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HABITAT: Urban experts Debate Whether Cities should Be Mended
When governments meet in Istanbul this June for the second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, or Habitat II, they are expected to tackle the problems that cities now face.RUSSIA-BOOKS: Revisiting the Life – and Death – of “The Boss”
Joseph Stalin is back. His visage glowers from posters at Russian political rallies, his memory is revered by Russian voters supportive of the resurgent Communist Party, and, in a recent scan of 'The New York Times', his name appeared 33 times in just six weeks.HABITAT: World Economy Brings New Problems for Urban Poor
Mayors around the world may disagree over what the new global economy offers their specific cities, but they largely agree on one thing: Globalisation poses challenges toward alleviating urban poverty.CHINA-BOOKS: ‘China Pop’ Shows New Style of People’s Republic
When most Westerners think of China right now, says Chinese-American journalist Jianying Zha, they think of cliches: Communist power, Deng Xiaoping's capitalist reforms, and most recently the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.U.S.-INDONESIA: Illinois Dispute Brings Up Spectre of East Timor
A three-month lock-out of 1,200 union workers in Illinois by an Indonesian-owned trailer manufacturer now includes a debate on the 1975 Indonesian invasion of East Timor./RELIGIOUS BULLETIN 1/ UNITED STATES: One Year After Oklahoma Bombing, Terrorism Bill Plods On
One of the first measures the U.S. Senate passed in the wake of last year's bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City was a bill critics claimed could drastically increase federal investigations of unpopular groups.U.S.-LABOUR: Minimum Wage Is Hot Campaign Issue
The minimum wage for a U.S. worker, a dead topic for years, is suddenly one of the hottest issues in the political arena.CINEMA-USA: No Space for ‘Lottoland’
When John Rubino set out to make a film about his own multiracial community in urban Brooklyn, he tried to portray a different view of New York than the gangster-ridden world shown in other recent films on ghetto life.UNITED STATES: One Year After Oklahoma, Terrorism Bill Plods On
One of the first measures the U.S. Senate passed in the wake of last year's bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City was a bill critics claimed could drastically increase federal inveskigations of unpopular groups.UNITED STATES-FILM: ‘Girl 6’ Skewers Sexism with Postmodern Wit
U.S. director Spike Lee's career has been filled with controversy, including repeated charges over the years that his films objectify women in a blatantly sexist manner.UNITED STATES: Disney Urged to End Racist Radio Show
A New York group is taking the Disney entertainment conglomerate to task over one of its newest employees: a New York radio host who allegedly believes in white supremacy.U.S.-POLITICS: Unions, Black Leaders Back Clinton, but Warily
As he makes his bid for re-election this year, President Bill Clinton has wooed big business, vowed that "the era of big government is over", and backed tough crime measures critics claim treat African Americans unfairly.UNITED STATES: Critics Link Immigration Laws to Sweatshops
Enter an apparel manufacturing plant in New York's Chinatown, or Brooklyn's Sunset Park, and you will find dozens of immigrant women toiling in cramped, unhealthy and often locked quarters.UNITED STATES-THAILAND: Batman, Comic-book Hero, Wrestles Sex Trade
After decades of battling surreal villains like the Joker and the Penguin, Batman, perhaps the world's most famous comic-book hero, has set his sights on traffickers in child prostitution.U.S.-COTE D’IVOIRE: Stowaway Deaths Puzzle Officials
The bizarre death of three young African men who hid in the cargo hold of a ship that docked in New York Tuesday has sparked new questions about the dangers of stowing away.U.S.-PALESTINE: Hamas Leader Faces Uphill Extradition Battle
The tense situation in Israel, after a spate of bombings by the Islamist 'Hamas' movement, has made it all but impossible for a Palestinian leader in the United States to receive a fair extradition hearing, his supporters say.WOMEN-U.S: Jury Still Out on Reforms on Battered Immigrant Women
For many immigrant women who come to the United States, marriage can be a prison in which there is no escape from abuse./DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 3/ AFRICA: U.N. Launches Unprecedented 25- Billion Dollar Development Aid Plan
The United Nations is launching what it claims is an unprecedented, 25-billion-dollar effort to improve Africa's basic education, health care, governance, and water and food security./DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 3/ AFRICA: U.N. Launches Unprecedented 25- Billion Dollar Development Aid Plan
The United Nations is launching what it claims is an unprecedented, 25-billion-dollar effort to improve Africa's basic education, health care, governance, and water and food security./DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 3/ AFRICA: U.N. Launches Unprecedented 25- Billion Dollar Development Aid Plan
The United Nations is launching what it claims is an unprecedented, 25-billion-dollar effort to improve Africa's basic education, health care, governance, and water and food security.CINEMA-BRITAIN: ‘Richard III’ Becomes a Failed Fascist Satire
Pity William Shakespeare. To get modern audiences to see his spectacular, biased history of King Richard III, director Richard Loncraine and actor Ian McKellen have dressed the play up in pseudo-Nazi garb.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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