World Cleanup 2012, the real Olympics in 2012, will inspire ordinary citizens to transform their local towns and countryside into better places to live.
On 15 October, Indignados were also demonstrating in Croatian streets. It was a significant event, because Croatians have hardly ever expressed their discontent through public protests. This is OBC’s interview with one of the organizers.
While Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has many Argentinians behind her, she will want to learn some lessons from Korea if Argentina’s economic surge will continue.
On October 21, U.S. District Judge Consuelo B. Marshall ruled against the corn industry with two opinions stating the lawsuit against corn processors must proceed.
Cristina Fernández’s meddling in Argentina’s economy does not sit well with the country’s business elite or Wall Street, but people are working, so she’s set to cruise to re-election on Oct. 23.
The security situation in the North of Kosovo is deteriorating, following the continuous confrontation between KFOR forces and the local Serbs. On September 27 a violent clash left many injured. OBC’s update.
A border dispute over a small village near the ski resorts where the winter Olympics of Sochi 2014 are set to take place has caused some skirmishes between Moscow and the de facto authorities of Sukhumi.
Fatih Pinar is a photographer and an experimenter. He tells stories about daily life, transformation and urbanization in his country, Turkey. His work consists of meticulous photographic reportage with short embedded videos, never forgetting the duty of the news reporter: reporting the truth. An interview with the OBC.
The economist Kofi Vondolia suggests that the United Nations has not done enough to regulate fishing fleets off the shores of Africa. He recommends a tax to discourage foreign fishing fleets from depleting Africa’s fisheries.
Serbs in the North of Kosovo are on the barricades again, after Eulex and Kosovo customs officers took control of the administrative crossings with central Serbia. Persons and goods now pass infrequently and only via alternative routes. Tension rises and effective international mediation is lacking. From OBC.