THE HUM - WORLD HEADLINES - JANUARY 13/14, 2012
UN-backed survey shows sharp rise in opium production and prices
Energy shortages mean a difficult winter for Albanians
Albania Condemns Call for Blockade of Serbia
Albania to Sell Nine Obsolete Chinese-Made Military Aircraft
World Bank will provide a fund worth USD 40 mln to the Albanian government
Tirana Airport – an unlikely East European success story
Algeria chairs G-77, vows group "will be heard" in 2012
Algeria’s Leader Tells Turkey to Stop Making Political Capital Out of Massacre History
Desertec Nation Algeria to Host Huge Solar Trade Fair in Algerica
Over 200 Tried for Helping Illegal Immigration
Minister admits development of culture industry
Media organs must promote morally uplifting songs
American Samoa lawmaker says 14 too young for marriage
American Samoa census puts population at 55,500
Runner braves Antarctica during trek across globe
Beleaguered Antarctica Mission Cut Short
Mawson commemoration in Antarctica
Helen Skelton’s a Blue Peter World Beater
Warming helps albatross speed - for now
Antigua Power Plant - No Straight Answers
Policy on agriculture complete
Customs Officers Worried About Overtime
Argentina and IMF moving closer, admit holding regular bilateral contact
Argentina faces a continuous drought
Argentina Heat Stresses Summer Crops
OSCE chair concerned about Armenian-Azerbaijani contact line
Armenia ranked 39th in annual Index of Economic Freedom
Armenian Urban Development Minister to lead ruling coalition party headquarters - newspaper
Iran, Armenians and Armenia (Perspective)
Three whaling activists transferred to customs boat
New global seed bank where deposits are guaranteed to grow
Australian man sentenced to lashings in Saudi Arabia for blasphemy conviction returns home
Australia fumes over smoking kangaroos
Dwarf left wheelchair-bound after being dropped on night out celebrating his birthday
Miranda Kerr named new Qantas ambassador
Australia ranked highest on nuclear security (Press release)
Innsbruck 2012 winter Youth Olympic Games get off the ground
Missing American teen Natalee Holloway declared legally dead
Azerbaijani FM says African challenges should be addressed diplomatically
Azerbaijan’s non-oil sector provided 52.5% of budget tax revenue in 2011
First lady of AZ to open exhibition of Azerbaijani art and culture in Davos
Marathon Bahamas ready for the off
The Bahamas to launch wage and productivity survey with IDB support
New Fast Ferry Links Grand Bahama Island & Ft. Lauderdale, US
Bahrain tries police for beating detainees to death
Bahrain: Rights Activist Attacked says Human Rights Watch
Major road projects planned in Bahrain
Connectivity will generate economic vibrancy: Hasina
India, Bangladesh to cooperate in power sector
Biswa Ijtema begins, 6 devotees die
300 km natural gas line to Barbados coming
Belarusian Presidential Candidate Gets Three Years In 'Closed Regime'
Belarus Ranks 26th from End in Economic Freedom Rating
Have Belarusians Always Used the Cyrillic Alphabet?
World Ice Hockey Championship as leverage over Belarusian regime (Perspective)
Agreement reached in Belgium on Google Street View privacy concerns
Belgium Grocery Chain Food Lion to Cut 5,000 Jobs in U.S., EU
Belgian minister wants anti-gay Primate replaced
Belize Maintenance Workers Rage Against City Hall
Belize's Minister of Education at a Georgia US college on BC Monday
Belizean Studies Focus On Culture
IMF co-hosts civil service reform conference in Benin
Water sectors of Benin and the Netherlands join forces
Bermuda registers 54 new insurance companies in 2011
Soldiers are in line to get new uniforms
'Leaving Bermuda saved my life' (Perspective)
Consumer protection bill passed
A new village takes shape in the woods after water source dries up
Bolivia's Morales set for another showdown
Bolivian Parliament to Prioritize 70 Bills from Social Summit
Urban Growth Contaminating Lake Titicaca
McDonald’s Left Bolivia in 2002; Fast Food Still Abundant on City Streets
Illegal weapons worry BH law enforcement
Botswana Diamonds beefs up efforts to find new deposits
Prolonged blackouts in Botswana go unresolved
Alcohol consumers contribute positively to economy says official
Botswana metal head rock subculture on show in San Francisco, USA
Brazilian orange juice in chemical scare
Brazilian security director for 2016 Olympics faces fraud charges
Heavy rain disrupts operations at Brazil's major iron ore miners
Floods, mudslides kill 39 in Brazil
Overtime pay for Brazil employees who answer work emails after shift
British Virgin Islands to grant Taiwan visa-free entry
Brunei Minister attends tourism meetings in Asia
Brunei hotels expect brisk business on Chinese New Year
Tainted ‘symbiotic partnership’ between Brunei regime and Shell (Perspective)
Bulgaria launches anti-mafia tribunal
Burundi opposition leader arrested in Tanzania
Government officials cleared of embezzling debt repayment funds
Teenage Mum Raped By Uncle Dares to Speak Out
Banana Production - Cameroon Targets 500,000 Tons Annually by 2013
Cambodian govt working to save Mekong dolphins
Canada PM to visit China in bid to secure higher oil sales
Billionaire jailed for failure to complete US-Canada Ambassador Bridge project
Conservatives to change civil marriage law
Water Resources Group capital raising supports lead up to maiden contract
Mayo Clinic takes on Cayman’s overseas patient car
Caribbean yields deepest-ever ‘black smoker’ vents
UN highlights "security vacuum" as northern clashes continue
Can you make a film about corruption in Africa and not be corrupted?
