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Turkish miners march for their rights and to keep mines open. An explosion in a Soma mine has killed over 200 with the death toll rising.  (Photo by Charles Roffey) Nigeria mulls prisoner swap as Islamists show abducted girls Nigeria said it was considering a prisoner exchange with Boko Haram after the Islamist group threatened to hold schoolgirls it abducted last month until detained members are freed. BusinessWeek Special section: Nigeria’s missing girls BBC In Somalia, collecting people for profit Distributing aid can be an incredibly risky job for Westerners in Somalia, so local entrepreneurs have filled the gap. But what happens when aid becomes a profitable business in a lawless place? NPR   Rescuers search for trapped workers in mine explosion Rescuers desperately raced against time to reach more than 200 miners trapped underground after an explosion and fire at a coal mine in western Turkey killed at least 205 workers. Telegraph.co.uk Turkey coal mine disaster: desperate search at Soma pit BBC Special section: Fatal mine disasters ABC News South Sudan food security crisis could spiral into famine, agencies warn The conflict in South Sudan has set the country on course towards a “hunger catastrophe”, with almost 4 million people already in dire need of food and humanitarian assistance. Guardian Syria used chemical weapons on rebels A leading human rights group says it has strong evidence that Syria’s army used chemical weapons on rebel-held areas last month. Guardian   PHILANTHROPY AND AID More than 300,000 donors give over $50 million to 7,000 nonprofits on ‘Give Local’ day A hundred and twenty U.S. communities, national sponsors and thousands of nonprofits activated more than 300,000 donors and raised over $50 million. Give Local America was organized by Kimbia. PRWeb Big 3 Detroit automakers mull donations to support Art Institute Detroit’s three automakers are giving back to the now bankrupt city, considering donating as much as $50 million to the Detroit Institute of Arts to ensure the museum’s collection is not sold off. NBCNews.com HUMAN RIGHTS Assad’s new bomb: Syrian regime hasn’t abandoned chemical weapons Despite its pledge to eliminate chemical weapons, the Assad regime is attacking towns and villages with chlorine gas bombs. Spiegel International ICC reopens probe of alleged British Iraq war crimes The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said she has reopened an initial probe into allegations of war crimes committed by British soldiers after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. GlobalPost DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE What’s next for the trade facilitation agreement The World Trade Organization’s landmark Trade Facilitation Agreement is ready to be signed, paving the way for better trade and access to markets for developing nations, but the vote will be challenging. Devex Japan’s trade surplus is lowest on record Strained by a dependence on fossil fuel imports and a depreciated yen, Japan has logged its lowest annual current account surplus since it began tracking data in 1985. Deutsche Welle POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE Federal govt failed to inspect high risk oil and gas wells, say auditors The U.S. government has failed to inspect thousands of oil and gas wells it considers high risks for water contamination and other environmental damage, congressional investigators have found. Al Jazeera Coalition politics: schools and hard knocks Politicians who preach about tough choices have lost none of their taste for diverting scarce funds into eye-catching schemes. Guardian SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Space debris is a global problem Blockbuster movie, Gravity, has done a great job by making a common man aware of the threat of space junk. Recently, scientists were called before the U.S. House of Representatives to discuss near-earth space debris. Australian Tribune How do you dodge 100 million pieces of space junk? Yes, it can be a ‘Gravity-like’ disaster Tech Times Legal complaint filed against GCHQ ‘hacking’ Privacy International said the U.K. intelligence service has infected millions of devices to spy on citizens and scoop up personal data. BBC   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: Fractured Thailand: A once-stable nation is torn by political turmoil Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Column (Lauren Carasik): The long struggle for justice in Guatemala Al Jazeera Column (Dambisa Moyo): After Boko Haram kidnapping: What does the US stand for? Christian Science Monitor   Site edited by: Amy Marie Phillips, Tanya Flowers, Akanksha Kaul and Daniel Acosta.   GOOD NEWS 8-year-old South Tampa girl helps deliver newborn brother An 8-year-old girl helped deliver her baby brother as a 911 dispatcher talked mother and daughter along until rescue workers arrived and finished the job. Tampa Bay Times US twin baby sisters born holding hands A pair of U.S. twin sisters who were born holding hands were breathing on their own after being removed from a ventilator, their mother has said. BBC NGOS AND NONPROFITS Social entrepreneurs honoured at World Economic Forum The Schwab Foundation, at the just concluded World Economic Forum on Africa, held in Abuja, announced the winners of the Africa Social Entrepreneur of the Year awards. Nigerian Tribune Its EU dream thwarted, Turkey rejects 90 million-euro Cyprus fine The European Court for Human Rights ruled against Turkey for its 1974 invasion of Cyprus. Turkey’s refusal to pay damages comes amid waning interest in European Union membership. Christian Science Monitor ENVIRONMENT ‘Nothing can stop retreat’ of West Antarctic glaciers Key glaciers in West Antarctica are in an irreversible retreat, NASA scientists say, analyzing 40 years of observations of ice streams draining into Amundsen Bay, concluded that nothing can stop them melting. BBC Western Antarctic ice sheet collapse has already begun Guardian Beijing‘s smog police outgunned in China’s war on pollution Environmental inspectors in Beijing are scrambling to impose tough new standards on thousands of polluting firms, highlighting the growing logistical problems facing China’s war on smog. Guardian Blog: An unloved budget from environment groups ABC News   Photo of the Day Men in the Kawkaban village of Yemen display their traditional kniveware. 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