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DRUGS-US-MEXICO: War on the Mafia, Unilateral Co-operation?
Operation White House - the US scheme to uncover money laundering activities in banks in Mexico - only went to prove a friendly co-operation agreement was not enough to do away with Washington's deep mistrust of its neighbour.DEVELOPMENT: Challenge to World Bank’s Plans for South Africa
The World Bank's independent Inspection panel has registered compolaints from South Africa that the Bank violated its policies in pushing apartheid-era plans to supply water to the country's industrial heartland.RIGHTS-HONDURAS: Company Charged in Death of Union Leader
Banana workers and rights groups in Honduras, are demanding that the government investigate the possibility of a US-based Fruit corporation's participation in the murder of a union leader and his son.MIGRATION-CUBA: Returnees Dash Hopes of Aspiring Emigrants
The return of 83 Cubans who left the island without authorisation further dashed the hopes of those with their sights set on "the promised north."FOOD: FAO Urges Improved Use of Marine Resources
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) urged improved exploitation of marine resources in order to meet future demand for seafood, in a new report released Tuesday at the agency's Rome headquarters.DISARMAMENT: Brazil Rejects India’s Nuclear Tests
India's nuclear tests dealt a blow to the hopes entertained by Brazil and other countries of the developing south of becoming permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, analysts said Tuesday.DISARMAMENT: India’s Nuclear Tests Leave Moscow With A Dilemma
Although clearly embarrassed by India's nuclear tests, Russia intends to take no punitive action against New Delhi, either economic or diplomatic. There is just too much at stake.TRADE-IRAN: U.S. Defeat In Sanctions Row Gives Tehran A Break
U.S. president Bill Clinton views his agreement not to use his country's sanctions laws to target European Union countries doing business with Iran, Libya and Cuba, as a 'compromise' between the United States and Europe.RIGHTS-ISRAEL: Israeli NGOs Urge End To ‘Legalised Torture’
Using actors demonstrating various methods of torture in Israeli prisons, the rights NGO B'Tselem called on the security services to stop using legalised methods of painful interrogation against Palestinian detainees.ECONOMY-U.S.: Congress Unlikely to Block EU Accord With Iran, Cuba
The Republican-led US Congress will assail this week's accord between President Bill Clinton and the European Union (EU) - which effectively waives US sanctions against European companies which invest in Cuba and Iran - but are unlikely to block it, officials here say.POLITICS-INDONESIA: Suharto Not Giving Up ‘Without a Fight’
A few days ago and hundreds of miles away from home, Indonesian President Suharto declared he was willing to step down if he was no longer trusted by his people.POPULATION-SRI LANKA: Greying Worries Policy Makers
Having achieved fewer infant deaths, lower fertility rates and higher life expectancy, Sri Lanka is now bracing for the inevitable - an ageing population.ECONOMY: South Africa Maintains Ambigious Relations With SADC
When president Robert Mugabe recently lashed out at Pretoria for dragging its feet on the reduction of tariffs on Zimbabwean products his statement highlighted South Africa's ambiguous regional relationship.ENVIRONMENT-JAMAICA: Breathing New Life Into the Corals
For hundreds of years, a colourful underwater world of tropical fish and branching coral has characterised the waters off Jamaica's famous white sand beaches.POLITICS-MALAYSIA: Grumblings Signal Awakening from Social Apathy
It was a rare sight: about 300 angry residents from a typical middle-class residential suburb near Kuala Lumpur publicly protesting after going without piped water for eight days.AUSTRALIA: Aborigines want cultural heritage copyrighted
For generations, outsiders have turned some of the Aborigines' most sacred symbols into trimmings on the most profane objects, and have made money using the teachings of indigenous healers with little acknowledgement.TRADE-DEVELOPMENT: Europe Lobbies The World Trade Organisation
The European Union takes its campaign for a new global trade round to the World Trade Organisation this week, despite signs that the proposal will run into strong opposition from the United States and many developing countries.POLITICS-PAKISTAN: Anti-bomb Lobby Urges Restraint
The anti-bomb lobby is relieved that Pakistan did not after all carry out Sunday a nuclear test in response to India's series of tests last week.VATICAN: Pope’s Birthday, Landmark of Historical Pontificate
In the Vatican, Popes do not blow out the candles on their birthday, but on their saint's day. For that reason, no Polish nuns showed up here Monday with a cake bearing 78 candles for Karol Wojtyla, who was born May 18, 1920.ENVIRONMENT: El Nino Wreaks Havoc in Central America
Drought and forest fires caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon in Central America have led to life-threatening food and water shortages, serious health risks and millions of dollars in losses in agriculture and fishing.POLITICS-MEXICO: NGO’s and Government Increasingly at Odds
Increasing criticism of government policies from non governmental organisations here, especially on the issue of Chiapas, is causing great discomfort to the Executive Power.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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