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U.S.: Families Sue Over Guantanamo Deaths
William Fisher

NEW YORK - The families of two prisoners who died at the U.S. Navy Base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, are asking a federal court to reconsider its ruling dismissing their lawsuit, which seeks to hold federal officials and the U.S. government accountable for their sons' torture, arbitrary detention, and ultimate deaths.

NIGERIA: Acting President Consolidates Power Amid Unrest
Charles Fromm
WASHINGTON - This week, acting Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his cabinet, further securing his tenuous hold on the country's top post amidst rising unrest in the Niger Delta and flaring religious tensions in the central region of the country.

CLIMATE CHANGE: A Year On, Little Change in Political Climate
Matthew Berger
WASHINGTON - This time last year, United States federal legislation on climate change was starting to take shape, seemingly more pressing matters were taking up the bulk of U.S. policymakers' time, and a major climate conference was looming at the end of the year.

Bush at War Part II

In Focus: Iraq

Economy and Trade

> New Budget May Add to Uncertainties, Political Strains
> Trade War Heats Up
> Recovery Bill Estimated at 11.5 Billion Dollars
> Sahel Leaders Meet on al Qaeda Threat

> Families Sue Over Guantanamo Deaths
> Acting President Consolidates Power Amid Unrest
> A Year On, Little Change in Political Climate
> New Budget May Add to Uncertainties, Political Strains

> U.S. Concerned Over Curbs on NGOs, Press, Internet
> Avatar Downfall a Blow for Indigenous Communities
> Experts Urge Sea Change in "Culture of Aid"
> Canada Moves to Oversee Mining Firms

> A Year On, Little Change in Political Climate
> In Canada, No News is Bad News
> Lucrative Shark Trade Under Scrutiny
> Self-Policing of Extractive Industries a "Dismal" Failure

> Recovery Bill Estimated at 11.5 Billion Dollars
> Corruption Carries High Cost, World Bank Says
> Fewer Jobs, Less Money, Same Old Story
> U.S. Acts Quickly on Debt Relief Ahead of Preval Visit

> Families Sue Over Guantanamo Deaths
> Acting President Consolidates Power Amid Unrest
> Seculars Gain as Religious Parties Lose Ground
> Mixed-Status Families Face Hard Choice

> Maternal Deaths on the Rise
> Corruption Carries High Cost, World Bank Says
> U.S. AIDS Fund Flat-Lining, Groups Complain
> Headhunting First-World Seniors

Media & Communications

> U.S. Lifts Restrictions on Web Services
> Gov't Sued Over Cell Phone Tracking
> Telecom Lobby Tests Pledge of Transparency
> Lost in the Desert? There's an App for That

Multilateralism Under Siege

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US-CHINA: Trade War Heats Up

HAITI: Recovery Bill Estimated at 11.5 Billion Dollars

POLITICS: Sahel Leaders Meet on al Qaeda Threat

MIDEAST: Israel-U.S. Tensions Continue to Percolate

CLIMATE CHANGE: In Canada, No News is Bad News

POLITICS: Afghanistan Spy Contract Goes Sour for Pentagon - Part 1

AFRICA: Corruption Carries High Cost, World Bank Says

MIDEAST: U.S.-Israeli Tensions Escalating Quickly

POLITICS: Policy Battle over Afghan Peace Talks Intensifies

US-ISRAEL: Tiff or Tipping Point?

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U.S.: Families Sue Over Guantanamo Deaths

NIGERIA: Acting President Consolidates Power Amid Unrest

CLIMATE CHANGE: A Year On, Little Change in Political Climate

LATIN AMERICA: Still a Long Way to Go, for Black Women

ZAMBIA: School Policy for Teen Mothers a Partial Success

KENYA: Trying to Rebuild Communities After Floods

IRAN: New Budget May Add to Uncertainties, Political Strains

Q&A: Sri Lanka Remains Defiant of U.N. Chief

MEXICO: Kidnapping - A Growing Risk for Central American Migrants

DEVELOPMENT: Political Will the Missing Link for MDGs

More than 300 million strong, the world's indigenous peoples are beginning to make themselves heard, in international arenas like the new United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and at the national level, where their growing numbers are translating into political muscle. Via its local writers, IPS endeavours to transmit these indigenous voices and untangle their issues for a global audience

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