Newsvine Mass. rights group faults Bangladesh on refugees | BOSTON — Tens of thousands of Burmese refugees are being forced into makeshift camps in Bangladesh and face widespread starvation unless they receive more humanitarian aid, according to an int... (photo: AP / Binsar Bakkara)
The Examiner A sermon with a side order of fries | When you're hungry, starving, parched…and every which way you turn, there is no bread, no water, no sustenance at all, you will eat the first thing given to you. If you have ever gone hungry ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Business Day Online The Birth of the Billionth African Last year Africa's population finally reached a billion, making the continent the second most populated after Asia, mirroring its geographical size as the second largest continent after the latter. Th... (photo: WN / Eteh) AfricaCultureEconomyPhotosPopulation
IRINnews PAKISTAN: Wheat rust threat rising web | LAHORE, 7 March 2010 (IRIN) - Experts say it is only a matter of time before wind carries a deadly wheat stem pathogen into Pakistan, the ninth largest wheat producing nation in the world. Known... (photo: Creative Commons / Farhan) AgriculturePakistanPhotosWeatherWheat
The Times Of India Shadow Over Venus Women have won a number of big victories - and if the Women's Reservation Bill is passed, it could change the face of politics and gender discourse. But also consider: 20... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) GenderIndiaPhotosPoliticsWomen
The Siasat Daily I've followed Gandhi's maxim: Shakira | Geneva, March 04: Colombian singer Shakira, who was awarded a medal by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for her work to promote social justice and the advanc... (photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert) CelebrityHollywoodMusicPhotosSinger
The Guardian Margaret Thatcher's toxic legacy | The election approaches and Britain begins the long haul out of recession. What will the Conservatives do to the economy? David Cameron has claimed Margaret Thatcher's ... (photo: AP / Darren Hauck) ElectionLegacyPhotosThatcherToxic
New Straits/Business Times Cambodia opens new casino near Vietnam border | 2010/02/26 | BAVET, Cambodia: A new multi-million-dollar casino opened Friday in Cambodia near neighbouring Vietnam, in a bid to attract more foreign gamblers and furth... (photo: Creative Commons / Bidgee) BorderCasinoMillionOpenPhotos
The Examiner Rating Obama's first year in office: healthcare | This painting depicts President Obama speaking in front of the White House. Ray Johnson | The healthcare system in America is in such dire straits that no one can argue... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) HealthObamaPhotosUSWorld
The New York Times Population and Contraception | Arthur Westing ("Overpopulation and climate change," Views, Feb. 18) is right to recognize that slowing population growth will make reductions in greenhouse gases more ... (photo: AP) ClimatePhotosPopulationSocietyWomen
