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POPULATION-WOMEN: Motherhood Still Not Safe, UN Warns
More than 1,600 women die each day as a result of complications from pregnancy or childbirth, although their deaths could be prevented by health services at an annual cost of as little as two dollars per person, according to the United Nations.RIGHTS-N.IRELAND: UN Hears Complaints About RUC
In troubled Northern Ireland, the clients of lawyer Rosemary Nelson recently were told by police officers of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC): "Don't ask for Nelson - she'll be dead soon."RIGHTS: Progress Slow on Formation of Intl. Criminal Court
Plans to create an International Criminal Court (ICC) will not take any coherent form until the world summit on establishing the body convenes in mid-June, human rights experts agree.MUSIC: Ska Makes a Comeback Among US Youth
Few musical styles have made as many comebacks, in so short a period of time, as ska - the propulsive Jamaican dance style of the 1960s that became the soundtrack to urban life in Britain in the late 1970s.MUSIC: Ska Makes a Comeback Among US Youth
Few musical styles have made as many comebacks, in so short a period of time, as ska - the propulsive Jamaican dance style of the 1960s that became the soundtrack to urban life in Britain in the late 1970s.RIGHTS-UN: Victims Need Justice from ICC, Say NGOs
"I don't know my age," confesses J.B. Toe, a demobilised Liberian soldier. "I were raised in the hand of rebel -- they don't know age business."POLITICS-UN: U.N. Ready to Re-Impose Sanctions on Yugoslavia
The U.N. Security Council is ready to re-impose an arms embargo this week against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in response to the growing conflict in the southern province of Kosovo.RIGHTS: US Proposal Could Hurt Criminal Court, NGOs Warn
A proposal floated by the United States that would require an International Criminal Court (ICC) to defer to any competent national court on questions of war crimes could cripple efforts to try crimes against humanity, activists argue.RIGHTS: International Justice needed for “Comfort Women”
The proposed International Criminal Court (ICC) should be allowed to deal with the issue of compensation for Asian 'comfort women' enslaved by Japanese soldiers during World War II, women's rights activists say.POLITICS-INDONESIA: Cracks Wider in Suharto’s Regime
When U.S. journalist Allan Nairn was seized by Indonesian security officials in Jakarta last week, he expected the standard line of questions about people he knew, and whom among the opponents of the government had he contacted.LABOUR: Unions Push for Transnational Alliances
When several major airlines recently decided to form a strategic alliance, cabin crews working for such companies as Lufthansa, United Airlines and Air Canada were worried that their wages and working conditions could sink to the lowest common denominator.POLITICS-LIBYA: Families, Security Council Argue Lockerbie Case
U.N. diplomats, and the families of victims of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, cannot agree on how to try two Libyans suspected of involvement in that attack, a U.N. Security Council debate made clear Friday.DEVELOPMENT-AFRICA: Jackson Urges Reforms on Eve of Clinton Trip
U.S. civil-rights leader Jesse Jackson hopes that African nations will seize the opportunity during President Bill Clinton's forthcoming trip to the region by pushing ahead with democratic reforms.RIGHTS-UN: ICC and its Power of Prosecution
Nations working to create a new International Criminal Court (ICC) are grappling with how much power to give to the office of prosecutor amid signs that some nations - notably the United States - want to restrict its authority.MUSIC-AMERICAS: Recognition for Classical Peruvian Composers
European composers have dominated western classical music for so long that sometimes it is easy to forget the works of other composers. Thanks to talented Greek-Peruvian pianist Alexandro Kapelis, however, at least the works of two Peruvian composers finally may attract wider attention.RIGHTS-UN: US Believed Ready to Shift Stance on Criminal Court
The United States, long wary of creating an independent prosecutor for international crimes, is moving closer to accepting just such a position for the proposed International Criminal Court (ICC), according to political sources here.ECONOMY: Thai Premier Accepts Punishment from Wall Street
In a revealing demonstration of the impact of the East Asian financial crisis, Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai has offered very public apologies to Wall Street while seeking support from the U.S. government and banks for his economic reforms.POLITICS-IRELAND: Sinn Fein Touts New Peace Proposals in U.S.
Northern Irish nationalist leader Gerry Adams, who meets U.S. officals in talks over the coming week, has brought with him an unprecedented proposal for a transitional settlement that would set aside the immediate re-unification of Ireland.RIGHTS-CHINA: Tibetans Confident of Change – at Last
Supporters of autonomy or independence for Tibet - whose cause has suffered nothing but setbacks for nearly half a century - are confident that at last they may see a change in Chinese rule.POLITICS-IRAQ: UN Diplomats Heading for Baghdad
The four-month crisis over Iraq has cooled off at the United Nations pending the arrival in Baghdad of two senior diplomats to develop better relations with the government of President Saddam Hussein.RIGHTS: Activists Hope Women’s Day Will Bring Change
International Women's Day, to be celebrated worldwide Sunday, should be used to promote changes in ending violence and rights abuses against women, say feminist activists.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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