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RIGHTS: 19 Journalists Reported Killed in 2002
Nineteen journalists were killed in connection with their work during 2002, the lowest total since at least 1985, when the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) began tracking the deaths of reporters, according to the New York-based group.RIGHTS: U.S. Backslides on Torture In Pursuit of War on Terror
As Washington's anti-terrorist campaign rolls into 2003, it appears increasingly clear that the administration of President George W. Bush has decided to ignore both the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of prisoners of war and the most basic tenets of international law against torture.RIGHTS: U.S. Backslides on Torture In Pursuit of War on Terror
As Washington's anti-terrorist campaign rolls into 2003, it appears increasingly clear that the administration of President George W. Bush has decided to ignore both the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of prisoners of war and the most basic tenets of international law against torture.2002-2003/POLITICS-U.S.: War Within Bush Camp to Shape External Conflicts
As in 2002, war looks poised to top the 2003 foreign-policy agenda - not only Washington's war against al-Qaeda, probably Iraq, and possibly even North Korea - but also the wars within the administration of President George W. Bush.2002-2003/POLITICS-U.S.: War Within Bush Camp to Shape External Conflicts
As in 2002, war looks poised to top the 2003 foreign-policy agenda - not only Washington's war against al-Qaeda, probably Iraq, and possibly even North Korea - but also the wars within the administration of President George W. Bush.POLITICS-U.S.: Resignation, Race and the Republicans
With Friday's deft removal of incoming Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott and his replacement by Senator Bill Frist, the Republican Party appears to have averted a prolonged ordeal over the fact that its top Congressional leader yearned for a return to racial segregation.POLITICS-U.S.: Resignation, Race and the Republicans
With Friday's deft removal of incoming Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott and his replacement by Senator Bill Frist, the Republican Party appears to have averted a prolonged ordeal over the fact that its top Congressional leader yearned for a return to racial segregation.POLITICS-U.S.: South Korea Marks Bush’s Third Election Defeat
The victory Wednesday of governing party candidate Roh Moo-hyun in South Korea's presidential elections marks a serious setback for the Bush administration's hard line against North Korea, as well as its hopes for beefing up its military position in Asia.POLITICS-U.S.: South Korea Marks Bush’s Third Election Defeat
The victory Wednesday of governing party candidate Roh Moo-hyun in South Korea's presidential elections marks a serious setback for the Bush administration's hard line against North Korea, as well as its hopes for beefing up its military position in Asia.POLITICS-U.S.: Plans for Post-Saddam Iraq Split on Familiar Lines
While U.S. military strategists are refining their plans for invading Iraq early next year, the configuration of a post-invasion Iraq remains a matter of hot debate within the administration of President George W. Bush.POLITICS-U.S.: Plans for Post-Saddam Iraq Split on Familiar Lines
While U.S. military strategists are refining their plans for invading Iraq early next year, the configuration of a post-invasion Iraq remains a matter of hot debate within the administration of President George W. Bush.POLITICS-U.S.: Plans for Post-Saddam Iraq Split on Familiar Lines
While U.S. military strategists are refining their plans for invading Iraq early next year, the configuration of a post-invasion Iraq remains a matter of hot debate within the administration of President George W. Bush.POLITICS: U.S. Cluster Bombs Still Claiming Lives in Afghanistan
Cluster bombs dropped by the U.S. military in Afghanistan in its war to oust the Taliban regime have killed or injured scores of civilians, especially children, both during and after the conflict, says a report released here Wednesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW).POLITICS: U.S. Cluster Bombs Still Claiming Lives in Afghanistan
Cluster bombs dropped by the U.S. military in Afghanistan in its war to oust the Taliban regime have killed or injured scores of civilians, especially children, both during and after the conflict, says a report released here Wednesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW).ENVIRONMENT-BOLIVIA: Pipelines Threaten Ancient Strains of Peanuts
The construction of natural gas pipelines from Bolivia to Brazil not only threatens the unique ecosystems and indigenous communities that they traverse.ENVIRONMENT-BOLIVIA: Pipelines Threaten Ancient Strains of Peanuts
The construction of natural gas pipelines from Bolivia to Brazil not only threatens the unique ecosystems and indigenous communities that they traverse.POLITICS-U.S.: A Harried Week for a Heavy-Handed Hegemon
Hawks in the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush received a rude reminder this week that Washington's vaunted power to determine the course of events around the world is more limited than perhaps they had thought.POLITICS-U.S.: A Harried Week for a Heavy-Handed Hegemon
Hawks in the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush received a rude reminder this week that Washington's vaunted power to determine the course of events around the world is more limited than perhaps they had thought.POLITICS-U.S.: U.S. Discovers Its Le Pen
Even as the United States intensified its preparations for a possible invasion of Iraq as early as next month, official Washington this week became consumed by controversy over racism.ENVIRONMENT-BOLIVIA: Bank Clears Enron-Linked Yabog Gas Pipeline
Despite strong objections from environmental and indigenous non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Wednesday approved 132 million dollars in financing for a controversial pipeline project led by the Bolivian subsidiaries of Shell and scandal-plagued Enron Corporation.ENVIRONMENT-BOLIVIA: Bank Clears Enron-Linked Yabog Gas Pipeline
Despite strong objections from environmental and indigenous non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Wednesday approved 132 million dollars in financing for a controversial pipeline project led by the Bolivian subsidiaries of Shell and scandal-plagued Enron Corporation.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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