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A Palestinian child stands inside his home in the Jabalya refugee camp, damaged during an Israeli incursion.
A Palestinian child stands inside his home in the Jabalya refugee camp, damaged during an Israeli incursion. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
According to local hospitals, at least 115 Palestinians -- a third of them women and children -- have been killed since the inception of Israel's military campaign in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, international aid agencies are warning that a full scale military incursion would cause a steep deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Palestine and "innocent civilians will again be the ones to suffer most." See today's news for more on this dynamic situation.

Also in the Middle East, an evocative photoessay depicts the difficulties facing Iraqi refugee children in Jordan as only some of them have the means to return to school. That's in features, and in analysis, Asian human rights advocates explain why they believe Pakistan's lawyers are the country's "vanguard of democracy."
Riot police carrying truncheons and shields rush towards protestors in Yerevan, Armenia on March 1.
Over the weekend, the Armenian government violently repressed opposition activists protesting the recent and allegedly rigged elections, imposed a state of national security, and continued its tight control of all media and news outlets.
From: Eurasianet (Open Society Institute)
Image: Riot police carrying truncheons and shields rush towards protestors in Yerevan, Armenia on March 1. © Karen Mirzoyan / Eurasianet (Open Society Institute)
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A large-scale military attack on the densely populated Gaza Strip will worsen already unacceptable levels of civilian casualties, a leading international charity warned.
From: Oxfam International
At a local community council, or shura, in Kunduz, Afghanistan.
NEW YORK, Mar 3 (OneWorld) - A leading international aid organization has released a new study concluding that efforts to bring peace and security to Afghanistan are more likely to succeed if they build on the work of traditional councils and focus on the threats Afghans face in their everyday lives.
From: OneWorld US
Image: At a local community council, or shura, in Kunduz, Afghanistan. © munir (flickr)
It was largely thanks to Pakistani lawyers' stalwart demands for the rule of law, the integrity and supremacy of the judiciary, and the restoration of the constitution that the country's recent parliamentary elections were able to take place, say Asian rights advocates.
From: Asian Human Rights Commission
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Aminata, abducted by rebels in Sierra Leone
They were murderers, rapists, torturers, butchers and their victims in Sierra Leone’s civil war. Now – for the moment, since diamond-funded conflict and chaos could return at any time, says Angela Robson – they try to fight in less destructive ways and resume the real lives they can barely remember.
From: Le Monde diplomatique
Image: Aminata, abducted by rebels in Sierra Leone © Save the Children UK
Aircraft condensation trail: stratosphere pollution. Image by mwboeckmann
Michael McCarthy presents proof that the British are not taking climate change seriously.
From: The Independent
Image: Aircraft condensation trail: stratosphere pollution. Image by mwboeckmann
Assem, 16, brought these books with him when he fled Iraq two years ago.
Although Jordan opened its schools to Iraqi students last August, many refugee youth struggle to study and live normal lives as their families remain mired in poverty.
From: International Rescue Committee
Image: Assem, 16, brought these books with him when he fled Iraq two years ago. © Jiro Ose / International Rescue Committee
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Tamara Stenn, founder of Kusikuy, and two of the knitters in Peru.
With the help of Kusikuy -- a fair trade business importing hand-knit sweaters, scarves, and other garments made by artisans in South America -- Brattleboro, Vermont became the second Fair Trade Town in America.
From: Co-op America
Image: Tamara Stenn, founder of Kusikuy, and two of the knitters in Peru. © Co-op America
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Up in smoke: pollution from coal burning. Image by racineur
A new report highlights the need to eliminate carbon emissions, or find a way of actively removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Simply stabilising concentrations is insufficient to stabilise temperatures.
From: New Scientist Environment
Image: Up in smoke: pollution from coal burning. Image by racineur


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