Djibouti: Pastoralists' way of life at risk (AlertNet)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) - Switzerland A combination of population pressure, desertification and above all drought is forcing Djibouti pastoralists out of their traditional grazing lands to live in improvised settlements near the capital ...

Change of heart from Israeli hardliner (Goulburn Post)
OVER the course of Ehud Olmert's long, winding but as yet unfinished goodbye from the Israeli political stage, this week will surely mark a remarkable turning point in his 35-year career in public life.