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POLITICS-MIDEAST: Oslo Agreement Pushed to Sidelines
The Oslo peace process for the Middle East, currently overshadowed by the storm clouds hanging over Iraq, may have entered a terminal phase, according to political observers in Washington.WOMEN-US: Feminists Ponder Clinton the Misogynist
Women's groups in the United States have faced the especially troubling paradox of evaluating their nation's president who has had a positive record on abortion, child care, and efforts to redress gender discrimination but who is involved in an alleged sex scandal.POLITICS-US: Tail Wagging the Dog in Iraqi Standoff?
The latest Hollywood hit "Wag the Dog" - a satire involving a White House spin doctor deflecting the media from highlighting a presidential indiscretion - has an all too uncomfortable ring of truth these days.RIGHTS: Uzbekistan’s Islamists Prove Hard To Repress
The end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan this week brings relief of a different kind to the government of Uzbekistan, embarrassed during the holy days by a string of demonstrations in support of jailed Islamists.POLITICS: Despite 40 Years of Democracy, Venezuelans Look for Change
Democracy in Venezuela turned 40 this month but there was little time for rejoicing and many citizens, trying to make ends meet in the current period of economic slowdown, clamoured for radical change.POLITICS: Croatia and Serbia – Two Sides of a Bent Penny
Six years after the break-up of the Federated Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Croatia have more in common than they would like to admit.DEVELOPMENT-ASIA: Is the IMF Prescribing the Right Medicine?
Asian countries wracked by economic spasms continue to take the pills dispensed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), but they themselves are beginning to doubt the efficacy of its commonly prescribed medicine.POLITICS: A Hiccup In The Tajik Peace Process
Peace processes throughout the world have one thing in common: they do not progress in a linear fashion. They tend to move three steps forward, followed by two steps backward, along a path that is more often zigzag than straight.ECONOMY-PERU: Tough Times Ahead
The Peruvian economy faces a testing time this year, even harder than in 1997, according to financial experts.POLITICS-HAITI: Gloomy Outlook for Progress in 1998
Haitians have begun 1998 much as they have in previous years - battling for economic survival while caught up in political violence among rival factions.POLITICS-US: Washington Cements Links with Turkey
President Bill Clinton appears determined to cement the alliance between the United States and Turkey, despite reservations over Turkey's human rights record and the military's influence on the civilian government.ASIA-OUTLOOK: Little Sign of Lull in Economic Storm
For the first time in recent memory, East Asians are looking to a new year that brings more gloom than the one they are leaving behind.MIDDLE EAST: OIC Puts Up a United Front in Tehran
By steering clear of contentious issues, the eighth summit of the 55-member Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) in Tehran ended on a note of optimism this week.LABOUR: Development Dream May be Over in Latin America
With the informal sector increasingly providing the only jobs available in Latin America, the dream may be ended for countries in the region wanting to develop societies like those of industrialized countries.HAITI-POLITICS: Transition Mission Over, Crisis remains
The ceremony marking the official passage of power from the United Nations Transition Mission (MITNUH) to the United Nations Police Mission (MIPONUH) in Haiti was barely over before politicians began arguing about the future.POLITICS-PAKISTAN: String of Dismissals On The Cards
Pakistan's president, prime minister and Supreme Court chief justice have pulled out all stops in their bruising power battle that has paralysed political life here.CZECH REPUBLIC: Young Democracy Shows Its Maturity As Klaus Falls
With the velvet of Prague's revolution already frayed by economic malaise and deep public discontent, a quick rip of political scandal was all it took to tear the government apart.HEALTH: HIV/AIDS Timebomb Ticking in India
By the turn of the century, the year by which 'Health for All' was to be achieved, India is expected to have the highest incidence of HIV/AIDS - between five and eight million cases.CHINA: Beijing May Yet Be Shifting Tactics on Human Rights
At first dismissed as but a shrewd, expedient move by Beijing, the release of leading dissident Wei Jingsheng may well be part of a new Chinese strategy for improving its human rights image overseas as its international clout falters, analysts say./REPEAT//POLITICS-MIDEAST: U.S. Position Looks Shakier
One lesson President Bill Clinton may have learned from this month's crisis over Iraq is that Washington's diplomatic position in the Middle East has become dangerously weak.POLITICS-MIDEAST: U.S. Position Looks Shakier
One lesson President Bill Clinton may have learned from this month's crisis over Iraq is that Washington's diplomatic position in the Middle East has become dangerously weak.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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