http://www.worldpress.org World News Review en-us Copyright 2010, Worldpress.org. All Rights Reserved s.babayev@worldpress.org alex@worldpress.org http://www.worldpress.org/images/objects/20100316-haiti-thumb.jpg http://www.worldpress.org http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3514.cfm Two months after the earthquake-with over a million people homeless, the education system in tatters, and a season of deadly rainfall and hurricanes on the way-the people of Haiti face a situation that grows more dire by the day. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:39:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/3513.cfm While Pakistan, India and Saudi Arabia try to create cooperation between their governments, ties between Saudi Arabia and extremism complicate the situation greatly. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:06:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Europe/3512.cfm Lacking a democratic mandate and acting by stealth, E.U. elites have sought to make the Union a state in its own right, and a world power to boot. But have they gotten ahead of themselves? Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:39:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/3511.cfm International lending, within its current framework, leaves developing nations in a hole that only gets bigger as they try to pay off their debt. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:04:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/3510.cfm In a country where many families are too poor to buy books for their children, the organization Boundless Hope is helping kids get an education and putting essentials like pencils and toothbrushes in their hands. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:11:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Asia/3509.cfm Because the Burmese Constitution provides immunity for the junta and its crimes, the only hope for prosecution is through international law. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:09:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/3508.cfm A network of social justice movements is helping women combat inequality, violence and repression all over the globe, especially in Muslim countries. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:16:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/3507.cfm In Egypt, political advocacy is being sparked online, on sites like Facebook, but there is significantly less room for movement in Egypt's real world than in its virtual world. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:35:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/.cfm Iranians are not only battling violence and repression at home, fighting for basic rights; refugees of Iran are also under siege in Iraq's Camp Ashraf. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:06:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/3502.cfm The Egyptian government failed to cooperate with a review and recommendation process conducted by the U.N. Human Rights Council and a coalition of NGOs. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:44:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Europe/3503.cfm Greece's debt is a serious issue, and coming up with a plan for going forward is also very much a problem for the European Union. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:53:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Europe/3487.cfm An ongoing battle between Rupert Murdoch, Silvio Berlusconi and Muammar al-Gaddafi involves adult television programming, an ultraviolent war film, and lots of money and bitterness flying around. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:19:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Europe/3470.cfm The result of the Copenhagen summit ended up being a small, creaking movement of the world's political machinery, while the polar ice caps continue to melt without hesitation. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:16:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Asia/3505.cfm As China's economic and political rise makes itself felt in Asia, Japan and Southeast Asia face serious foreign policy dilemmas in the coming years. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:35:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Asia/3501.cfm Obama is set to meet the Dalai Lama, while the United States and China have already had a number of issues stoking the contention and competition between them recently. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:54:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Asia/3496.cfm The people and government of Taiwan are no strangers to natural disaster, and their history has galvanized them to do as much as possible to help bring Haiti to its feet. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:38:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3492.cfm The U.N. caretaker agency for Palestinian refugees, which is already neglected by Arab nations, is now being dropped by the Canadian government. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:25:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3491.cfm With aid to Haiti largely failing in the past and the daunting task of rebuilding the capital at present, many wonder whether international development plans will be lost in the rubble. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:07:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3488.cfm After 79 orphans were brought to Florida from Haiti for adoption, another 27 are now being trapped in the country by Haitian bureaucracy. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:03:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/3504.cfm When food is treated as simply a commodity, a huge chunk of the population cannot afford it. People in the South die every day from hunger and related diseases, while an equal number in the North consume in excess. Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:46:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/3499.cfm While the world Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:19:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/3498.cfm In a country that has seen a succession of brutal military leaders, the sudden prospect of fair elections forthcoming gives the people of Guinea new hope. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:06:00 GMT