What to Do in Iraq: A Roundtable (Foreign Affairs Magazine)
Summary: Can anything -- international mediation, regional collaboration, decentralization, or constitutional negotiations -- save Iraq from a full-fledged civil war and the Bush administration from a foreign policy fiasco?

Unplanned settlements expose dwellers to numerous risks (IPP Media)
2006-08-10 08:38:30 By Emmanuel Kihaule writing for JET. A recent visit to Dar es Salaam left me with a lot of unanswered questions about the government\ s commitment to check the mushrooming of unplanned settlements in the country most especially in Dar es Salaam.

Is lake water healthy and potable? (Central Chronicle)
Bhopal, Aug 10: The Upper and Lower lakes have served as the life line for providing potable water to the residents of Bhopal since long. The quality of water in the Upper Lake has deteriorated over the years due to inflow of waste and sewage from human settlements and silt from the catchment areas.

New book shows life along the Ohio River (Community Press & Recorder)
With black and white postcards, a new book takes readers on a trip down the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Louisville.