Web users have stepped away from their keyboards and on to the streets in Istanbul.
+ Russian court orders YouTube and four other sites blocked over 'extremist' content
+ Russian court orders YouTube and four other sites blocked over 'extremist' content
29.07.2010
Mass coral bleaching caused by global warming is threatening the health of the Coral Triangle, a vast marine region that is home to 76 per cent of all known corals in the world.
From:
WWF International
Image: Coral bleaching in Santelmo, Philippines © WWF-Philippines/Lory Tan
29.07.2010
Countries that have not signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions - which becomes international law on 1 August - should join without delay, an international rights group said today.
Image: Amnesty International campaign action calling on Slovakia to join the Convention on Cluster Munitions. (Photo Credit: Amnesty International Slovakia)
31.07.2010
Campaigners say ruling 'opens the door' to the US to limit carbon emissions from industry under existing laws and removes the need to force through new bitterly opposed climate legislation.
30.07.2010
The Maoists are on strike, the government falls: What's next for Nepal? By Deepak Adhikari.
more...From: Foreign Policy In Focus
Image: Nepal
29.07.2010
Destructive logging in the Congo - backed by the World Bank and other international organisations - is the biggest threat to the country's remaining intact forests and bidiversity, is a major source of carbon emissions and will lead to more deaths and human rights abuses, says an international environmental group.
more...Image: Forest reform in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Leaving People Out
"You don’t think you are in Europe" because the conditions under which people are forced to live are so appalling. But Europe it is: it's Calais, "home" for migrants desperately trying to get Britain. The migrants, some in search of safety, others in search of work, have little except their determination, their skills and their humanity. They don't have a room, but they do have a view: On a Clear Day You can See Dover.
As well as the main London Events page, check out Events Covered by OneWorld and Recommended Events.
As well as the main London Events page, check out Events Covered by OneWorld and Recommended Events.
Image: Everyone Has The Right, an ice&fire production

