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LONDON (Reuters) - Plans by leading economies to reform the global financial system could disadvantage the developing world and risk looking outdated by the time they are enforced, a top World Bank official said on Sunday.Vincenzo La Via, the institution's chief financial officer, said solutions for advanced economies are not necessarily a good fit for developing countries."Failing to take the

Published on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 by ColorLinesby Michelle ChenThe tide of revolutions that rocked Tunisia and Egypt has stirred uprisings from Morocco to Libya, but it hasn’t been limited to the Middle East. In places as far south as Cameroon, as far east as China, and even westward to the budget demonstrations in Wisconsin and Europe, people are demanding reform.There’s more to these

New York, Oct 14 2010 While noting that it has been a difficult year for many countries due to the global recession, a top United Nations official today urged all Member States that have not yet done so to meet their financial obligations to the world body so that it can continue to carry out its important work.Under-Secretary-General for Management Angela Kane told a news conference at UN

Broad Coalition Gathers to Open the Door for Agriculture in International Climate Change Negotiations / Agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions and vulnerability to climate change impacts are far too big to ignore, say scientistsCANCUN, Mexico, December 2, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Not content to see farming remain outside the international climate change negotiations under way in

November 18, 2010A year ago, Saudi Arabia went to war with Shia rebels in northern Yemen, who were moving into Saudi Arabia. The Saudis asked the United States for satellite photos of the border area, but the United States refused, for fear of offending Yemen (which never had good relations with the Saudis). Saudi troops pushed the rebels back into Yemen, but had problems tracking the rebels in

by Jim HightowerPublished on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 by Creators.comI've seen some truly amazing feats of magic, but here's one that beats them all. Right before your eyes, this thing rises into the air on its own, with no wires or mechanical devices giving it lift. And it hovers there effortlessly.But it's not magic, for magic is an illusion, and this gravity-defying phenomenon of perpetual

The US is vocal about its commitment to peace in Israel and the Palestinian territories — but its actions suggest otherwise.That the Israel-Palestine conflict grinds on without resolution might appear to be rather strange. For many of the world's conflicts, it is difficult even to conjure up a feasible settlement. In this case, not only is it possible, but there is near-universal agreement on its

By JAMIE METZL and ZACHARY KARABELLNEW YORK — The world's economies are becoming more interdependent than ever, but economic nationalism, protectionism and beggar-thy-neighbor attitudes are threatening the bonds of trust and cooperation that a truly globalized economy requires.To prevent another recession or worse, the leaders of the 20 wealthiest nations must take aggressive action at the

September 30, 2010 | By Ethel HazelhurstThe role of credit rating agencies has often been controversial, with critics claiming they fail to alert investors of pending problems. However, in a report out yesterday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said, since 1975, no defaulting sovereign debtor had an investment grade rating in the year before defaulting.A borrower's cost of funding is

DAKAR, Senegal, October 1, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Senegal during September 15-29, 2010 to conduct the sixth review under the Policy Support Instrument (PSI) and discussions on the authorities’ economic program that could be supported under a successor three-year PSI. The mission met with the Prime Minister and the ministers in

By Elaine M. Grossman - Global Security Newswire, Monday, Sept. 27, 2010WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Navy's emerging plans for a new nuclear-armed submarine are slated to undergo a pivotal Defense Department review in November, with the initial backing of a key congressional committee in hand.The Senate Appropriations Committee on Sept. 14 said it fully supported the fiscal 2011 plans to perform

By Elaine M. Grossman - Global Security Newswire, Monday, Sept. 27, 2010WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Navy's emerging plans for a new nuclear-armed submarine are slated to undergo a pivotal Defense Department review in November, with the initial backing of a key congressional committee in hand.The Senate Appropriations Committee on Sept. 14 said it fully supported the fiscal 2011 plans to perform

How to tell a terrorist from a freedom fighter Tags: Commentary, UN Security Council , World, Society, terrorism Anatoly Kudryavtsev 28.09.2010 The UN Security Council returns to the discussion of the "international terrorism" term. So far there is neither a general definition nor a common comprehension of what terrorism and especially international terrorism is. The UN has

(RTTNews) - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Monday urged Central Asian states as well as those in Sahel-Maghreb region of Africa to ramp up their capacity to tackle growing terror threat from al-Qaeda and its associates.Addressing the UN Security Council session on counter terrorism, held under the council presidency of Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutogl, Ban said he is

By Mark Clayton – Tue Sep 21, Cyber security experts say they have identified the world's first known cyber super weapon designed specifically to destroy a real-world target – a factory, a refinery, or just maybe a nuclear power plant.The cyber worm, called Stuxnet, has been the object of intense study since its detection in June. As more has become known about it, alarm about its capabilities

27 September 2010 - The Peninsula 2010DOHA: Researchers and experts from Europe, the US and the Arab world gathered here yesterday at a workshop to examine in depth the phenomena of terrorism and resistance.The two-day workshop which opened yesterday is to explore several areas including terrorism, resistance and radicalisation, international policies and their relation to terrorism and

Source: Arno J. Mayer | Le Monde | 25.09.10La corruption est un concept lesté d'une forte charge polémique, qui prend toute son ampleur rhétorique dans les guerres de pouvoir. Instrument de mobilisation des foules, indifférente au bien commun, elle sert avant tout à dénigrer des élus ou à évincer des rivaux politiques. Elle relève de la psychologie des masses et sa signification peut changer

By Cheryl PellerinScience Writer Washington - In the months since the international community negotiated the Copenhagen Accord at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Denmark in December, 136 countries have associated themselves with the brief document that outlines key elements of a long-term global climate change solution. Critical among these elements is finance, and the accord

by Fiona Harvey, Environment CorrespondentPublished: July 28 2010Current changes to the climate are “undeniable” and show clear signs of “human fingerprints”, researchers have claimed in the first major new piece of scientific research since the “climategate” scandals.Each of the different indicators used pointed to a world that was warming owing to the influence of greenhouse gases, said Peter

Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010By Lord Chris Patten of Barnes, president of Medical Aid for PalestiniansAs we all know, peace will come to the Middle East when Israel and Palestine agree to a two-state solution, with a viable Palestinian state rising from the rubble of more than 60 years of turbulence to live peacefully alongside Israel within the 1967 borders as modified through negotiation. All that