Tim Large
Tim Large has been AlertNet's deputy editor since 2003. Prior to that, he was a correspondent with Reuters in Tokyo, a staff writer on a major Japanese daily and news editor of a popular science website. He has written widely on politics, economics, social issues and the arts. He is also a passionate photographer.
INTERVIEW-Sudanese author welcomes Bashir genocide charges
Sudanese author Halima Bashir welcomed the genocide charges against Sudan's president on Monday, saying she hoped he felt some of the fear she did in Darfur when she was gang raped by the military. Halima Bashir, an exile in London, witnessed a militia attack on a school in Darfur, where she said girls as young as eight were beaten and raped while Sudanese soldiers stood guard. ...
Will climate change forum generate more than hot air?
Imagine a network of thousands of tiny weather stations dotted around Africa, each conveying critical meteorological data to farmers through mobile phones, radio or even comic books. That's a concept that will be put into practice soon by a major climate change forum that met this week, in collaboration with the World Meteorological Organisation, a small number of donors, some private companies and the Earth Institute at New York's Columbia University. ...
Climate change fight needn't cost the earth - economist
Curbing climate change would cost no more than 1 percent of global income per year, and the world can afford it, development economist Jeffrey Sachs said on Wednesday. "If we look seriously at mitigation, it is not too expensive," he told a conference in Geneva on the humanitarian impact of climate change. ...
When Trafalgar Square became a Darfur refugee camp
Under a hot sun, a crowd gathered by the smouldering remains of the mud-brick hut. They looked at the broken pots, charred clothes and blackened kitchen utensils. One pointed to a stuffed toy nestled in the cinders. Towering above was Nelson's Column, one of London's most famous landmarks. ...
The psychological fallout of Lebanon's 'mini civil war'
Peace has broken out in Lebanon. At least that's the official line in a country that came in the bottom 10 in last month's "Global Peace Index" published by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Last month's crisis saw the worst sectarian fighting since Lebanon's civil war, with over 80 people killed and sections of West Beirut taken over by Hezbollah militia in a bid to push the Siniora government to give in to its demands. ...
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