Work to begin on Chad rail network
Chile needs to boost hydroelectric output - govt
Syrah tops Wines of Chile Awards
China's food prices increase as inflation drops in December
Beijing Reports Air Quality in Real Time
China vows to advance people-to-people links with Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova
China to build "maritime highway"
Chinese vice premier calls for advancing poverty alleviation, reconstruction
A New Approach to Solving Climate Change, Part 4: China
Beijing Apple store egged after iPhone delay
Hello Kitty themed restaurant opens in Beijing
China cannot stop buying Iranian oil (Perspective)
Shipwreck a disaster that keeps on taking from Christmas Island
How TVShack blazed a trail for illegal downloaders
Former Head of Colombian Army Denies Links to Paramilitaries
4 survive as Colombia plane make emergency landing
Cloves market revives on upcountry buying
Baloji: the sorcerer of African rap
Cook Islands police confirm amount stolen in Aitutaki bank robbery
Trade visit boosts Costa Rica ties with Germany
Costa Rica: Low Temperatures Cause Pineapples To Fruit Early
Costa Rica Measles And Rubella Free: First In The Americas
Costa Rica: Rolling Back of Speeding Fines Generates Frustration
Zagreb-Belgrade flights to take off this summer
French Mayor Demands Release of Cuban Five
Hundreds delayed at Larnaca airport after unannounced strike
`Supercomputer’ unveiled at Cyprus Institute
Group of experts continues meetings in Cyprus on natural gas issue
Euronews secures DTT in Greece and Cyprus
Czech Facebook campaign calls for Klaus to be renamed Havel
Danish presidency seeks a greener, safer Europe
Kurdish TV in Denmark to Appeal ‘Terrorism’ Ruling
Half a million more join Denmark’s e-Boks digital mail service
Dominica Social Security to invest in millionaire club resort in Barbados
IMF approves funds for Dominica
Dominican Republic Repatriates 1st Group Deported from U.S. in 2012, 132 Ex-Convicts
East Timor to hold presidential elections in March
Ecuadorian Military Contingent to Travel to Haiti on Saturday
Jimmy Carter disappointed with women's meager representation in Egypt's parliament
Carter: Egypt's Military Should Be 'Subservient' to Elected Officials
El Salvador to Declassify Reports from Commission on Truth
Equatorial Guinea agrees to sell crude oil to Swaziland
Equatorial Guinea’s Malabo II, a metaphor of Africa’s rejuvenation (Perspective)
Youth Olympics bring ancestry into focus for Eritrean Alpine Skier
Ex-Estonian spy chief charged with piracy
Africa’s largest dam to lift Ethiopia out of poverty
Falkland Islands dispute gets heated
William Hague warns against Falklands intimidation
Argentina says no change in Mercosur decision to bar Falklands’ flagged vessels
Chile ratifies its position and denies existence of a Malvinas blockade
Fiji TV investigated over belated text poll win for Bainimarama
Fiji Attorney General says New Zealand media "obtuse"
France to Lose AAA Rating From S&P, Finance Minister Says
France wants independent probe into death of journalist in Syria
Suspected Tahiti bank robber identified as known musician
Gambian president-elect Jammeh to be sworn in
'Gaza hackers' target Israel fire service website
Controversial Makeover for Gaza’s Beachfront
President: Georgia is a small country and must fight for its citizens
Forced marriage in Germany: Turkey, Serbia, Kosovo leading the list
Ghana’s oil find to affect women negatively – Research
Women Still Sidelined Politically As 2012 Election Approaches (Perspective)
Price hikes making Greeks put out their cigarettes
Guatemala Overwhelmed by Seizures of Drug Chemicals
Guatemala ratifies UN-backed treaty banning nuclear tests
Angola donates US$16.5 million to rehabilitate Guinea Bissau armed forces
Death of West African leader leaves nation in disarray (Perspective)
Guyana government calls out US mining company
Haitian Diaspora Tests Brazil's International Solidarity
Haiti to Host Music Festivals Network Africa-Caribbean-Pacific
Red Cross movement helping empower affected Haitians
Hugo Chávez: "We Need Honduras"
Iceland placing “great emphasis” on mackerel peace deal
Iceland Unemployment Rate At 7-month High
Danish unions in action against Icelandic-owned airline
Northern Lights tour in Iceland holds 80 percent sighting rate
Top Gear special prompts complaint from Indian high commission
