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The presence of armed security personnel in Somalia is often intimidating to refugees and aid workers. Hundreds of thousands have fled to camps in Dadaab in northern Kenya.  (Photo by Phillips Royan/ EC/ ECHO) Life inside refugee camps of Mogadishu, Somalia Somalia’s weak government struggles with how to help the people displaced by decades of war. The Atlantic Interview: 460 days of captivity under Somali militants Women in the World CDC sounds alarm on drug-resistant infections More than two million Americans get sick every year with infections that defy modern antibiotics. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sums up the scene. Popular Science Antibiotic-resistant infections CNN   UN finds sarin used in Syria attack The U.N. team investigating a chemical weapons attack last month in Syria has found that sarin was used. CNN Syrian rebels demand response after UN report Associated Press House bill would cut $4B a year from food stamps The House is expected to consider a bill that would cut food stamps by an estimated $4 billion annually and allow states to put broad new work requirements in place for recipients. ABC News Cutting food stamps: the difference between the numbers and the effects The Atlantic Wire What to know before the House vote on food stamps ThinkProgress The Dead Sea is dying Sinkholes, habitat destruction and perilously low water levels: Can a dying sea be saved? As experts, politicians and diplomats argue over its fate, little is being done to keep the Dead Sea alive. Slate   PHILANTHROPY AND AID Forest communities draw a REDD line in Uganda Analysts have mixed reviews on a $3.6M agreement between Uganda and the World Bank to support the country’s preparations for reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation. IPS UN faces Syria aid challenge having cut staffing after chemical attacks The United Nations has sharply reduced its humanitarian and development staff in Syria, making delivery of assistance to a war-torn people even more challenging, a U.N. official said. Reuters HUMAN RIGHTS Socio-economic status influences risk of violence against Aboriginal women If Aboriginal women had the same income and education levels as non-Aboriginal women, their risk of being abused by a partner could drop by 40 percent, according to a new Canadian study. ScienceDaily Yemen minister on child marriage urges to end the practice In Yemen, deeply tribal and conservative, the issue of child marriage is extremely complicated. According to Human Rights Watch, over half of all girls there are married before age 18. CNN DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE EU under fire for policy linked to land grabbing in Cambodia Critics say the Everything But Arms trade agreement has led to serious and systematic human rights abuses in the Cambodian sugar industry and further impoverished its people. Thomas Reuters Foundation The new frontiers of production Capitalism is tentatively moving away from ways of making things that damage nature, mainly in response to pressure from regulations, but some firms have pioneered circularity as more profitable. The Globalist POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE Experts at IAEA meet criticize Japan for ongoing problems at Fukushima Japan’s government came under criticism from nuclear experts at a briefing held on the sidelines of the annual assembly of the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency. Japan Times North, South Korea resume work at joint Kaesong industrial park North and South Koreans got back to work at a jointly run factory park after a five-month shutdown triggered by animosity between the rivals, with some companies quickly resuming production. CBS News Inside North Korea: more circus than bread Christian Science Monitor SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY How and where imagination occurs in human brains What makes humans able to create art, invent tools, think scientifically and perform other incredibly diverse behaviors? ScienceDaily The human brain: dynamic functions Globalnewspointer.net Mexico sees its 1st open-source village cellphone network A new open-source cell phone system leapfrogs older technology to bring isolated Mexican villages into the 21st century. USA TODAY   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Klaus Jacob): The case against rebuilding the coastline after superstorm Sandy Mother Jones Blog (Mark Memmott): Homeless man with ‘great heart’ finds $42,000, turns it in  (NPR) the two-way Column (Morton Abramowitz): US can take in more than 33 Syrian refugees Bloomberg   Site edited by: Audrey Harry, Darling Gutierrez, Amy Marie Phillips and Erkinaz Shuminov.   GOOD NEWS Dutch police train rats to sniff out crime Police in the Netherlands are hoping to save money by training rats to sniff out things like drugs and gunshot residue. The animals are cheaper and faster than traditional lab work. Spiegel International Indigenous people of Honduras granted one million hectares of rainforest A century after England granted the Miskito people rights over their land, Honduras has officially handed over nearly a million hectares of tropical forest to these indigenous people. Environmental News Network NGOS AND NONPROFITS Family of reclusive heiress fights over $300M fortune left to charity and staff When Huguette Clark divvied up her $300 million fortune, she left 75 percent to charity and the rest to those who cared for her in her last decades. Surviving relatives are staking a claim. The Independent Therapaws: Can animals help to revive memories in the elderly? Pioneered by London animal-rescue charity the Mayhew, the TheraPaws program takes animals into care homes, residential facilities and community centers. The Independent ENVIRONMENT Virginia mayors plead for help with climate change Beset by rising seas and fiercer storms, Virginia’s mayors voice frustration with a state government still denying the problem of climate change. Scientific American Freshwater reserves discovered in Turkana County, Kenya Few people could have even dreamt that beneath the sun-scorched, cracked earth in Turkana County, Kenya, was enough water to supply this entire country of 41.6 million people for 70 years. IPS New water sources won’t quench the world’s thirst BusinessWeek Corporate climate pollution grows The global economic recovery has produced mixed results for businesses trying to reduce their carbon footprints, as shown in a British nonprofit’s survey of the world’s largest companies. Scientific American   Photo of the Day Charities like Therapaws are finding that rescuing pets and helping the elderly can go hand in hand. Socializing with animals can help unlock memories in dementia patients.  (Photo by Ed Yourdon)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. 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