http://www.worldpress.org World News Review en-us Copyright 2012, Worldpress.org. All Rights Reserved s.babayev@worldpress.org alex@worldpress.org http://worldpress.org/images/objects/drugs-thumb.jpg http://www.worldpress.org http://worldpress.org/Americas/3912.cfm Latin American leaders have been pressuring Washington to rethink the drug war policies that have cost untold lives and money in a losing battle. Tue, 15 May 2012 11:57:00 GMT http://worldpress.org/Europe/3911.cfm Organized crime syndicates are making a killing smuggling tobacco products, and the operations often fly under the radar of customs and law enforcement. Fri, 11 May 2012 15:39:00 GMT http://worldpress.org/Mideast/3910.cfm In the last few years Qatar has expanded its role in world affairs through multilateral organizations, international institutions and foreign investment. Tue, 08 May 2012 22:05:00 GMT http://worldpress.org/Mideast/3909.cfm Without Iranian and Russian compliance, the international community lacks the geopolitical strength to impose an arms embargo on Assad's regime. Thu, 03 May 2012 22:35:00 GMT http://worldpress.org/Mideast/3908.cfm Bahrain's Shi'ite majority is fighting an uphill battle against the Sunni ruling family. With a little help from the Sunni citizenry, they could accomplish more. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:28:00 GMT http://worldpress.org/Americas/3907.cfm The U.S. embargo against Cuba is a relic of the Cold War, senselessly cutting both countries off from what could be fruitful interaction. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:01:00 GMT http://worldpress.org/Americas/3906.cfm Consumers and politicians are frustrated over gas prices, which show no sign of dropping even when demand is low and supply is high. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:42:00 GMT http://worldpress.org/Mideast/3905.cfm Egypt's military council, the SCAF, enjoys a position of immense power and economic control, which they will not cede willingly to the people. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:27:00 GMT http://worldpress.org/Mideast/3901.cfm While the United States wrestles with the issue of Iran's nuclear program, a power struggle is playing out in Iran between Ahmadinejad and Khamenei. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:58:00 GMT http://worldpress.org/Mideast/3890.cfm Tensions have been building for months between the United States and Iran over Iran's nuclear program, raising the threat of a war that neither can afford. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:57:00 GMT http://worldpress.org/Europe/3902.cfm Without the oil that European countries have been importing from Iran, the already fragile European Union stands to take another heavy economic blow. Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:23:00 GMT http://worldpress.org/Europe/3894.cfm Thousands have demonstrated in recent months against the policies and corruption of Vladimir Putin's regime, a resistance unheard of just a few years ago. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:20:00 GMT http://worldpress.org/Europe/3892.cfm The new era of Turkish Islamic soft power aims to influence political events on a world stage through an expansive nexus of organizations. Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:10:00 GMT http://worldpress.org/Asia/3893.cfm For the past 18 years, Maryam Bibi's NGO has succeeded in bettering the lives of women and girls in a dangerous province of Pakistan. Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:56:00 GMT http://worldpress.org/Asia/3887.cfm Amid Western economic woes and suspicions of a Chinese bubble to the north, spending and growth projections remain strong in Indonesia. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:55:00 GMT http://worldpress.org/Asia/3884.cfm Human rights abuses have plagued Burma over the past five decades of military rule, but the NHRC says that investigating allegations would be premature. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:07:00 GMT http://worldpress.org/Americas/3904.cfm Within the recent debate over what a decline in U.S. dominance might mean for the world, it is important to keep American nationalism in perspective. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:13:00 GMT http://worldpress.org/Americas/3896.cfm Hillary Clinton saved the best for last in her closing speech at the third annual Women in the World summit at Lincoln Center in New York on March 10th. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:38:00 GMT http://worldpress.org/Americas/3895.cfm Pollution has contaminated a large chunk of Canada's water reserves, making access to clean water a major issue in remote communities. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:15:00 GMT http://worldpress.org/Africa/3903.cfm Nine years after the Kimberley Process was formed to stop the trade in conflict diamonds and ensure that diamond purchases were not funding violence, the KP has refused to evolve and address the clear links between diamonds, violence and tyranny. Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:01:00 GMT http://worldpress.org/Africa/3900.cfm For quite some time, international players have been conducting operations related to Somalia from across the Kenyan border in Nairobi. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:48:00 GMT http://worldpress.org/Africa/3898.cfm The Kony 2012 video has led to increased U.S. pressure on the Ugandan regime to catch the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:15:00 GMT