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Around the world, women make peace in their homes and communities on a daily basis. But when it comes to negotiating and signing peace deals on a national or international level they are almost universally shut out, according to a report that calls for a more balanced approach to resolving conflict.

Please read this. Worst Place to be a women is INDIA

This is a more accurate article about the tuna that carry radiation from the Fukushima disaster. The radiation is "Not a public health concern" according to scientists.

Mexico's government says it's "profoundly worried" by the killing of a Mexican migrant who was shot last week by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Arizona. The Foreign Relations Department said in a statement Thursday that it has asked for a thorough investigation into the slaying of Gabriel Sanchez Velazquez.

Britain will become a net importer of wheat for the first time in a decade this year because of bad weather, the National Farmers' Union has said. The prolonged cold weather is expected to impact this autumn's harvest The average yield fell from 7.8 tonnes a hectare to 6.7 tonnes last summer. Looking ahead to the 2013 harvest, farmers had only managed to get three quarters of the planned wheat planted this year, so the UK was already 25% down on potential production.

LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (AP) - Blackened debris, twisted metal and gas leaks hampered rescue workers' search for perhaps dozens of bodies Tuesday, three days after a runaway oil train smashed into this small lakeside town, incinerating homes, a library and a crowded bar.

Germany has pledged to take in 5,000 refugees from Syria. But they still haven't arrived. Human rights organizations complain that the EU's refugee policy is marked by a lack of solidarity.

Now there are 1 million child refugees from Syria. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23803308

Some facts about the refugees and where they stay. Worth a look. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23801200

"At least 13 deaths and 72 illnesses have been linked to a listeria outbreak from Colorado cantaloupes, health officials say, in the deadliest food outbreak in more than a decade. Three other deaths may also be related to the tainted fruit, which are linked to a farm in Holly and have been recalled."

"A major United Nations report has set out the challenges facing humanity a few days before the world's population is expected to reach seven billion. The report calls for a change of focus, no longer asking "are we too many", and instead concentrate on making the world better."

At least three people have been killed and several badly injured in a huge landslide in a rural area of the north-western American state of Washington, officials say. The landslide destroyed six houses and covered a road near the town of Oso, about 90km (55 miles) north of Seattle.

A man-made consequence of global warming

This is a great report about different recycling case studies in Texas. 

The Argentinean government is currently investigating 11 projects to be part of the country's new renewable energy initiative. Four projects have already been approved by the government and are awaiting financial aid in order to begin taking form. One of these projects comes from China's Sky Solar Holdings. The other projects are likely to be approved in the coming months and will help the country reach its 2013 renewable energy goals effectively.

Japan found a new alternate energy!

The second wettest summer on record was followed by a harsh winter, flooded grazing land and ruined crops, all resulting in soaring feed prices many farmers struggle to pay. Food prices today are roughly twice what they were six years ago - in some cases even triple. A poorer diet for the livestock has resulted in smaller animals which are less marketable, less fertile and make far less money for farmers.

New research shows 70% chance of a major earthquake around Tokyo within the next four years.

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has decided to lift the military's ban on women serving in combat, a move that could open thousands of frontline warfighting jobs to female service members, a senior US defence official said.