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Lab technicians undergo malaria microscopy training at the Nigerian Air Force hospital near Lagos. The UN announced a framework for malaria prevention calling for greater coordination among development sectors.  (Photo by Rick Scavetta/ US Army) Sex trafficking a serious problem in US Commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors are serious problems in the U.S. with long-term adverse consequences for society as a whole, says a new report. ScienceDaily The sex industry’s shadow victims: boys The Daily Beast Blog: Report: Sexually-exploited minors too often treated as criminals, not victims  (NBCNews.com) U.S. News Qatar’s World Cup ‘slaves’ Dozens of Nepalese migrant laborers have died in Qatar in recent weeks and more are enduring labor abuses, a Guardian investigation has found, raising questions about Qatar’s preparations for the 2022 World Cup. Guardian Qatar’s future World Cup is already a total disaster The Atlantic Wire   Iran’s president: Europe, US sound ‘different’ Western leaders have said Iran seems to sound different under the leadership of newly elected President Hassan Rouhani. CNN Iran’s Revolutionary Guard unveils attack drone Yahoo! News Venezuela cuts red tape on imports of essential goods Vice-President Jorge Arreaza said the government was cutting red tape for companies willing to facilitate the import of goods such as food, toiletries and mechanical parts, which have been in short supply. BBC Venezuelan president skips UN, saying enemies had plot to kill him McClatchy Newspapers Police tear gas 13,000 teachers in Nigeria Men of the Rivers State Police Command tear-gassed about 13,000 newly recruited teachers, accusing them of planning to hold a demonstration against President Goodluck Jonathan. allAfrica.com Syria given November deadline to destroy all chemical weapons facilities Syria will have to destroy all its chemical weapons production facilities by the beginning of November and completely dismantle its entire arsenal of poison gases and nerve agents by the middle of next year. Guardian   PHILANTHROPY AND AID Pakistanis in quake disaster zone struggle for food, shelter, medical supplies Survivors built makeshift shelters with sticks and bedsheets, a day after their mud houses were flattened in an earthquake that killed 285 people in southwestern Pakistan and pushed a new island up out of the Arabian Sea. Japan Times Island appears after Pakistan earthquake Vancouver Sun Multisectoral action framework for malaria launched World leaders gathered alongside the 68th U.N. General Assembly to launch an inclusive approach to fighting malaria, a disease which — despite tremendous advances — still kills an estimated 660,000 each year. allAfrica.com HUMAN RIGHTS Baka pygmies drink up their voting rights Trade amongst the Baka — historically called pygmies — is basically by barter rather than financial exchange. People can exchange a voter ID card for two “sachets” of the liquor, worth CFA 200 — less than half a dollar. IPS Transgender in the Schoolyard: across America, uneven access to rights As some states chalk up major wins for the LGBT community, others are doing their best to undermine the rights of a most vulnerable population: transgender students. AlterNet DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE Collective rights ‘offer hope for global fisheries’ Collective community-based rights could put the world’s fisheries on a sustainable footing after decades of over-exploitation, an expert suggests. BBC Law change sought to keep fish farmers out of jail Seattle Post-Intelligencer Asia to be the new hub for millionaires The number of millionaires in the Asia-Pacific grew twice as fast as the rest of the world from 2007 to 2012, an annual Asia-Pacific Wealth Report by the Royal Bank of Canada and consultancy firm Capgemini shows. Sydney Morning Herald World’s wealth set to shift to Asia from US and Europe BBC POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE Documents show US spied on Martin Luther King The U.S. NSA eavesdropped on civil rights icon Martin Luther King and boxer Muhammad Ali as well as other leading critics of the Vietnam War in a secret program later deemed “disreputable,” declassified documents have revealed. Al Jazeera China free trade zone ‘to allow banned websites’ In a rare exception to strict Internet controls, a Hong Kong newspaper reported that China’s first free trade zone will allow access to Facebook, Twitter and other websites that are currently banned nationwide. Japan Times SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Mobile phones have been a gift for development, says Jeffrey Sachs Access to, and the use of, technology should not be a standalone goal in any future development agenda because it will be the tool by which the targets will be achieved, according to Jeffrey Sachs.  (Guardian) Poverty Matters With Facebook’s internet.org, the battle for the third world is on Gigaom $50,000 strawberry-picking robot to go on sale in Japan The machine moves on rails in a greenhouse. It has a 3D stereo camera system to image the berries and judge which ones are ripe according to color. CNET News   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Eugenie C. Scott and Minda Berbeco): A move is afoot to keep climate science out of classrooms Scientific American Column (Thomas McGath): Get out while you can: why young Americans should emigrate AlterNet Blog (Jo Becker): Fewer child workers is still way too many  (Human Rights Watch) Dispatches   Site edited by: Darling Gutierrez, Audrey Harry and Amy Marie Phillips.   GOOD NEWS Ginger Passarelli is a good Samaritan with a soup ladle Whenever there‘s an emergency, you can bet that Passarelli is there with a soup ladle, feeding the firefighters, policemen or search-and-rescue crews. Christian Science Monitor Sponsor a university student in Spain Adopt a tree. Adopt a polar bear. Sponsor a child in a poor country. The concept has caught on in Spain’s troubled academic system and now people and companies can sponsor a student at the University of Málaga. IPS NGOS AND NONPROFITS Nonprofits wait as government shutdown looms Organizations that depend on federal grants could see their revenue dry up, and those that provide social services, such as food and shelter, would likely see an increase in need from clients deprived of federal programs. The Chronicle of Philanthropy Forty kids and counting The story of one young woman’s journey from New Jersey to Nepal — and how, along the way, she adopted 40 children, opened up a school, and helped women empower their community. Women In The World ENVIRONMENT Global warming ‘extremely likely’ man-made, climate panel says Scientists can now say with extreme confidence that human activity is the dominant cause of the global warming observed since the 1950s, a new report by an international scientific group. Denver Post UN climate report blames humans CNN How do earthquake early warning systems work? Earthquakes seem to come out of nowhere and can cause widespread devastation. Building codes and safety videos provide only so much protection. National Geographic   Photo of the Day Japanese and American scientists are setting up a reef observation machine off the coast of Japan. Water quality improvements can bolster reef resilience to bleaching and reduce water acidification.  (Photo by Jerry Reid/ USFWS)	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. Take a Quick Tour The Daily Quote You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. Ralph Waldo Emerson Daily Quote Archives Email Newsletters Daily headlines Friends of the DailySource DailySource Archives Scroll through recent items from your favorite sections: News Top Stories Columns and Op-ed The Daily Quote Photo of the Day Email this edition Ways to Help Volunteer Spread the word Donate Shop Search Give feedback Other ways

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