IPS Inter Press Service

Emmanuel Chaco

KINSHASA - Reports from non-governmental organisations and the United Nations on the humanitarian situation in the north-eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) state that over 400 civilians were killed at the end of last month by the Lord’s Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel faction with bases in that part of the country.

POLITICS: Uganda Seeks Arrests of Rebels Hiding In Congo - 2006

BOOKS-US: Wounded Veterans Treated as an Afterthought
Dahr Jamail
MARFA, Texas - "But the [George W.] Bush administration was never seriously interested in helping veterans. The sorry state of care for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans is not an accident. It's on purpose."

CHILE: Ex Political Prisoners in Therapeutic Theatre
Daniela Estrada
SANTIAGO - A group of former political prisoners in Chile will become actors and actresses this month to heal the wounds left by the 1973-1990 dictatorship. They will be performing a cycle of plays written in torture camps and in exile.

ENERGY CRUNCH
	BALKANS: In a New Search for Alternative Energy More >>

MIGRATION AND REFUGEES
	RUSSIA: Migrant Workers Forced to Head Home More >>

POLITICS-US: Bush's Path from "Humility" to "Bring it On"
	George W. Bush entered the White House in 2001 with the least foreign policy experience and the most modest foreign policy programme of any modern U.S. president.

POLITICS: Israeli Attacks on Gaza Escape Global Media Scrutiny

CLIMATE CHANGE: As Politicians Stall, Grassroots Fills Void

RIGHTS: Senegal Media Gets a Taste of Taser
	A French weapons firm has acknowledged for the first time that it has sold stun-guns to Senegal, where they have been reportedly used against journalists covering football matches and political protests.

DR CONGO: Ugandan Rebels Add to Woes in the Northeast

EAST AFRICA: Even Fish Heads Are Now Unaffordable

MALAYSIA: By-Poll Will Test Political Drift
	Following the political tsunami in March, which propelled a disparate opposition alliance to power in five of 13 Malaysian states, voters in the capital of oil-rich Terengganu state will determine Saturday if an 'east coast monsoon' will drive the alliance closer to national power.

ECONOMY-CHINA: Growth or the Good Earth?

INDIA: 'Good Cop, Bad Cop' Approach to Pakistan

RIGHTS: Senegal Media Gets a Taste of Taser
	A French weapons firm has acknowledged for the first time that it has sold stun-guns to Senegal, where they have been reportedly used against journalists covering football matches and political protests.

EUROPE: Funnily, Bulgaria Is Not a Turkish Toilet

RUSSIA: Migrant Workers Forced to Head Home

BOLIVIA: Christian Groups Stir Up Debate over New Constitution
	"Did you know they want to throw God out of Bolivia?" asks a television spot frequently broadcast by opponents of leftwing Bolivian President Evo Morales ahead of the Jan. 25 referendum on constitutional reform.

CHILE: Ex Political Prisoners in Therapeutic Theatre

HEALTH-LATAM: Too Many Women and Children Dying

MIDEAST: Resistance Rejects International Gaza Force
	Since the outset of Israel's war on the Gaza Strip, calls have been renewed for an "international force" to protect the civilian population. But Palestinian resistance factions, chief among them Hamas, reject the idea outright.

EUROPE: Funnily, Bulgaria Is Not a Turkish Toilet

MIDEAST: Syria Makes Its Mark on Regional Politics

POLITICS-US: Bush's Path from "Humility" to "Bring it On"
	George W. Bush entered the White House in 2001 with the least foreign policy experience and the most modest foreign policy programme of any modern U.S. president.

BOOKS-US: Wounded Veterans Treated as an Afterthought

MIDEAST: Syria Makes Its Mark on Regional Politics

EAST AFRICA: Even Fish Heads Are Now Unaffordable
	Illegal trade and overfishing in Lake Victoria have led to fish scarcities in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. Large quantities of illegally traded unprocessed fish, especially Nile perch and tilapia, may be finding their way to export markets in the European Union (EU).

CLIMATE CHANGE: As Politicians Stall, Grassroots Fills Void

DEVELOPMENT-AFRICA: New Nile Pact Stalled

BOLIVIA: Christian Groups Stir Up Debate over New Constitution
	"Did you know they want to throw God out of Bolivia?" asks a television spot frequently broadcast by opponents of leftwing Bolivian President Evo Morales ahead of the Jan. 25 referendum on constitutional reform.

RIGHTS: Senegal Media Gets a Taste of Taser

MIDEAST: Resistance Rejects International Gaza Force

BOOKS-US: Wounded Veterans Treated as an Afterthought
	"But the [George W.] Bush administration was never seriously interested in helping veterans. The sorry state of care for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans is not an accident. It's on purpose."

HEALTH-LATAM: Too Many Women and Children Dying

DEVELOPMENT-AFRICA: Better Education Improves Health of Mothers and Children

RIGHTS: Senegal Media Gets a Taste of Taser
	A French weapons firm has acknowledged for the first time that it has sold stun-guns to Senegal, where they have been reportedly used against journalists covering football matches and political protests.

DR CONGO: Ugandan Rebels Add to Woes in the Northeast

MALAYSIA: By-Poll Will Test Political Drift