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POPULATION-US: Are Abortion-Linked Killings a New Terrorism?
The increase in abortion-linked violence in the United States has led to the question of whether the anti- abortion movement is involved with the growing terrorist fringe.RIGHTS: UN Doubts Over Changes in Iran’s Rights Policies
Pledges by Iranian President Mohammed Khatami to improve human rights and the withdrawal of threats against the life of British author Salman Rushdie have yielded few real changes in Iran, according to the United Nations.POLITICS-IRAQ: War Drums Beat Louder
The United SDtates stepped up the pressure on Iraq Wednesday, threatening to use force if the political standoff continued after the departure of U.N. weapons inspectors.DEVELOPMENT: United Nations and the Third Way’
Proponents of a "third way" between free-market policies and socialism must still define the path forward but the United Nations has joined in the debate on the new political buzz word.POLITICS-IRAQ: U.N. Vote Condemns Iraq Without Mentioning Force
The U.N. Security Council Thursday condemned Iraq for provoking a new standoff with U.N. weapons inspectors, but stopped well short of calling for any military response to the latest crisis.RIGHTS-US: Some Suspect Lynching in Death of Kenyan Student
U.S. federal authorities and concerned Kenyan-Americans are pushing for a full investigation into the mysterious death in August of a Kenyan nursing student in Muscle Shoals, Alabama./ATT EDTITORS: The following item may be related to
Campaign finance reform may not have been as hot a topic as the Monica Lewinsky scandal during campaigning for the U.S. mid-term elections but it proved just as decisive in mobilising voters of all political stripes.POLITICS-IRAQ: All Sides Play it Safe
All those affected by Iraq's latest order banning U.N weapons inspections remained wary Monday of over- playing their hand in the standoff between Baghdad, the United Nations and Washington.POLITICS-KOSOVO: Debate Over Use of NATO Military Threats
U.N. diplomats credit the threat by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) to unleash its military might against Yugoslavia for the Yugoslav withdrawal from Kosovo, but they are divided over whether such threats should become more common.POPULATION: AIDS is ‘Devastating’ Africa’s Population
The AIDS epidemic is dramatically reducing life expectancy throughout sub-Saharan Africa and will also cut the populations of many African countries within the next 10 to 15 years, says a new U.N. statistical survey.MUSIC-US: Celebrating 100 Years of George Gershwin
U.S. musicians - rappers, classical orchestras, jazz chanteuses and rock stars - all appear to have one thing on their mind this fall: the music of George Gershwin.POLITICS-KOSOVO: Serb Pullout Poses New Questions
The withdrawal of Yugoslavian Army and Serb security forces from Kosovo probably has delayed the threat of any attack on Serbia for now, but has left the United Nations wondering what to do next.DISARMAMENT-IRAQ: Experts See Evidence of Chemical Weapon
U.S. and French weapons experts have confirmed finding traces of chemical agents that point to the possibility that Iraq armed missile warheads with the lethal chemical agent 'VX', according to a new U.N. report.RELIGION BULLETIN-IRAN: UN Envoy Sees Some Improvements, But Not for Women
The human rights picture in Iran has been improving under President Mohammed Khatami, but there has been no significant change in the status of women and religious minorities, according to a new U.N. report.RIGHTS-US: Amnesty Critical of U.S. Rights Record//REPEATING//
Amnesty International Thursday accused the United States of actively opposing efforts to strengthen human-rights standards worldwide and failing to enforce them at home.RIGHTS-US: Amnesty Critical of U.S. Rights Record
Amnesty International Thursday accused the United States of actively opposing efforts to strengthen human-rights standards worldwide and failing to enforce them at home.POLITICS-UN: U.S. Upbraided Over Failure to Pay Arrears
The failure of the Republican-led U.S. Congress to approve payment of Washington's arrears with the United Nations left officials here feeling betrayed and they warned of a possible backlash against the decision.RIGHTS-IRAN: UN Envoy Sees Some Improvements, but Not for Women
The human rights picture in Iran has been improving under President Mohammed Khatami, but there has been no significant change in the status of women and religious minorities, according to a new U.N. report.POLITICS-UN: Dismay Over Continued U.S Arrears
Secretary General Kofi Annan led widespread dismay at U.N. headquarters Friday over the failure of the U.S. budget to provide money to pay off 1.5 billion dollars in arrears owed to the world body.DEVELOPMENT: Famine Shaped Work of Nobel Economics Laureate
Amartya Sen, winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics, is haunted by the memories of the famine which hit India's Bengal region in 1943 where he lived as a child.POLITICS-UNITED STATES: Abortion Bomber Linked to Olympics Blast
U.S. authorities Wednesday stepped up their manhunt for a suspected abortion-clinic bomber whom they now say was responsible for a bomb blast at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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