Posted on 10 November 2010 by editor

Ta Doangchom en el Centro Nacional de Rehabilitación de Laos. Crédito: Irwin Loy/IPS.
Por Irwin Loy
VIENTIANE, 10 nov (IPS/TerraViva) – “Nunca vi la guerra con mis propios ojos”, dijo Phongsavath Manithong, refiriéndose al conflicto que décadas atrás dejó millones de bombas de racimo enterradas en Laos, una de las cuales le arruinó la vista y le arrancó las manos hace apenas tres años.
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Posted on 27 January 2010 by admin

Bunder diamond camp in India. Credit: Sameergoswami
By IPS Correspondents*
NEW DELHI, Jan 26, 2010 (IPS) – Diamonds haven’t been among the first concerns at the World Social Forum these last 10 years. But through the recession and the still tottering recovery, a new sparkle in that business is pointing the way to a brighter world that is also better in a WSF sort of way.
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