U.S. Abstains on Controversial World Bank Mongolia Mine Project
Advancing Deserts, Asia-Pacific, Environment, Eye on the IFIs, Headlines, Indigenous Rights, Natural Resources, North America, Trade & Investment, Water & Sanitation The mining project has been the focus of longstanding ...
War Widows Struggle in a ‘Man’s World’
Active Citizens, Armed Conflicts, Asia-Pacific, Civil Society, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors’ Choice, Gender, Headlines, Human Rights, Population, Poverty & MDGs, Regional Categories, Women & Economy, Women in ...
World Bank Approves Contentious Ethiopia-Kenya Electric Line
Africa, Development & Aid, Energy, Eye on the IFIs, Featured, Global Governance, Headlines, Natural Resources The World Bank has voted to approve funding credit for a major transmission line that ...
World Bank Approves Contentious Ethiopia-Kenya Electric Line
Africa, Development & Aid, Energy, Eye on the IFIs, Featured, Global Governance, Headlines, Natural Resources The World Bank has voted to approve funding credit for a major transmission line that ...
US-born heiress found dead in London mansion
Police stand guard outside the home of Eva Rausing in London, Britain on July 10 2012. One of the U.K.’s richest men has reportedly been arrested after his U.S.-born wife ...
US-born heiress found dead in London mansion
Police stand guard outside the home of Eva Rausing in London, Britain on July 10 2012. One of the U.K.’s richest men has reportedly been arrested after his U.S.-born wife ...
Salvation Army Australia: Sorry for gay comments
The Salvation Army Australia is apologizing for an official’s comments suggesting that the charitable Christian organization believes homosexuals should be put to death. Maj. Andrew Craibe, media relations director for ...
New World Bank Environment Strategy Boosts Private Sector Role
WASHINGTON, Jun 7, 2012 (IPS) – The World Bank this week released its new environment strategy for the next decade, 2012 through 2022, saying the policy framework was crafted in ...
‘The Real World’ turns 20
“The Real World: New York” premiered on May 21, 1992. Having aired 532 episodes, “The Real World” celebrates its 20th anniversary this weekThe September 2011 premiere of “The Real World: ...
6.0-magnitude quake strikes near Bologna, Italy
By msnbc.com staff and news services A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Bologna, Italy, on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake, which initially was registered at magnitude 6.3, ...
