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POLITICS: U.S. Moves Toward Strikes on ‘Terrorism in General’
Two days after the most devastating terrorist attack in U.S. history, Washington appeared to be preparing the ground for a sustained military campaign against suspected Islamist groups, beginning with Afghanistan-based Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda network.POLITICS-U.S.: Nation Girds for War with Unidentified Enemy
One day after the most lethal attack on U.S. territory, a stunned superpower told its people to prepare for war against an as-yet unidentified foreign enemy.POLITICS-U.S.: Nation Girds for War with Unidentified Enemy
One day after the most lethal attack on U.S. territory, a stunned superpower told its people to prepare for war against an as-yet unidentified foreign enemy.POLITICS: Much at Stake in Wake of U.S. Terror Attacks
The worst presumed terror attacks Tuesday against targets on U.S. soil portend far-reaching implications for everything from U.S. anti-terrorism efforts to global finance.POLITICS-U.S.: Colombian Paramilitary Group Declared ‘Terrorist’
Secretary of State Colin Powell has designated the United Self-Defence Forces of Colombia (AUC) a "foreign terrorist organisation" under U.S. law.POLITICS: Much at Stake in Wake of U.S. Terror Attacks
The worst presumed terror attacks Tuesday against targets on U.S. soil portend far-reaching implications for everything from U.S. anti-terrorism efforts to global finance.POLITICS: Much at Stake in Wake of U.S. Terror Attacks
The worst presumed terror attacks Tuesday against targets on U.S. soil portend far-reaching implications for everything from U.S. anti-terrorism efforts to global finance.HEALTH: Newborns Neglected in Global Health Efforts – Report
Newborns receive insufficient attention in global efforts to reduce infant mortality, according to a report released Monday by Save the Children, an international advocacy group.POLITICS-U.S.: Fox Immigration Challenge Poses Risks for Bush
To win Congressional passage for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1993, former President Bill Clinton was forced to rely on a majority of Republican lawmakers - alienating some of his most fervent Democratic supporters, particularly in the labour movement.POLITICS-U.S.: Bush Backs Off Secrecy Bill
Civil liberties and press groups have made major headway in their efforts to stop a proposed amendment to the 2002 intelligence bill that would send government bureaucrats to jail for leaking classified information.RIGHTS: Caste Discrimination is Pervasive – Report
The World Conference Against Racism, starting Friday in Durban, South Africa, should shine a harsh light on caste discrimination, which affects hundreds of millions of people around the world, says Human Rights Watch (HRW).RIGHTS: U.S. Rules Out Powell’s Attendance at World Racism Meet
In another sign of the growing estrangement between the United States and most of the rest of the world, the State Department has confirmed that Secretary of State Colin Powell will not attend the World Conference Against Racism and warned that Washington may not participate at all.POLITICS-U.S.: Space, Asia Among Bush Military Pick’s Priorities
President George W. Bush's choice of the former head of the U.S. Space Command as his top military adviser will bolster forces in the administration that favour new weapons to dominate outer space.POLITICS-US: Andean Plan Survives Debate on Slim Aid Budget
The US administration's 700-mullion- dollar counter-drug aid programme for Colombia and the Andean region has made it through the House of Representatives essentially intact.POLITICS-INDONESIA: US Warned Against Full Embrace of Megawati
Human rights groups and independent analysts are warning the US administration against rapidly embracing the new president of Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri, who assumed power after the impeachment Monday of Abdurahim Wahid.RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: Coca-Cola To Be Sued for Bottlers’ Abuses
Labour rights activists are suing Coca- Cola, the giant US-based multinational beverage company, for the killings and intimidation of union leaders at several of its bottling plants in Colombia.SCIENCE: New Consortium Launches Banana Genome Project
International research centres have launched a five-year project to sequence the genome of the wild banana in hopes of learning how to make its domestic varieties, grown on three continents, more resistant to diseases and pests.POLITICS-US: Bush Zig-Zags on Cuba Policy to Latin America’s Detriment
Caught between anti-Cuba voters in Florida and his fear of further alienating European allies increasingly concerned about US unilateralism, President George W. Bush is ducking every which way in his policy toward the Caribbean nation.POLITICS-US: Winds of Change Unsettle Asia Policy
Asia bedevils US policy makers even as it replaces Europe as the focus of their security concerns, according to a growing consensus among defence experts here.RIGHTS: US Says 23 Countries Failing in Fight Against Human Trafficking
Close US allies are among 23 countries failing to make significant efforts to fight human trafficking within their borders, the State Department said Thursday.RIGHTS-UZBEKISTAN: Plight of Battered Women “Bleak,” Says Report
The plight of wives who are battered by their husbands in Uzbekistan is "undeniably bleak" despite the country's declarations and international commitments to protect women from violence, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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