Nuclear Contamination in Northern Iraqi Province?
Fears are growing in the northern province of Ninevah, about 400km north of Baghdad, of a possible radiation leak and contamination from a former nuclear plant.
What is an Eco-village?
Eco-villages are essentially designed communities intending to be socially, economically and ecologically sustainable.
What Cubans Expect from Obama
As expected, Barack Obama's electoral win has raised new questions all over the world given the United States of America's place in the current system of international relations.
2008 Ballot Initiative Outcomes in Georgia and Other States
ATLANTA - With numerous statewide initiatives on the ballot in Georgia and in other states on November 04, 2008, the following is a review of the outcomes of these initiatives:
Mexican Writer to Receive Tribute in Havana
Mexican Sergio Pitol, the 2005 Miguel de Cervantes Literature Prize winner, next week will receive a tribute from Havana’s Casa de las Américas cultural institution, where the author will read some of his stories.
Canada: Invest in Jobs and Improve Employment Insurance
The Canadian Labour Congress says it's time the federal government took steps to ensure that job losses in the manufacturing and forestry sectors aren't accelerated by the recent worldwide economic slump.
Book Review: Toussaint L'Ouverture: The Haitian Revolution
Published as part of a series of books celebrating great revolutionaries, Toussaint L'Ouverture is a selection of notes, letters and memoirs written during the Haitian struggle against slavery and colonialism.
Vietnam Creates Measures to Tackle Financial Turmoil
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung emphasized the dire need to boost exports and narrow the trade deficit to halt a slowdown of the national economy, which is being increasingly affected by the global financial crisis and the world-wide economic recession trend.
Tight Belts, Tough Choices for Global Charities
Humanitarian organizations face tough choices if the global financial crisis affects their income, as some analysts predict. Although it is too soon to predict the full impact of the crisis on funding, some agencies said they were reviewing possible cutbacks and some have started tightening their belts.
Obama's Mandate for Change
In the aftermath of a truly historic election, the right-wing and its long-time centrist political allies have been trying to regroup and get a handle on just exactly what happened.