Sagar fish found to have uranium
Yoko Ono on India’s ‘fertile ground’
Putting Sabah, Sarawak on the global map
Indonesian Culture, Illustrated in Jewels
EU to delay oil embargo on Iran for sx months
Tehran supports idea of holding nuclear talks in Turkey
Iraqi PM cancels Czech visit, talks on L-159s to go ahead
Iran paper calls for retaliation against Israel for assassination
Was Israel behind Iran nuclear scientist's assassination? (Analysis)
Clinton to visit Ivory Coast, other W. African countries
Former finance minister Bohoun Bouabré dies
Give PM space to paint her legacy (Perspective)
Japan PM shuffles cabinet to rescue tax hike plan
Jordan authorities deny people injured in demonstration
Four Belarus’ MPs to monitor parliamentary election in Kazakhstan
New crop varieties can cut poverty, study finds
Kenyan Security Forces Accused of Abuses Against Somalis
Kiribati heads to the polls to pick President
Analysts urge greater emphasis on Kosovo's agriculture sector
Kuwait ranks 71 on ‘economic freedom’
Kyrgyzstan intends to take an active part in Afghanistan’s restoration – Ruslan Kazakbaev
Nine more Cambodian ‘loggers’ nabbed in Laos
Latvian PM promises foreign investors to continue improving judicial system
Secretariat for Latvia’s EU presidency likely to start work in February
UN chief to start trip to Lebanon, United Arab Emirates
Luxemburg Speedway loses its promoters
Subsidies give boost to housing sector
Luxurious suburbs spring up in Macedonia
E-democracy: making government closer to the people in Macedonia
Orthodox Macedonians celebrate faith, family
Malawians paying highly for tolerating bad governance
Malaysia ranked as No. 1 halal-friendly OIC nation
Maldives faces tides of change
Mali boosts security as desert festival starts in Qaeda zone
India loans $100 million to Mali for power project
Dengue fever declines in Majuro but on increase on Ebeye
Mauritius tops African household lighting survey
Mexico expects millions to visit for 2012 solstice
US GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney's Mexican roots unearthed
Calderon Adviser Falls Short in Defending Boss' Security Policy (Perspective)
Fowl cholera spreading actively in Moldova and Ukraine
Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro sign free travel agreement
Senior Libyan official denies imposition of visa restriction on Moroccans
Seed management improving food security in Mozambique
End in sight for Burma's 63-year old insurgency
Myanmar frees more political prisoners
Fitch Maintains Our BBB - Rating but the Outlook Slips From Positive to Stable
Nepal detains 90 illegal Tibetan immigrants - police
Maquilas Shift to El Salvador and Nicaragua
Negotiations Fail to End Strike in Nigerian Fuel Subsidy Showdown
Nigerian oil shutdown to begin Sunday: union
Protests: 4,000 displaced in Benin, 300 injured nationwide —Red Cross
Kim Jong-il to be embalmed and put on display
North Korea Launches English Version Of Party Newspaper
New Northern Mariana Islands cargo airline on Guam leg
President Zardari’s exit fuels Pakistan coup fears
PNG watchdog warns of govt’s growing irrelevance
Women killed, found in bag at Philippines airport
Doha 2020 using the YOG to fine tune their bid / GOALS event in Doha
Users pour cold water on Putin's Internet foray
Man accused in Rwandan genocide wins temporary reprieve
Some Truth and Justice for Rwanda at Last (Perspective)
St. Kitts crowned in regional teen pageant
St Lucia Ranks Highest in Caribbean for Economic Freedom: Report
President of Sao Tome and Principe to visit Angola
Saudi forces shoot dead Shiite protester
Senegal, Burkina Faso regulators sign co-operation agreement
Plugged in: Serbians embrace social media
Media war crimes under investigation in Serbia
Policies on Kosovo ignite Serbian bloggers
In Serbia, an effort to encourage organ donation
Former Solomon Islands prime minister says re-arming is a positive sign
ICRC Suspends Food Aid to 1.1 Million Somalis
AU Asks UN Security Council to Expand Somalia Mission
Durban listed as South Africa's most costly city: study
South Korea’s National Assembly arrives in Azerbaijan
Spanish Navy Thwarts Pirate Attack in Indian Ocean
Gays in Spain get retirement home
Tanzania Leads in Region On Well-Being
Possible terrorist attacks in Bangkok, warns US
More flood victims evacuated in Pahang
