UNITED NATIONS, Apr 18 (IPS) - Despite mounting pressure from some major Western powers to intervene in Zimbabwe's electoral crisis, U.N. involvement remains a distant possibility.

KARACHI, Apr 18 (IPS) - In 2007, Pakistan executed someone, somewhere on an average, every three days. And every single day 7,000 others died -- ''figuratively speaking" -- waiting in dread for the black warrant announcing...

BRUSSELS, Apr 18 (IPS) - After attracting a steady flow of criticism for its handling of trade talks with Africa, the European Commission has gone on something of a charm offensive lately.

GAZA CITY, Apr 18 (IPS) - Fadel Shana just had to go to the scene of the Israeli bombing. As a Reuters cameraman, that was his job. He wasn't the only one killed, but through his pursuit of attacks as they happen, he was...

OSLO, Apr 18 (IPS) - A Norwegian cement company wants to evict an estimated 3,000 Tanzanian farmers it says are trespassing on its land. The farmers say their families have lived there for generations, and that they were not...

MELBOURNE, Apr 18 (IPS) - A leading youth delegate attending this weekend?s summit on Australia?s future has called for participants to follow the example set by the nation?s youth and "come with an open mind??.

NEW DELHI, Apr 18 (IPS) - Over 37.7 million people in India are affected by water-borne diseases due to contaminated drinking water supply and an estimated1.5 million children die of diarrohea each year, according to newly...

NEW DELHI, Apr 17 (IPS) - With the Olympic torch passing safely through India, home of the government-in-exile of the Dalai Lama, China got what it wanted. But then so did the large community of Tibetan expatriates in this...