You could say Boko Haram is everywhere, or you could say it’s nowhere: both would be correct.

On the trail of Boko Haram, The Independent (UK), 12 March 2012
aIMG_1178fb on Flickr.Crisis Group analysts in Nigeria overcoming hurdles in the field

aIMG_1178fb on Flickr.

Crisis Group analysts in Nigeria overcoming hurdles in the field

A non-hysterical approach to the Iran nuclear issue is entirely possible.

motherjones:

Can This Guy Save the Earth From Celestial Annihilation With the Nuclear Bombs He Helped Make?
One of the country’s top atomic-weapons designers has sold NASA on his plan to kill asteroids. Is it frealz, or another nuclear-sized boondoggle?
We profiled the guy… And we still aren’t sure.

motherjones:

Can This Guy Save the Earth From Celestial Annihilation With the Nuclear Bombs He Helped Make?

One of the country’s top atomic-weapons designers has sold NASA on his plan to kill asteroids. Is it frealz, or another nuclear-sized boondoggle?

We profiled the guy… And we still aren’t sure.

(Source: Mother Jones)

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Turtle Bay: High Commissioner for Human Rights' office calls for investigation into Gaddafi's death

columlynch:


21 October 2011

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville

Location: Geneva

Subject: Libya

The death of Muammar Gaddafi and the fall of Sirte and Bani Walid bring an end to eight months of extreme violence and suffering for the Libyan people. A new era is…

7 months ago 1 ♥
International Crisis Group: Why Uzbekistan Matters

crisisgroup:

By Andrew Stroehlein

As Washington’s relations with Pakistan seem to hit a new low every week, the U.S. has been trying to compensate by improving ties with Uzbekistan to the north to shore up international efforts in Afghanistan. It is an understandable repositioning, but it is not one…

(Source: )

7 months ago 23 ♥

the fundamental call for a fairer distribution of wealth cannot be ignored

Editorial, Financial Times

(Source: on.ft.com)

doctorswithoutborders:

Dadaab is the largest refugee camp in the world, literally the third largest city in Kenya. In the Starved for Attention film “Why Do We Have To Wait For A Crisis?” photojournalist Lynsey Addario documents the food crisis in Somalia and northeastern Kenya. All children have the same nutritional needs to grow and thrive. It shouldn’t take a war or famine to occur before vulnerable children have access to a healthy diet.
This is one of 195 million stories of malnutrition. Sign the petition and donate your profile to help us rewrite the story.
Photo: © Lynsey Addario/VII

doctorswithoutborders:

Dadaab is the largest refugee camp in the world, literally the third largest city in Kenya. In the Starved for Attention film “Why Do We Have To Wait For A Crisis?” photojournalist Lynsey Addario documents the food crisis in Somalia and northeastern Kenya. All children have the same nutritional needs to grow and thrive. It shouldn’t take a war or famine to occur before vulnerable children have access to a healthy diet.

This is one of 195 million stories of malnutrition. Sign the petition and donate your profile to help us rewrite the story.

Photo: © Lynsey Addario/VII

7 months ago 65 ♥
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