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EAST TIMOR: Indonesia Praises One Nobel Laureate but Scorns Another
For Indonesia's military regime, East Timorese Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo is a worthy recipient of the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize, while his co-winner Jose Ramos Horta is a terrorist.U.S.-LABOUR: School Kids Take On Mickey Mouse
The Walt Disney Corporation has always had a following among children, but the students at Brooklyn's Berkeley Carroll elementary school are no fans of Mickey Mouse.U.S.-HUMAN RIGHTS: Women Prisoners Face Pervasive Sexual Abuse
Throughout the U.S. prison system, thousands of women face varying degrees of sexual harassment -- from inappropriate body searches to forced sex, researchers say.UNITED NATIONS: Four Contenders Hit Snags in Race for U.N. Chief
Four African diplomats vying to replace U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali are all facing increasingly shaky prospects as the U.N. Security Council failed to rally behind any one of them./ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/
Jazz traces its roots back to such unspiritual places as Memphis nightclubs and New Orleans brothels, but some jazz musicians are bringing the sacred sounds of gospel back into the genre.ENVIRONMENT-U.N.: U.N. Debate on Oceans Disappoints Some Ecologists
The conclusion this week of a U.N. debate on the world's oceans was even more disappointing than usual, contends the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), an international environmental group.UNITED NATIONS: African Diplomats Queue Up to Replace Boutros- Ghali /UPDATE/
African diplomats are rushing to submit their candidacies to replace U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, in advance of a Security Council vote to anoint a successor expected for Tuesday.UNITED NATIONS: African Diplomats Queue Up to Replace Boutros- Ghali
When the U.N. Security Council meets Monday to consider possible replacements for the world body's secretary-general, it will have a list of seven African candidates from which to choose./IPS ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN/ INDIA: Doctors Still Lack Data on Bhopal Crisis
Twelve years after a toxic gas leak killed thousands of people in Bhopal, India, doctors lack information on everything from the number of casualties following the disaster to the chemical composition of the leaked gas.EL SALVADOR-LABOUR: Workers Criticise Sweatshops, Government
When hundreds of women working at the GABO garment factory in El Salvador asked for increased pay and improved conditions at their plant, management responded in an increasingly typical manner -- it closed up shop and laid off 400 workers.UNITED NATIONS-AFRICA: Boutros-Ghali Suspends Candidacy
The post of U.N. secretary-general is one with no candidates, following the abrupt announcement Wednesday by incumbent U.N. chief Boutros Boutros-Ghali that he is suspending his race for a new five-year term.INDIA-HEALTH: Doctors Still Lack Data on Bhopal Crisis
Twelve years after a toxic gas leak killed thousands of people in Bhopal, India, doctors lack information on everything from the number of casualties following the disaster to the chemical composition of the leaked gas.CINEMA-USA: Standard Action for Amnesiac Housewife Annex Assassin
After the bombast and machismo of Arnold Schwarzenegger or Sylvester Stallone films, a movie that matches explosions and gun battles with an appealing female protagonist could be a refreshing change of pace.RWANDA-U.N.: Documents Show Boutros-Ghali Knew of 1994 Massacre
A document that has circulated privately in the United Nations for months suggests that Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali and other top U.N. officials were informed as early as January 1994 about a plot to massacre tens of thousands of Rwandans.MUSIC-USA: Go-Go Still Going Strong
Almost two decades ago, the citizens of Washington, D.C., were convinced that the beat-happy music they called "go-go" would become the biggest dance sensation in the country.UNITED STATES: Texaco Racial Flap Continues Despite Settlement
A tape recording in which white business executives call African Americans "black jelly beans" has become a symbol of boardroom racism as powerful as the videotaped beating of motorist Rodney King was of police harassment.UNITED NATIONS: Africa Plans to Stick By Boutros-Ghali Despite Veto
The long-expected U.S. veto Tuesday of Boutros Boutros-Ghali's extension as U.N. secretary-general will not prompt African nations to put up another candidate, diplomats here say.MUSIC: Punk, Funk and African Singing Add Up to Become Fado
In the expanding market of 'world beat music', one of the most curious stars is a 25-year-old Portuguese crooner who dresses in flowing capes, sings passionately about the sea and death and tries to wed African singing and punk rock.UNITED NATIONS: U.S. Declared Veto of Boutros-Ghali Starts Race
U.S. determination to veto a new term for U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali will throw the United Nations into a period of intense confusion, beginning with a vote on Boutros-Ghali's fate Tuesday.MUSIC-USA: Curtis Mayfield’s Miraculous Comeback
One of the most influential soul singers of the 1950s and 1960s has made a musical comeback that is nothing short of a wonder./IPS ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN/ LATIN AMERICA: New Development Strategies Needed for Andes
The seven Latin American countries which comprise the Andean region must adopt balanced strategies of economic development that protect native peoples and the resources of that mountainous area, a new report says.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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