Eli Clifton

POPULATION: No Slowdown in Developing World

A newly released survey projects massive population growth in the developing world over the next 45 years, due to its disproportionately young populace and higher birth rates.

POLITICS: U.S. Military to Extend Reach Into ‘Arc of Instability’

By Eli Clifton

U.S. President George W Bush unveiled Monday one of the largest planned troop redeployments since the onset of the Cold War 50 years ago.

RIGHTS-U.S.: Groups Ask Court to Unlock Prisoner Abuse Info

By Eli Clifton

Human rights, veterans and civil liberties groups on Thursday will urge a federal court to order the U.S. government to release records on the alleged mistreatment of prisoners at U.S. military bases and other detention facilities overseas, including Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

UNITED STATES: Teens Grow Pessimistic in Post-9/11 World

By Eli Clifton

While nearly one-half of teenagers in the United States believe going to war in Iraq was the right decision, the country's youth grow increasingly pessimistic following the terrorist attacks of Sep. 11, 2001, according to a poll released Tuesday.

RIGHTS: Groups Praise Global Court’s Ugandan Probe

By Eli Clifton

Human rights group are welcoming the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate allegations of crimes against humanity and war crimes in northern Uganda.

U.S.: Civil Liberties Group Rejects Charity With Anti-Terror Ties

By Eli Clifton

The American Civil Liberties Union has withdrawn from a federal charity drive that would have required it to not employ people whose names appeared on government terrorism watch lists.

POLITICS: Iraqis Frustrated but Optimistic, Survey Finds

By Eli Clifton

Iraqis are optimistic about the future but frustrated with unreliable services like electricity, and concerned about the quality of governance, according to a major poll released here Friday.

/CORRECTED REPEAT*/POLITICS: Oil and Gas in Abundance in Washington

By Eli Clifton

Much scrutiny of the ongoing U.S. presidential race has focussed on the personal fortunes amassed by President George W Bush and his challenger Senator John Kerry. But millions of dollars from other sources are also at play behind the scenes, including from major actors in the U.S. oil and gas industry.

POLITICS: Oil and Gas in Abundance in Washington

By Eli Clifton

Much scrutiny of the ongoing U.S. presidential race has focussed on the personal fortunes amassed by President George W Bush and his challenger Senator John Kerry. But millions of dollars from other sources are also at play behind the scenes, including from major actors in the U.S. oil and gas industry.

POLITICS: Oil and Gas in Abundance in Washington

By Eli Clifton

Much scrutiny of the ongoing U.S. presidential race has focussed on the personal fortunes amassed by President George W Bush and his challenger Senator John Kerry. But millions of dollars from other sources are also at play behind the scenes, including from major actors in the U.S. oil and gas industry.

ENVIRONMENT: Climate Change Hits African Americans Harder

By Eli Clifton

The impact of climate change in the United States is felt disproportionately by African American communities, so that measures to mitigate the trend would also benefit that group more than others, says a groundbreaking new report.

ENVIRONMENT-US: Bush Lays Path to Development of Wild Forests

By Eli Clifton

U.S. politicians and environmental groups are outraged at the Bush administration's attempts to undermine a policy that is protecting wild forests in the lower 48 states and Alaska - which, combined, would be the size of the United Kingdom - from logging, road building and other forms of development.

POLITICS-U.S.: Democrats Request U.N. Election Observers

By Eli Clifton

A group of opposition Democrats in the House of Representatives has asked United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to send U.N. observers to November's presidential election.

RIGHTS: Asia Tops Economic Freedom Survey

By Eli Clifton

Hong Kong, followed closely by Singapore, retains the highest rating in the latest edition of the 'Economic Freedom of the World' annual report released here Thursday by the Cato Institute and more than 50 other libertarian think tanks around the world.

HIV/AIDS: Medical ‘Brain Drain’ Worsens African Crisis

By Eli Clifton

To cope with the AIDS epidemic that continues to ravage Africa, the international community and the region's governments must do more to stop the "brain drain" of skilled medical professionals to wealthier countries, argues a new report by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR).

SCIENCE-U.S.: Money, Politics Increasingly Influence Research

By Eli Clifton

Scientific integrity, specifically in public health, is being sacrificed by political and commercial interests, according to participants in a major conference here.

POLITICS: U.S. Should Reach Out to African Muslims – Report

By Eli Clifton

The United States should increase its military readiness for peacekeeping or counter-terrorist action in Africa, and make new efforts to reach out to the region's Muslim population, according to a new report by a 16-member bipartisan expert panel.