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...surprise, in light of the global economic recession, that the world's richest nations have failed to deliver much of the aid they promised Africa four years ago. But campaigners are not letting the Group of Eight (G-8) industrialized countries off the hook. According to ONE, an advocacy group founded by U2 singer Bono, most of the blame for the shortfall in pledges made at the high-profile Gleneagles summit in 2005 rests on just two countries - Italy and France. Italy, which next month hosts a summit of G-8 leaders, has delivered a minuscule 3% of the amount...
...control in the post-World War I Treaty of Versailles, and set about confiscating and redistributing tribal land, replacing the matrilineal system with a patrilineal one. After World War II, Palau became a U.S. trust territory; it gained independence in 1994, but still relies on the U.S. for government aid and defense. Palauans are among a select group of nations permitted to serve in the U.S. military without permanent U.S. residency. (See pictures from inside Guantanamo Bay's detention facilities...
...Like the Marriott, "the PC", as it popularly known, was a choice haunt for politicians, aid workers, and journalists. In the opening days of the war in Afghanistan, many rooms were occupied by western media organizations. At the time, the discreetly located bar - Peshawar's only one - was still open. Some fixtures endured the city's slide in security over recent years as militants have increasingly menaced this bustling northwest city of three million. Spies skulked in the lobby, assiduously rereading newspapers. And there was still "Taipan", the Chinese-ish restaurant looking out at the pool. Half-eaten plates, half...
...attack, including Aleksandar Vorkapic, a Serbian national working for UNCHR and Perseveranda So, a Philippines national running education projects for Unicef. Their deaths may now halt some of the UN's extensive operations in Pakistan's northwest. Most of the staff has been sent to Islamabad. Other aid agencies have ruled Peshawar off-limits and are considering their remaining options...
...drink too much of the Kool-Aid, but the question has to be asked: Can anything stop Apple's iPhone...