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Pessimistic About Peace, Yet…

Analysis by Jerrold Kessel and Peter Klochendler

JERUSALEM - As President Obama on Wednesday initiates the ninth U.S. attempt in the last 30 years to bring about a final Palestinian-Israeli peace agreement, expectations are low and pessimism is high.

Environmental Forensics for BP Gulf Spill
Adrianne Appel*
BOSTON - Stealthy submarine gliders slide through the depths of the Gulf of Mexico with the precision of birds of prey. Robot-like rovers search for droplets of oil thousands of metres under the surface. Powerful computerised analysers send instant results to scientists on board the ship above. All of this to assess the impact of disaster.

U.N. Lagging on Water and Sanitation Development Goals
Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations stands accused of marginalising water and sanitation in its much-touted Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aimed at improving the lives of billions of people in the developing world.

U.N. Lagging on Water and Sanitation Development Goals
	The United Nations stands accused of marginalising water and sanitation in its much-touted Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aimed at improving the lives of billions of people in the developing world.

RWANDA: Genocide Ideology and Sectarianism Laws Silencing Critics?

Geothermal: Getting Energy from the Earth

Uganda Could Become Regional Rice Exporter say Researchers
	In a small garden at the Entebbe Botanical garden, about 40 kilometres from Kampala, a few yellowish plants are trying to adapt to their new environment.

Further Victims Identified in DRC Mass Rapes Case

Funding Begins Flowing for African Agriculture

TRADE-NEPAL: Carpet Industry Frayed at the Edges
	It was an industry pioneer and had even proved itself successful in the export market. But these days Jawalakhel Handicraft Centre (JHC) is barely able to sustain itself on retail sales, and general manager Chimi Dorjee has been reduced to just recalling how things had been when the going was still good.

HEALTH-NEPAL: Multiple Problems Mar Fight Against HIV/AIDS

NEPAL: Peace Process Survives Scare But Road Ahead Still Bumpy

ROMANIA: Austerity Deals Mortal Blow to Health System
	Five newborns died last week in a fire caused by an airconditioning fault at a Bucharest maternity. Insufficient, overworked staff and deficient maintenance -- results of inadequate funding of the health system - -were listed among the causes.

BALKANS: Serbia Prepares a New Case Over Kosovo

BALKANS: The Turks Return

Environmental Forensics for BP Gulf Spill
	Stealthy submarine gliders slide through the depths of the Gulf of Mexico with the precision of birds of prey. Robot-like rovers search for droplets of oil thousands of metres under the surface. Powerful computerised analysers send instant results to scientists on board the ship above. All of this to assess the impact of disaster.

ARGENTINA-BRAZIL: Nuclear Safeguards System an Example for the World

COLOMBIA: US Military Aid Contingent on Reversal of Rights Record

LEBANON: Rich Feast Through Month of Fasting
	Although not a celebration in the traditional sense, Ramadan in Lebanon is a time of joy for many, during which families reconnect and share their wealth with the poor. But in this country of extremes, not everyone has the luxury of celebrating the holy month.

MIDEAST: Pessimistic About Peace, Yet…

MIDEAST: Netanyahu Ignores President, and Wife

MIDEAST: Pessimistic About Peace, Yet…
	As President Obama on Wednesday initiates the ninth U.S. attempt in the last 30 years to bring about a final Palestinian-Israeli peace agreement, expectations are low and pessimism is high.

U.N. Lagging on Water and Sanitation Development Goals

Environmental Forensics for BP Gulf Spill

U.N. Lagging on Water and Sanitation Development Goals
	The United Nations stands accused of marginalising water and sanitation in its much-touted Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aimed at improving the lives of billions of people in the developing world.

Environmental Forensics for BP Gulf Spill

500,000 Pregnant Women at Risk in Pakistan Floods

LEBANON: Rich Feast Through Month of Fasting
	Although not a celebration in the traditional sense, Ramadan in Lebanon is a time of joy for many, during which families reconnect and share their wealth with the poor. But in this country of extremes, not everyone has the luxury of celebrating the holy month.

MIDEAST: Pessimistic About Peace, Yet…

U.N. Lagging on Water and Sanitation Development Goals

U.N. Lagging on Water and Sanitation Development Goals
	The United Nations stands accused of marginalising water and sanitation in its much-touted Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aimed at improving the lives of billions of people in the developing world.

PHILIPPINES: Criminal Ban, Stigma Drive Unsafe Abortions

BOTSWANA: HIV-positive Mothers Not Convinced to Exclusively Breastfeed

RIGHTS-INDIA: Law to Restrict Foreign Funding Alarms NGOs
	Voluntary and charitable organisations in India are aghast at a new law to restrict foreign contributions, that was passed by both Houses of Parliament recently.

COLOMBIA: US Military Aid Contingent on Reversal of Rights Record

Mexico Massacre Galvanises Migrant Rights Activists