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Libya rebels, triumphant in Tripoli, now face a different kind of battle

How the rebels address immediate challenges – including regional and tribal divisions, as well as a thirst among some for revenge – will signal their ability to govern fairly in a new Libya.
Greatest asset lost
Libya’s rebels have lost one of their greatest assets, the common enemy that drove an untrained band of students, shopkeepers,
and bureaucrats into […]

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Near record high food prices keep poorest people on the edge

Food Prices in Somalia Soar on Drought, Conflict, and Displacement
WASHINGTON, August 15, 2011−Global food prices are at high levels and when combined with continued volatility, put the poorest people in the developing world at continued risk, according to the World Bank Group’s Food Price Watch released today.
While the emergency in the Horn of Africa was triggered by […]

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Libya rebels, triumphant in Tripoli, now face a different kind of battle

How the rebels address immediate challenges – including regional and tribal divisions, as well as a thirst among some for revenge – will signal their ...

World News

Near record high food prices keep poorest people on the edge

Food Prices in Somalia Soar on Drought, Conflict, and Displacement WASHINGTON, August 15, 2011−Global food prices are at high levels and when combined with continued volatility, put ...