Many Sunni Muslims in Lebanon sympathise with Syria's Sunni-led uprising and say the Lebanese army is taking orders from Damascus more

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PHOTOBLOG-Song and dance amid Senegal’s hunger crisis

18 May 2012 17:06 BST | Comments ( 0 )
George Fominyen | Africa Views
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Pakistan Blog: Women working in security

18 May 2012 10:53 BST | Comments ( 0 )
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Cassava comes to the table

18 May 2012 01:18 BST | Comments ( 1 )
Neil Palmer | Climate Conversations
The lowly but widely used tuber may be about to claim its rightful place as food security concerns grow
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16 May 2012 14:51 BST | Comments ( 0 )
World Vision - East Africa / Geoffrey Kalebbo Denye | Africa Views
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Why safe drinking water is not always so safe

15 May 2012 18:36 BST | Comments ( 0 )
Emma Batha | AlertNet News Blog
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Migration, militias, coups and climate change in Mali

15 May 2012 15:04 BST | Comments ( 0 )
Caitlin Werrell and Francesco Femia | Climate Conversations
The humanitarian community was prepared to deal with climate-driven drought in Mali – but what about government collapse?

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UN climate chief says clear timetable and targets are needed for the process to develop a new global climate deal to be signed in 2015
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