Far to the west, in Lebanon, clashes have worsened between opposing sects in the northern city of Tripoli.
Relations have worsened between Iran, where the Shiite theocracy has been vocally supportive of the protest movement, and Saudi Arabia's Sunni leadership, which sent troops to Bahrain to assist the government in quelling the uprising.
Malnutrition rates have worsened between 2011 and 2012, and are expected to rise further in 2013.
The country is roughly half Christian and half Muslim, and because farmers tend to be Christian and herders tend to be Muslim, the crisis has worsened the friction between the two religious communities.
All over the world, the criminalization of cannabis has been used as an excuse to harass unpopular minorities (in Jamaica's case, the poor), and, he told me, it has "worsened the relationship between those young men and law enforcement".
The kidnapping has worsened already strained relations between the United States and Italy, where most people are opposed to the war in Iraq and the presence of Italian troops there.
Moreover, it has worsened the deep divisions not only between America and Europe, but also between rich and poor countries about future liberalisation.Worse still, the WTO's many critics, notably the trade unionists and environmentalists who brought Seattle to a standstill, are crowing that they derailed the round (see article).
Neither side has implemented the agreement: instead tension between them has worsened.
MEXICO CITY -- The biggest military corruption case here in recent years has worsened an already frayed relationship between American law enforcement officials and the Mexican Army, the institution most trusted and empowered by officials here to fight the drug war.
