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TRADE: Environmentalists Slam WTO Rulings
International environmental watchdogs accused the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Monday of striking down national policies and undermining the Rio Earth Summit accords promoting sustainable development.ENVIRONMENT-CHILE: First Emergency in Santiago Since 1992
While authorities in Mexico and Honduras urge people to stay indoors to avoid the smoke of forest fires raging out of control due to the El Nino weather phenomenon, good old-fashioned smog forced officials in the capital of Chile to declare the first environmental emergency since 1992.POLITICS-INDIA: Sanctions Seen As Blessing In Disguise
International sanctions slapped on India for last week's nuclear tests will not stop its scientific programmes in strategic areas and may actually hurt United States' business interests in this country.GROUP OF EIGHT: Rich Nation Summit Ends With Little For The Poor
The world's eight most industrialised nations closed their 24th annual summit here Sunday, with campaigners dismissing as "disappointing" their plans to ease the debt burden of the world's poorest countries.RELIGION BULLETIN-BANGLADESH: Planned Beauty Contest Revives Fundamentalism
Islamic fundamentalists have not only got a planned beauty contest postponed but also used it as an opportunity to show off their muscle.RELIGION-MEXICO: Devil on the Loose
The discovery by police this week of dozens of human skeletons in a cave in a wooded area on the outskirts of the capital provided alarming evidence of the spread of devil worshipping cults, police said.ECONOMY-LATAM/CARIBBEAN: Caution Needed Despite Growth
Regional economists are urging Latin American and Caribbean governments to avoid any false sense of security while the region banishes painful memories of the economic crash of the 1980s.POLITICS-U.S.: New Battles Expected Over Cuba, Iran, Religious Rights
President Bill Clinton, already beset by major diplomatic crises in Asia and the Middle East, faces politically charged battles over Cuba, Iran, and religious rights abroad when he returns from the weekend's Group of Eight (G-8) Summit in Birmingham, England.POLITICS-INDONESIA: Hopes for Change, Fears About Military
President Suharto's nearly 33-year hold on power is near its end, say activists and Indonesia-watchers here. But as relative calm takes hold in riot-torn Jakarta, they are at odds over what will come next - and how the pivotal military will act.INDONESIA-FINANCE: Power for Few, Debt for All
Indonesia has broken down - its cities, political system, and economy rocked by the worst violence since President Suharto took power in 1965 - but the International Monetary Fund (IMF) remains unmoved.DEVELOPMENT-TECHNOLOGY: Zimbabwe Cafes into Cyberspace
The cafe patrons hunched over their computor desks seem oblivious to the arrival of food and drinks from a trendy restaurant next door. Rather they are intent on getting the most for their dollars from the machines.RELIGION BULLETIN-BARBADOS: Stepping up the Fight Against Immorality
Twenty-eight year-old Sophia Lorraine Headley, a mother of two, was recently charged by police here with indecent exposure at the popular adult nightclub "21 and Up" located in the heart of the capital city.RELIGION BULLETIN-PAKISTAN: Blasphemy Law Triggers Violence in Punjab
Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law has sparked riots and strikes in its richest province of Punjab after the suicide last week of a widely respected Roman Catholic bishop.RELIGION-MEXICO: Devil on the Loose
The discovery by police this week of dozens of human skeletons in a cave in a wooded area on the outskirts of the capital provided alarming evidence of the spread of devil worshipping cults, police said.RELIGION-MEXICO: Devil on the Loose
The discovery by police this week of dozens of human skeletons in a cave in a wooded area on the outskirts of the capital provided alarming evidence of the spread of devil worshipping cults, police said.#16/05/1998 17: 10
The leaders of the world's eight most powerful countries late Saturday night issued a gentle admonition to India and Indonesia -- the two Asian giants whose actions have threatened to hijack their ongoing summit here.DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN-ZIMBABWE: Children Find a Home in the Circus
Some of the children wear the same tattered clothes daily, but they all turn up for practice each day to prepare for their star debut in the circus.DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN-AFRICA: Unchain Africa, Debt Campaigners Say
Imagine an Africa freed of its debt bondage.DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN-BRAZIL: Civilization Destroying Great Pharmacy
Nature is the most illustrious pharmacy in the world, able to cure illnesses that continue to perplex modern science, but civilization seems intent on its destruction, say the shamans (traditional healers) of Brazil.DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN-SRI LANKA: Political Patronage Keeps Poor Out
Sri Lanka's social welfare programmes benefit nearly half of the island's population, but there is growing evidence that its recipients are not just the poorest of the poor.DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN-GHANA: Farmers Expect Abundant Rainfall, Bumper Crop
The first rains in Ghana have been received with joy and relief as consumers look forward to reduced food prices and a possible end to an energy crisis described as the worst in the country's history.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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