May 2010
50 posts
Man Visits Haiti To Check Up On $10 Donation | The... →
Three months after a 7.0 earthquake rocked the impoverished island nation of Haiti, 36-year-old Brad Halder visited its demolished capital to see firsthand how his $10 donation to a relief fund was…
BBC News - Creative minds 'mimic schizophrenia' →
Creativity is akin to insanity, say scientists who have been studying how the mind works. Brain scans reveal striking similarities in the thought pathways of highly creative people and those with…
'The single most effective weapon against deployed... →
It began with a bang and “a huge white blast,” in the description of one witness who outlived that Saturday morning, March 29, 2003, when more than 100 pounds of C-4 plastic explosive detonated in…
Iraq war badly planned, poorly resourced: Bremer |... →
Planning for the 2003 invasion of Iraq was inadequate and not enough troops were sent to ensure post-conflict security, Paul Bremer, the former U.S. diplomat who led the civilian occupation authority…
Is the U.N. complicit in Sri Lankan war crimes? |... →
Louise Arbour, the head of the International Crisis Group, called for an internal review of the U.N.’s conduct during Sri Lanka’s bloody 2009 civil war, telling Turtle Bay that the organization’s…
Swift Rage in Pakistan Over Facebook and Its Ban -... →
Pakistanis can be emotional, and their sensitivities heighten over matters of faith. Blasphemy is a particularly combustible issue. Reactions are intense and extreme. So, it was no surprise here that…
Why Pakistan's Facebook Ban Doesn't Make Sense |... →
Over the past four years or so, Pakistanis have become addicted to Facebook. The social networking website is home to local celebrities, including former President Pervez Musharraf, who recenctly…
Pakistan court orders ban on Facebook because of... →
A court bans the website after a contest soliciting drawings of Muhammad. The campaign was to show solidarity with ‘South Park,’ which received threats after depicting the prophet in a bear suit
Two journalists ponder the hazards of reporting on... →
Foreign correspondents covering the Middle East are the first to admit that it isn’t an easy beat: partisan views, authoritarian regimes and marginalised opposition movements are routine hazards. Add…
Construction begins on 'great wall of Baghdad' | ... →
Baghdad is to resort to one of the oldest forms of defence by building a massive wall around the capital to keep out insurgents. A series of recent suicide bombings has driven the governor of the…
Reuters AlertNet -Post-war Sri Lanka's... →
As Sri Lanka prepares to mark the first anniversary of the end of its civil conflict, aid workers are struggling to cope with the humanitarian impact of the war that could be worse than after the…
Jehad Nga: Turkana - Telegraph →
In a region where little to no aid has reached many of the affected areas, Nga documents in the clearest light possible the people and faces at risk of disappearing as a result of the disaster.
Al-Sadr Major influence in Electing Iraq's Next PM... →
When it comes to electing Iraq’s next prime minister, Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s vote may be the only one that counts.
Associated Press | Mounting concern among Iraqis... →
Many Iraqis are increasingly uneasy that a wave of bombings and shootings may revive all-out sectarian warfare that ravaged the country several years ago. In Baghdad and other cities, some are…
Reuters AlertNet - Pakistan's humanitarian crisis... →
One year after Pakistan witnessed its worst internal displacements since its creation in 1947, the government and humanitarian agencies are still struggling to respond to the needs of over 3 million…
Is Foreign Aid Bad for Africa? Shirt Charity Spurs... →
In the history of foreign aid, it looked pretty harmless: a young Florida businessman decided to collect a million shirts and send them to poor people in Africa. Jason Sadler just wanted to help. He…
Greg Barker’s Film About Sergio Vieira de Mello -... →
“Sergio,” an HBO documentary that is to make its American television debut on May 6, tells the story of the devastating Al Qaeda truck bombing of the United Nations compound in Baghdad on Aug. 19,…
Esther Duflo: Social experiments to fight poverty... →
Alleviating poverty is more guesswork than science, and lack of data on aid’s impact raises questions about how to provide it. But Clark Medal-winner Esther Duflo says it’s possible to know which…
YEMEN: A young woman explains why she wears the... →
When 20-year-old university student Layla Asda decided to wear the face-covering veil niqab, her father went ballistic. A relatively secular artist, he told her that the black cloak made her look…
Reuters AlertNet - Hunger in Yemen could spark... →
One in every three people is suffering from chronic hunger in Yemen where growing food shortages could spark further unrest or mass migration, United Nations aid agencies warned on Tuesday.
Capturing Conflict: Civil War to Afghanistan - The... →
Since photography was invented in the 19th century, the battlefield has been one of the camera’s preeminent milieus. Here’s a brief photographic history of the U.S. armed forces’ engagements, from…
Rob Galbraith DPI: 30 years of pictures by... →
Former National Geographic photographer Bruce Dale has prepared a wonderful retrospective of his 30 years spent shooting for the magazine, complete with audio commentary and explanations of the…
On Haiti, America's short attention span strikes... →
A study of New York Times coverage shows that the press loves to cover a natural disaster. For about a week.
Iraq civilian death toll rises sharply in April |... →
The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq rose sharply in April from the month before, a sign that insurgents may be trying to exploit political tensions after an election that produced no…
April 2010
55 posts
