Interesting (US-focused) piece on the user-pays problem in Higher Education (from Open the Echo Chamber). As a region, higher education opportunities in Southern Africa are both extremely limited and overwhelmingly government funded. Here, too, tuition fees have risen steeply over the last decade, with little corresponding increase in value or quality. East Asian countries accelerated their

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After threatening to amend the Senate's fiscal cliff bill to include spending reductions, the House passed the measure Tuesday evening by a vote of 257-167, with 85 Republican votes. 151 Republicans, including House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and 16 Democrats voted against the bill. The "American Taxpayer Relief [...]

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Premier League Chelsea V QPR, kick off 7.45pm Back Frank Lampard to score at any time at 15/8 with Coral Lay Newcastle at 2.3/1 with Betfair The reverse fixture was a 0-0 draw but Chelsea's comeback victory at Goodison on Sunday was proof that the spirit in the Stamford Bridge camp is much improved under Benitez and I fancy [...]

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When the people of Timor-Leste woke up this morning, their young nation had opened a new chapter in its history. Today is the first day since 1999 that there is no UN Security Council-mandated mission on the ground.

From the passage of UNSC Resolution 384 on December 22, 1975 to 1999, Timor-Leste remained on the Council's agenda as unfinished post-colonial business. In 1999, the Security Council supported the UN-administered popular consultation in which Timorese voted overwhelmingly for independence instead of continued incorporation in Indonesia; it then sadly directed the dispatch of peacekeepers as a result of post-referendum violence. A series of peacekeeping and special political missions ensued. In 2011, the final peacekeeping mission -- the United Nations Integrated Mission in ...

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So if I told you that once upon a time there was a weekly TV series about the brave exploits of black U.S. soldiers in Europe during World War II you would probably say "Yeah sure" or "Never in my lifetime." Well believe it not there was. It was a CBS show called Roll Out though if you've never heard of it that's understandable. It was back during the early 70's and even then it came and went so fast it barely anyone noticed by anyone, except me and a few others. And we gave up on it after the first few episodes. But a bit of background first... CBS had a major ratings smash with their TV show M*A*S*H based on Robert Altman's 1970 hit movie...

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Barely twenty four hours after the president was sworn in, expectations are high among civil society groups who expect the new government to embark on radical policy shifts to move the country away from the same old methods of doing things.

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Mr Bright Akwetey, a lawyer and leading member of Convention Peoples Party (CPP) says President John Mahama’s inaugural speech did not address exploitation by developed countries.

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Ethiopian entrepreneur Bethlehem Tilahun started Sole Rebels in 2005 in order to create jobs and sustainable prosperity in her country. Courtesy: Sole Rebels The Rise of Ethiopia's Sole Rebels By Ed McKenna ADDIS ABABA , Jan 1 2013 (IPS) - Innov...

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Ethiopian court finds 10 guilty of terror chargesBY KIRUBEL TADESSEASSOCIATED PRESSADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Ten men were found guilty Tuesday by an Ethiopian court of plotting terror attacks with Islamist extremist rebels from neighboring S...

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By Ravi Agrawal, CNN Editor's note: Each day this week, GPS Senior Producer Ravi Agrawal will assess what's in store for the world in 2013. On Monday, he began with Asia. Today, he takes on Latin America. The views expressed are his own. You can follow him on Twitter @RaviAgrawalCNN. Who are the most positive [...]

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Interesting (US-focused) piece on the user-pays problem in Higher Education (from Open the Echo Chamber). As a region, higher education opportunities in Southern Africa are both extremely limited and overwhelmingly government funded. Here, too, tuition fees have risen steeply over the last decade, with little corresponding increase in value or quality. East Asian countries accelerated their

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Brian Till writing in The Atlantic:

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