Trade : WTO does not foresee Ministerial meeting in May (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
The World Trade Organization on Wednesday acknowledged that it would be "extremely difficult" that a mini-ministerial meeting aimed at reaching cross-cutting agreements on agriculture and non-agricultural market access (NAMA) could take place in the month of May.

United States : Not with a bang, but with a whimper... (PRIV)
(IPS, Washington)
After the final votes were counted in the two largest remaining primaries for the Democratic nomination for the presidency, the long battle may finally be drawing to a close as Sen. Barack Obama has emerged as a clear front-runner over Sen. Hillary Clinton with only six primaries remaining.

Iraq : Pressure to cut costs, troops strains "surge" (PRIV)
(IPS, Washington)
Growing impatience in Congress over the enormous costs being racked up by the Iraq war, as well as the Pentagon's belief that it needs more troops in Afghanistan to fight insurgents there, is putting the vaunted success of the George W. Bush administration's "surge" strategy to the test.

Latin America : South-South cooperation to fight child malnutrition (PRIV)
(IPS, Santiago)
Cooperation between Latin American countries, which is cheap, efficient and horizontal, could fast-track the fight against child malnutrition, Nils Kastberg, the regional director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), said at a conference held in the Chilean capital.

United States : Evolution under siege in classrooms (PRIV)
(IPS, Tampa)
Darwinian evolution - the 19th century geologist and naturalist Charles Darwin's acclaimed theory of natural selection of species and the origins of humanity - is apparently still a source of controversy, most recently here in the state of Florida.

Note to Readers : Holiday Notice (PRIV)
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Due to the Pentecost holiday in Europe, the next issue SUNS #6472 will appear on 13 May.