Syria records its millionth child refugee
Unicef says the global community has failed in its responsibility to the children displaced by the violence in Syria
The Syria crisis reached another grim milestone as UN aid agencies reported that the number of registered child refugees had reached 1 million, most of whom were under 11. Within the country, more than 2 million children have been displaced, they said.
About 7,000 children have been killed since the conflict began. Of the hundreds of people killed in an apparent gas attack in rebel-held parts of eastern Damascus on Wednesday, many were children.
"This 1 millionth child refugee is not just another number," said Anthony Lake, executive director of Unicef, the UN agency for children. "This is a real child ripped from home, maybe even from a family, facing horrors we can only begin to comprehend.
PRESS FREEDOM
'The system is unraveling'
Recent events at the Guardian have called into question the protection of free press in the UK. DW spoke to Richard Keeble, acting head of the Lincoln School of Journalism, about the power of the "secret state."
DW: The partner of Glen Greenwald, the Guardian journalist who has written stories based on data leaked from the US National Security Agency, was detained for nine hours at London's Heathrow Airport this week, and the Guardian's editor claimed British authorities also forced the destruction of its hard drives containing the leaked information. The Guardian is the only paper in the mainstream British media to have published the leaked information, and it appears it doesn't have much support from other UK papers. What has the reaction been from Fleet Street, the traditional home of the British national press?
Richard Keeble: It's not as if Fleet Street as a collective is screaming in outrage at what's going on. Equally, I think the support of British papers for Bradley Manning, the Wikileaks leaker, was also very muted. What I can say, however, is that I've seen the BBC's coverage, and to their credit, they have given the affair due prominence. Though due to obvious legal reasons they can't speak out.
Made in China: The Green Futurism of Architect Ma Yansong
Chinese architect Ma Yansong has taken the West by storm with his organic, futuristic creations. With proposals to cover Tianenmen Square in thick forest and build a floating city over Ground Zero, no one can accuse him of playing it safe.
Over the last decade, avant-garde European architects have helped reshape Beijing's skyline. Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren's surreal CCTV tower and the futuristic, glowing Olympic Stadium conceived by the Swiss studio Herzog and de Meuron are just two of these new iconic Western imports. But now, a Chinese architect is reversing the trend. Rising star Ma Yansong has won a string of European architectural contests that will bring his experimental designs, which meld cutting-edge technology with an animist's awe of nature, to capitals on the Continent.
UN protests at 'Rwandan refugee abductions' in Uganda
The UN has called for an investigation into the "disappearance or abduction" of three Rwandan refugees, including two ex-presidential guards, from neighbouring Uganda.
Their "disappearance or abduction" raised serious concerns about a culture of impunity, a UN official said.
Rwanda denied it was involved in any illegal activity.
Many critics of Rwanda's President Paul Kagame flee to other countries, accusing him of being authoritarian.
On Wednesday, Uganda's government blocked its police from extraditing a Rwandan ex-presidential guard, Joel Mutabazi, who was a refugee in Uganda.
Southeast Asia
Aug 23, '13
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Violence and responsibility in Myanmar
By Matthew J Walton
By Matthew J Walton
After a brief lull in Buddhist-Muslim conflict in Myanmar, there are reports of renewed violence and unrest in western Rakhine State, where Muslim Rohingya and Buddhist Rakhines remain forcibly separated. A law that would restrict inter-religious marriage is gaining in popularity, while Buddhist monks associated with the 969 movement continue to preach anti-Muslim sermons.
At the same time, they rely on a particular interpretation of Buddhist teachings to deny responsibility for the violence
committed in the name of 969 and the protection of Buddhism. However, others have argued for a different interpretation of Buddhist philosophy rooted in the teaching of ''right speech'' and an awareness of the effects of our actions on others.
At the same time, they rely on a particular interpretation of Buddhist teachings to deny responsibility for the violence
committed in the name of 969 and the protection of Buddhism. However, others have argued for a different interpretation of Buddhist philosophy rooted in the teaching of ''right speech'' and an awareness of the effects of our actions on others.
Cuban baseball greats vs US-based defectors
Some of Cuba's greatest baseball stars are about to begin an unprecedented sporting event. The veterans play a series in the US with former team-mates who left the communist island, many playing in the Major League on huge salaries.
The average age of the athletes stretching, pitching and batting in a corner of Havana's Sport City has shot up in recent weeks.
Alongside younger baseball players in training, veterans of Cuba's most famous team, Industriales, were preparing for a unique encounter in the US.
To mark the 50th birthday of the club, they are taking on old team-mates who defected from the communist island.
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