Below average rainfall predicted for Tokelau and Tuvalu this wet season
Tonga’s parliamentary speaker yet to return despite impending court appearance
Tonga’s public servants threaten industrial action over retirement fund
Several Arab leaders invited to Tunisian celebrations
Gul can’t serve second term - parliamentary commission
Turkish FM set to visit Russia and US for nuke, Syria talks
Turkish court charges Britain’s Fergie over orphan TV show
Country Improves in Democratic Rankings
Tymoshenko is granted asylum in Czech Republic
Bahrain visit loses sparkle as Arab jewels cause controversy for Crown
Wealth conflict trumps racial hostility: Pew study
US President, Israeli Premier discuss Iran
I will pay if you will, Buffett tells Republicans
US first lady wins thousands of followers as @michelleobama
US FDA tests Brazilian orange juice at Port Newark after fungicide scare
Coca-Cola Warns FDA of Fungicide
Global Challenge: Springfield students test their knowledge of world geography
Use of Che Guevara image by Mercedes-Benz outrages South Florida's Cuban exiles
Vietnam to launch earth-monitoring satellites
Wallis and Futuna pulls out of Pacific Arts Festival citing financial concerns
Wallis senator says cost of living concerns remain
Zimbabwe's Swav gaining in African handset market
The State of Global Ultra-Wealth
Despite end-of-year decline, 2011 food prices highest on record – UN
Development: Ban, Al-Nasser task G-77 on development agenda
Africa begins to rise above aid as the domestic private sector becomes the engine of growth
New cables to Africa bring hope for telecom sector
South American weather dominates market news
Addicted! Scientists show how internet dependency alters the human brain
IRENA meeting heralds new Regional Energy Era
GLOBAL: Branch campus growth has moved to Asia
Container and Bulk Freight Handling Company Sees a Century Milestone
Brics look nothing like a solid investment (Perspective)
Destabilizing the world (Perspective)
Space
Space station avoids orbiting junk
Astronomers discover three alien planets smaller than Earth
SPECIAL FOCUS:
Winter Youth Olympics open at Innsbruck, Austria for the first time ever Friday, 1/13/12.
Innsbruck ready to host record third Olympic event
Olympics: Youth Olympics get winter world premiere in Innsbruck
Youth Olympic Games get underway
Heavy snowfall will not stop us hosting great Games, says Innsbruck 2012 chief
There will be no gigantism at our Opening Ceremony, reveals Innsbruck 2012
Youth Olympics: Great rehearsal for Sochi 2014
Asian, Kuwaiti Olympic chief heads to Innsbruck for Winter Youth Games
Doha, Baku, Promote 2020 Summer Games Bids
Curlers gear up for Winter Youth Olympics
Taekwondo kicks in for youth at Team Trials
Athletes:
Austria hockey goalkeeper dedicates Winter Youth Olympic Games to his friend
Nicholson set to take on world at Winter Youth Olympic Games
Whitehorse teen to compete in winter youth Olympics
Local skier headed to Youth Olympics
Cayman’s teen skier to make Olympic youth debut
Travers injury may halt Olympic quest
Kim Yu Na encourages young athletes to enjoy first-ever winter YOG
Youth Olympics bring ancestry into focus for Eritrean Alpine Skier
Iranian teenage girl competes in Winter Youth Olympics
Ireland’s Florence Bell at Youth Winter Olympics
Winter Youth Olympics: Woodward leads Team GB in Innsbruck
McNeill sets her sights on Olympic success
Small to carry flag at Winter Youth Games
Menzies targeting Olympic glory after schools success
Summerhayes to Carry Flag for Team GB at Youth Winter Olympics
Brakeman Sawyers ready to go full throttle for bobsleigh medal
South Africa teen off to Winter Youth Olympics
Gordon honoured by refereeing role at first Youth Winter Olympics
Sackville woman to represent Canada at 1st Youth Olympic Winter Games
Jake Peterson chosen as Team USA flag bearer for inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck
NZ flag bearer for Winter Youth Olympic Games named
Russian Youth Olympics Team leaves for Innsbruck
Holy Ghost’s Kerr to Play in Winter Youth Olympics
Park City snowboarder excited about Youth Olympics invite
Three locals ready for Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck
Edwin Minney of Wind Gap to play in Winter Youth Olympic Games
Willowbrook speed skater competing at inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games