Recently added articles from Interpress Service:
PAKISTAN: PAKHTUNS OPEN THEIR DOORS TO UPROOTED CIVILIANS.
May 26, 2009 ... By Ashfaq Yusufzai PESHAWAR, May 26, 2009 (IPS/GIN) - For Pakistan's Pakhtuns, hospitality is part of an old tradition that assures even strangers a warm welcome into their homes. Estimates vary but between two and three million people have been displaced in Swat, ...
ENERGY: ICELAND GEOTHERMAL PLANT NOT SO CLEAN-BURNING.
May 26, 2009 ... By Lowana Veal REYKJAVIK, May 26, 2009 (IPS/GIN) - Geothermal energy has long been thought of as clean and renewable, but since the Hellisheidi geothermal plant began operating in 2006, nearby residents have found themselves dusting off their china more often. Soon ...
MIDEAST: ISRAELI AIR STRIKE VICTIMS STILL AWAIT REPARATIONS.
May 26, 2009 ... By Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa Al-Omrani CAIRO, May 26, 2009 (IPS/GIN) - More than four months after Israel's air strikes in the Gaza Strip, residents along Egypt's border with the Hamas-run enclave are still awaiting compensation for property damaged by the onslaught. ...
MIDEAST: ABBAS'S NEW GOV'T FACES UPHILL BATTLE IN PEACE TALKS.
May 26, 2009 ... Analysis by Mel Frykberg RAMALLAH, May 26, 2009 (IPS/GIN) - While the United States appears to be optimistic about Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, inter-Palestinian rivalry, a recalcitrant Israeli government and an international community with its own agenda could well scuttle ...
U.S.: DRIVE FOR SANCTIONS LIKELY IN WAKE OF NORTH KOREAN TEST.
May 26, 2009 ... By Jim Lobe* WASHINGTON, May 25, 2009 (IPS/GIN) - North Korea's underground nuclear test Sunday drew strong condemnation Monday from U.S. President Barack Obama, who suggested that Washington will seek strong international sanctions by the U.N. Security Council and possibly ...