News headlines in May 2014, page 16

KABUL, May 02 (IPS) - About a third of the voters in the Afghanistan presidential election were women. That still gives Afghan women a say in running the country, as never before.

WASHINGTON, May 02 (IPS) - While enjoying unprecedented successes in international relations, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani seems to be suffering a stalemate when it comes to building trust and cooperation between different factions in the Iranian state. As a result, he seems plagued by continuous human rights disasters at home, while issuing no public condemnations. 

WASHINGTON, May 02 (IPS) - The future of religion in U.S. politics lies not with conservatives but rather with religious progressives, social scientists here are suggesting, with a faith-based movement potentially able to provide momentum to a new movement for social justice.

UXBRIDGE, Canada, May 02 (IPS) - The U.S. could create more than 600,000 skilled jobs, cut air pollution and fight climate change while its citizens reap 17 billion dollars in energy savings by doing one simple thing: Boost energy efficiency.

WASHINGTON, May 02 (IPS) - It is time to craft new politics and economic policies to address the sustainability crisis, according to the latest edition of a flagship report by the Worldwatch Institute, a think tank here.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, May 02 (IPS) - Every night in his sleep, Rizwan Ahmed sees his sons being killed. "When he wakes up, he starts crying. He realises they are dead and it was the nightmare he has been having," says Dr. Mian Iftikhar Hussain, the psychiatrist treating him.

MANILA, May 01 (IPS) - Amid growing uncertainties over U.S. commitment to Asia, as multiple flashpoints in Eastern Europe and the Middle East continue to consume global attention, President Barack Obama took a long-awaited trip (Apr. 23-29) to Asia, where he visited leading allies in North- and Southeast Asia.

HYDERABAD, India, May 01 (IPS) - The southern Indian city Hyderabad is witnessing a construction boom as it prepares to become the joint capital of two states - Andhra Pradesh and the soon to be formed Telangana. Buildings are coming up in almost every neighbourhood.