Pacific Coral Triangle at risk of collapse
[MANILA] The Coral Triangle, a roughly triangular marine zone in the Indo-Pacific region that is considered to have the world's richest concentration of marine biodiversity, is facing potential ecological collapse due to heavy pressure inflicted by human activities, according to a new report.
Authorities block Internet, mobile and landline connections to Gorno Badakhshan province
The situation in Gorno Badakhshan raises grave concerns. Both sides need to take measures to prevent further harm to the general population. Steve Swerdlow, Central Asia researcher
Laoss rural women await midwives
Lack of professional help has resulted in an average of two women dying every day in Laos from pregnancy-related complications and childbirth - UNFPA
IFEX- Time to reassess U.S. military counterinsurgency tactics
One year ago, on July 28, 2011, Ahmad Omaid Khpalwak, 25, was killed by American troops during a brutal close-quarters battle with a Taliban suicide squad backed by gunmen. Khpalwak was one of 22 people killed in the hours-long siege on government buildings that included the governor's office and police headquarters in Tarin Kot, capital of Uruzgan province. A reporter for the BBC, Pajhwok Afghan News, and several other organizations, Khpalwak died with 11 bullet wounds in his body. He was shot in a government-run newsroom while waving his press card and declaring in English that he was a journalist. It's fair to ask, one year after Khpalwak died, if any lessons have been learned. The odds that a journalist could be killed by U.S. forces' fire seem, unfortunately, to be as high as ever.