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Viktor Yushchenko got a nasty New Year's Eve surprise. On Dec. 31, Ukraine's new President-elect learned that Turkmenistan was abruptly cutting its natural gas supplies unless Ukraine agreed to pay more in the coming year. It only reopened the taps on January 3, after Yuri Boiko, head...
As if to rebalance some cosmic scale, another wave is washing over South Asia like none the world has ever seen. The worst disaster in memory has evoked the greatest outpouring of charity. "Just as we see the power of nature to destroy, we have seen the power of human...
But according to the World Bank, aid to developing countries by developed countries has fallen 20 percent since 1990. Developed countries, including the United States, are only giving 0.2 percent of their gross domestic product in international aid, far short of the 0.7 percent pledge that the UN estimates would...
After the Bush Administration's initial pledges of $15 million and then $35 million for tsunami relief were roundly criticized, the U.S. raised it to a more realistic $350 million. But at just $1.20 per American, even this increased number should be seen as simply a down payment on aiding...
As if to mirror some of the more sordid elements of the tragedy's aftermath, the world outside indulged in an unseemly scrap about who was giving the most aid. After U.N. relief coordinator Egeland lambasted rich countries for skimping on their assistance to the region, the White House lashed...