News headlines in July 2013, page 10

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 18 (IPS) - In a recent report to the U.N. Security Council, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon acknowledged the possibility of poaching as a threat to not just wildlife or endangered species, but to the greater stability and peace in general.

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 18 (IPS) - Mary Caplan was just 14 years old, and her father was dying of cancer. When she went to the local priest in her hometown of Jersey City, New Jersey, to ask for prayers and help, he sexually abused her, and went on to do so for the next two and a half years.

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 18 (IPS) - Bridging the gap between Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance has been a top priority for the African Union (AU).

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Jul 18 (IPS) - More than two years ago, Haiti's parliament approved a landmark amendment to the country's 1987 constitution to ensure that women fill at least 30 percent of elected and appointed positions at the national level.

HAVANA, Jul 18 (IPS) - Despite the progress made by Cuban women in education, where they account for 64 percent of university graduates, they continue to have a limited presence in management positions.

WASHINGTON, Jul 18 (IPS) - Do you expect a miracle from Rouhani? You are heading down the wrong road. Please take it easy!

WASHINGTON, Jul 18 (IPS) - Samantha Power, U.S. President Barack Obama's nominee for the post of ambassador to the United Nations, made a strong case for her confirmation Wednesday with strong pro-Israel and interventionist statements that will appeal to many of the hawks in the U.S. Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jul 18 (IPS) - In the aftermath of the recent acquittal of 31-year-old Florida native George Zimmerman, the state's so-called Stand Your Ground law has come under national scrutiny, as have dozens of other states that have enacted similar legislation.

TAMALE, Ghana, Jul 18 (IPS) - Smallholder farmer Suleman Mustapha Simbia, 40, is pleased with the introduction of an insurance initiative called the Ghana Agriculture Insurance Programme. The programme is being implemented in this West African nation to help farmers who had been suffering from loss of income as a result of the bad weather conditions that affect their yields. 

GONDAR, Ethiopia, Jul 18 (IPS) - Since the violent quashing of political protests after the ruling party won Ethiopia's 2005 elections, this East African nation has seen little in the way of political dissent. That is, until the last few months.