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Afghanistan: Counting the cost of war
23 Nov 2009 17:28:42 GMT
Author: Global Voices
Nick Fielding reviews The Cost of War: Afghan Experiences of Conflict 1978-2009, a report by nine NGOs working in Afghanistan analyzing 30 years of war and a devastating impact they had.

Mongolia: Edurelief project “Laptops for Teachers”
23 Nov 2009 17:00:03 GMT
Author: Global Voices
Radigan Neuhalfen writes about new program Laptops for Teachers, aimed at promotion of education in Mongolia.

Bangladesh shows urgency of dealing with climate change
23 Nov 2009 16:20:00 GMT
Author: Esther Williams
"My father was hit by lightning and died when I was three. I don't like fishing but I do it so I can go to school - and to help my mum." These are the words of 10-year-old Bijon Bayen, who lives in Kainmari Village in southwest Bangladesh.

Afghanistan's hidden drug problem
23 Nov 2009 15:48:00 GMT
Author: Transnational Institute
By Martin Jelsma and Tom Kramer, Transnational Institute.

Video shows evidence of Himalayan glacier melt
23 Nov 2009 15:08:00 GMT
Author: Laurie Goering
Just how fast glaciers are shrinking and why has been a subject of some debate, particularly in India.

Yemen: A Civil or Proxy War?
23 Nov 2009 08:42:48 GMT
Author: Global Voices
The ongoing war in Yemen certainly warrants coverage on Global Voices Online, but I was really shocked when I realized that there werent many bloggers interested in the conflict. Here are some scattered extracts from post written by bloggers from different countries.

Yemen conflict: People living in limbo
19 Nov 2009 15:30:00 GMT
Author: Oxfam
Written by Oxfam's field staff member in Yemen.

For a few hours, London's Hyde Park hosts one of the world's worst toilets
19 Nov 2009 14:49:00 GMT
Author: James Kilner
Above ground, businessmen wearing pinstriped suits strolled past multi-million-pound houses in London's exclusive Hyde Park area and doormen welcomed guests into luxury hotels.

Myanmar's neglected HIV patients face a struggle to the death
19 Nov 2009 11:27:00 GMT
Author: Phoebe Kennedy
YANGON - Htay Htay Thwe is one of the lucky ones. True, she is infected with HIV, her husband died last year, she has tuberculosis, chronic abdominal pains, no job and a seven-year-old daughter to support. PHOTO: Lynn Maung

Corruption in Afghanistan - Blame and shame
19 Nov 2009 10:33:00 GMT
Author: Transnational Institute
By Martin Jelsma and Tom Kramer, Transnational Institute