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RIGHTS: U.S. Supreme Court Bans Executions for Mentally Retarded
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday the execution of mentally retarded people is cruel and unusual punishment under the U.S. Constitution.HEALTH: Activists Slam Bush AIDS Initiative
U.S. President George W. Bush's new, 500-billion-dollar anti-HIV/AIDS initiative, announced here Wednesday, gained a bitter reception from AIDS activists who complained the plan was too little and far too narrowly focused.LABOUR: Colombia Leads World in Trade Union Killings – Report
Colombia once again proved to be the most dangerous country in the world for trade union activists in 2001, according to the latest 'Annual Survey of Violation of Trade Union Rights' released Tuesday by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU).MEDIA-U.S.: Public Interest in World News Unchanged by Sep 11
Widespread predictions that the U.S. public would become more engaged in international affairs after last September's terrorist attacks appear to have been wrong.POPULATION: Report Sees More Refugees, Fewer Havens
The number of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) worldwide reached a seven-year high in 2001, a year marked by new restrictions on the ability of refugees to gain safe haven in rich countries after the Sep. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, says a new report by a major U.S. advocacy group.POLITIC-SUDAN: Lawmakers Attack Bush For Avoiding Oil Sector
U.S. President George W. Bush's top Africa policymaker has come under blistering attack from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers who want the administration to act more forcefully against the Sudanese government in its war with southern rebels.POLITICS: Pentagon to Close Only U.S. Peacekeeping Institute
The administration of U.S. President George W. Bush has decided to close the U.S. Army's Peacekeeping Institute (PKI), the only government agency of its kind, say Pentagon officials.POLITICS-U.S: Hawks’ ‘Hot Pre-emption’ Invokes George Shultz
For geo-strategists here, the hot new phrase in the U.S. war on terrorism is ''hot pre-emption.''POLITICS-U.S: Hawks’ ‘Hot Pre-emption’ Invokes George Shultz
For geo-strategists here, the hot new phrase in the U.S. war on terrorism is "hot pre-emption."RIGHTS-U.S.: Domestic Spying Curbs Eased
Three days after Amnesty International deplored repressive actions taken by the world's leading democracies in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and the Pentagon, the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush has eased long-standing curbs on spying by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).POLITICS: U.S. Muslims Ambivalent about ‘War on Terrorism’
Seven months after the Sep. 11 attacks triggered incidents of harassment against them, U.S. Muslims reported being unhappy with parts of President George W. Bush's anti-terrorism plan but well treated by their neighbours, a recent survey found.POLITICS-COLOMBIA: Uribe Victory Strengthens U.S. Hardliners
Hardliners in the Pentagon and Vice President Dick Cheney's office, who favour intensifying Colombia's war against leftist rebels, have been strengthened by Alvaro Uribe's unprecedented first-round victory in the presidential elections Sunday.RIGHTS: U.S. Undermining its Human Rights Stance, Says Watchdog
The administration of President George W. Bush is undermining Washington's claim to be a global exemplar in human rights in eight ways, the U.S. section of Amnesty International (AIUSA) said here Tuesday.TRADE-U.S.: Fast-Track Bill Clears Senate, Faces More Hurdles
"Fast track" trade legislation approved by the historically trade-friendly U.S. Senate Thursday night must now be reconciled with a much different version passed by a one-vote margin in the House of Representatives last December.ECONOMY: Activist Investors Boosted by Unocal Labour-Rights Vote
Proponents of socially responsible investing (SRI) say the success of labour unions and human rights activists in gaining support for a worker rights resolution at oil giant Unocal Corp.'s annual shareholders' meeting Monday marks a major advance for their movement.ECONOMY: Activist Investors Boosted by Unocal Labour-Rights Vote
Proponents of socially responsible investing (SRI) say the success of labour unions and human rights activists in gaining support for a worker rights resolution at oil giant Unocal Corp.'s annual shareholders' meeting Monday marks a major advance for their movement.POLITICS-U.S.: Bush’s Trip Aimed at Mending Trans-Atlantic Fences
On his first visit to Europe as president a year ago, George W. Bush was called the "Toxic Texan" after taking the United States out of the Kyoto Protocol to combat global warming.POLITICS-U.S.: Bush Vows to Maintain Cuba Embargo
One week after Cuban President Fidel Castro hosted former U.S. leader Jimmy Carter, President George W. Bush on Monday ruled out any easing of Washington's 42-year-old trade embargo without far-reaching political and economic reform.POLITICS-SUDAN: Whither U.S. Policy?
Three days after the release of a long-awaited report by U.S. Special Envoy John Danforth on prospects for peace in Sudan, experts here say they are unsure of the direction of U.S. policy toward Africa's longest-running civil war.POLITICS: Malaysia’s Mahathir Gets White House Rehabilitation
The degree to which Washington's global relationships have been transformed by last September's terrorist attacks was made amply clear with this week's visit here by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.POLITICS-U.S.: Congress Urged to Oversee Foreign Military Training
U.S. foreign military training programmes are proliferating at an unprecedented rate and Congress must assert its watchdog role over them, a progressive think tank said Tuesday.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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