described as Europe's largest ethnic minority. Numbering between 10 and 16 million, their combined population exceeds that of many European Union countries. Yet their numerical strength offers no compensation ...
Poor Thirst As Nile Taps Run Dry — Global Issues
The midday sun punishes a group of veiled women as they wait in line to fill their buckets and jerrycans. They have travelled on foot to a rusty tap on the outskirts of Cairo that gushes irrigation water never intended for human ...
Rights-Japan: Death Penalty Still Hangs In The Balance — Global Issues
It has been a long and exhausting wait for anti-death penalty campaigners like Akiko Takada, but there are few signs that capital punishment will be taken off Japan's law books any time soon.
What's New September 2010 — Global Issues
Updates to the global issues web site, from the previous update to September 1, 2010, are mentioned here. The globalissues.org site is a unique site that provides insights into global issues that may be misrepresented but are all ...
Russia: New START May End With a Whimper — Global Issues
Efforts by the US and Russian governments to move speedily towards the abolition of strategic nuclear weapons have hit stumbling blocks and continue to generate debates among experts about the practicality of achieving a nuclear- free ...
Mideast: Ramadan Goes Down Under Rubble — Global Issues
With power cuts up to 16 hours to full days, a soaring heat wave and unbearable humidity, the Israeli-led siege on Gaza is but one of many factors leaving Ramadan miserable for the majority of Palestinians in Gaza.
Portugal: Prominent Figures Sentenced in Child Sex Ring Scandal ...
A trial that dragged on for six years amidst public outrage ended Friday in Portugal with the unexpected sentencing of prominent personalities, found guilty in a child sex abuse scandal that shook the nation.
Environmentalists Push For Coal-Ash Regulation — Global Issues
In what promises to be a contentious, high-profile series of debates, the forces of environmental protection will be lining up against those of the electric power industry over the future status of coal-ash.
Brazil: Sugarcane's Electrical Potential Goes to Waste — Global Issues
Sugarcane could replace the energy produced by three hydroelectric dams like the Belo Monte in the Amazon, claims the Brazilian sugarcane industry, which remains relegated to marginal participation in the national electricity matrix.
Film-Cuba: 'I Fought for This, But Not Just to Be a Housewife ...
Mavi Susel, the first transsexual in Cuba to undergo sex reassignment surgery, back in 1988, has found herself trapped in the traditionally assigned gender role of a housewife.
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