February 2012
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EU’s highest court to rule on anti-piracy treaty |... →
After major opposition, Brussels has referred its anti-piracy treaty to the European Court of Justice to rule if it complies with the EU’s fundamental rights and freedoms. Critics have said the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, will curb free access on the internet. Thousands protested across Europe earlier this month.
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WatchThe Australian foreign minister, Kevin Rudd, has announced his resignation during an official visit in Washington, citing his reasons for doing so as his lack of support from Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Rudd lost his position as prime minister to Gillard in June 2010 in an internal coup, and his resignation has now sparked rumours that he is preparing to challenge Gillard’s position as...
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Palestinian detainee ends hunger strike - Middle... →
A Palestinian detained by Israel, Khader Adnan, has agreed to end his 66-day hunger strike as part of a deal under which he will be released without charge, sources tell Al Jazeera.
Al Jazeera’s Nisreen El-Shamayleh, reporting from Adnan’s hometown of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, quoted officials as saying on Tuesday that “Adnan has informed his lawyers that he has...
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WatchFollowing protests in the Aysén region of Chile last week, thousands of protesters in Santiago have clashed with police. Supporters took to the streets to march in solidarity with the people of the remote Patagonian area after failed attempts to negotiate improved health care, education and cheaper fuel and food with the government where the cost of living is higher due to the remoteness of the...
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WatchToys protest against government in Barnaul, Siberia – video
Anti-government protesters in the Siberian city of Barnaul continue to use toys to demonstrate against the authorities, despite an official ban. Anything from cuddly toys to lego policeman were seen holding banners protesting against alleged corruption and electoral malpractice
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WatchUnions protest Spanish labor reforms
Madrid (CNN) — Spain’s largest unions carried out mass protests across the country Sunday in response to labor-market changes announced by the government.
Protesters packed the streets of Madrid, marching against measures they said will make it cheaper and easier to fire workers.
Sunday’s demonstrations were the first major union protests...
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“While there is little evidence to suggest that broad sanctions support...”
– Natasha Bahrami and Trita Parsi
Blunt Instrument.
Sanctions Don’t Promote Democratic Change
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The slums of Mumbai: A model of urban... →
Recycling Superhub
Cramped huts line narrow, dirty lanes, and the stench from open sewers and towers of garbage is all around. Welcome to Dharavi, one of the largest slums in the world.
But beneath its destitute appearance, Dharavi is the recycling superhub of Mumbai, where an informal industry has grown to process and re-use waste generated by the city’s 21 million inhabitants.
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WatchBrazil prepares for Carnival
Thousands are expected to watch Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. CNN’s Shasta Darlington reports.
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WatchFeb. 17 - Police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators who gathered in protest against President Abdoulaye Wade’s bid to seek a third term. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
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WatchIn the second of four videos to mark the start of the Libyan uprising a year ago, IT consultant Ziad Lahib shows us round the notorious Tripoli prison. The site of a 1996 massacre in which 1,200 prisoners were killed, it was where Ziad was taken when Gaddafi loyalists captured him.
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Burkina Faso feeling the impact of drought - video →
The UN this week called an emergency meeting in Rome to address the situation in the Sahel, where drought, rising prices and conflict have caused major food shortages. There are concerns that, if action is not taken within the next two to three months, the food crisis could turn into famine in some areas. In Burkina Faso, where Christian Aid is working, the situation has been made worse by an...