Mes Aynak: Afghanistan’s Buddhist buried treasure faces destruction

Source: The Guardian Mes Aynak, a magnificent Buddhist city, is the most important archaeological discovery in a generation. But it is sitting on a vast copper deposit and is about to be destroyed William Dalrymple The Guardian, Friday 31 May 2013 22.00 BST In the spring of 1963, a French geologist set out from Kabul to carry out… Continue reading Mes Aynak: Afghanistan’s Buddhist buried treasure faces destruction

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Sham L. Bhatija – UNIDO Video Message

[youtube=http://youtu.be/YkVUJ4gRZFk] Short Biography 1 Short Biography 2 PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND CREDENTIALS STRENGTHS, ABILITIES, EXPERIENCE AND LEADERSHIP CAPACITIES    

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May Day rally highlights plight of Stockholm’s ‘paperless’

IANS  |  Stockholm  May 2, 2013 Last Updated at 14:23 IST Source – Business Standard Swaying, trancing, dervishing to the mantras beat on several score drums, thousands of demonstrators snaked through the wide arteries of the Swedish capital on May Day with one single demand: Let Stockholm be free of discrimination! An estimated 15,000 to 20,000 of these… Continue reading May Day rally highlights plight of Stockholm’s ‘paperless’

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