World

US: We shot down Iranian unmanned aircraft in Iraq

March 18, 2009

THE Pentagon has claimed that US jets shot down an Iranian unmanned surveillance aircraft last month over Iraqi territory. A US statement released on Monday said that the Ababil 3 surveillance and intelligence-gathering drone had been...

Transport-Cuba: Nearly there

March 18, 2009

HAVANA, Mar 17 (IPS) - Cuba's transport crisis finally appears to be coming to an end, after three years of substantial investments and reforms, although future economic growth could pose new challenges. 'A few months ago,...

Iraqi unions announce new confederation

March 18, 2009

At the first International Labor Conference ever held in Iraq, three of the country’s major labor organizations announced the formation of a new labor confederation. At the close of the two day meeting of Iraqi unions...

Sierra Leone: Diamond miners choose cassava over carats

March 18, 2009

KOIDU, 16 March 2009 (IRIN) - In Sierra Leone plummeting diamond prices, dwindling reserves, consistently poor working conditions and a lack of regulation are driving diamond workers to start farming, youths told IRIN. “The future of...

World crisis slams Mexico

March 18, 2009

Like every other country on the planet, Mexico is being hit hard by the world financial and economic crisis. As in other relatively poor countries, the impact is shaping up to be especially hard on those...