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/20100204-unrwa-thumb.jpg http://www.worldpress.org 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/Africa/3490.cfm Some critics say that the 2010 World Cup should not have been awarded to South Africa, because of its crime problems, even though the country has proved itself capable of hosting major events in the past. Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:12:00 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/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/Americas/3485.cfm Even as a man is pulled alive from the rubble 11 days after the earthquake, the search for survivors is being called off. The focus moves on to the emergency relief operation. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:46:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3484.cfm The devastated country's limited infrastructure and damaged roads have created a bottleneck, and too little help is getting to people too slowly. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:47:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/3481.cfm A report by the U.N. Human Rights Commission determined that Israel committed war crimes against the Palestinians in Gaza, but nothing has changed in terms of U.S. support. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:38:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/3475.cfm Stef Wertheimer, an industrialist and world-renowned peace advocator, offers a new strategy to solve the ongoing instability in the Middle East. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:44:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/3471.cfm Thousands of Palestinians will march in Gaza on New Year's Eve, joined in solidarity by hundreds of activists who plan to enter Gaza through Egypt, despite Egypt's warnings against it. Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:38:00 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/Europe/3468.cfm In these hard economic times, Ukraine is struggling to pull itself out of Russia's shadow and out of debt, aiming to establish itself as a viable free-market state. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:25:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Europe/3467.cfm With the United Nations struggling to maintain its relevence in the modernized world, its relationship with the European Union is proving to be an important one. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:37:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Asia/3482.cfm A court ruling to allow the use of the word "Allah" in Christian publications is causing divisions among the diverse people of Malaysia. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:16:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Asia/3479.cfm Three decades after a brutal period in their history, indigenous Australians are still struggling for land rights and identity on their native soil. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:14:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Asia/3476.cfm With the level of destruction in Burma on scale with Darfur, some Karen refugees are resettling in the cold climate of Ireland. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:54:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3446.cfm The author discusses Canadian leadership, climate change, the Northwest Passage dispute, and a host of other issues concerning Canada and the northern hemisphere. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:09:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3444.cfm For the first time in nearly 30 years, testimonies, to be followed by criminal prosecutions, have been reinitiated against those responsible for the state sponsored terrorism that occurred between 1976 and 1983. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:57:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3439.cfm The international community should back prosecutors efforts and oppose amnesties for abuses in Honduras. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:55:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/3478.cfm With the Copenhagen failure fresh in our memory and the 2010 World Cup around the corner, many are wondering how green the soccer tournament will be. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:32:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/3474.cfm As Somalia scrambles toward a new era of peace, forces inside and outside the country can do much more by moving away from the costly strategies of "hard power." Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:29:00 GMT http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/3472.cfm In the squalid slums of battle-scarred Freetown, an Irish charity is taking young women off the streets and giving them back their lives. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:03:00 GMT