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CHINA: Party Elders Made Key Decisions During Tiananmen Crisis
Startling internal Communist Party documents appearing in the latest 'Foreign Affairs' quarterly, to be released Monday, show that retired party elders, most prominently Deng Xiaoping, were responsible for the key decisions before and after the Tiananmen Square crackdown in June 1999.IMMIGRATION-US: 1 of 10 Residents Foreign-Born; 1 in 20, Latin American
If native-born residents think they see a lot more people of colour and hear a lot more foreign languages as they make their away in and around US cities these days, they're absolutely right.ECONOMY: Ten Worst Corporations for 2000 Cited
Companies from Big Oil, Big Tobacco, and the pharmaceutical and bio-technology sectors are among a list of 10 "most irresponsible" corporations of the year 2000 released here this week by Washington-based Multinational Monitor magazine and the Corporate Crime Reporter (CCR).RIGHTS-US: Clinton Pressed to Sign International Criminal Court Treaty
With only three days left before the deadline for heads of state to sign the 1998 Rome Treaty for the International Criminal Court (ICC), human rights groups are hoping that outgoing President Bill Clinton will stand up to Pentagon pressure and finally put his pen to paper.FINANCE: The Grinches Play Santa Claus
Two of the world's most notorious Grinchesthe World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)donned Santa Claus suits here Friday by heralding their delivery on a public commitment to provide debt relief to 20 of the world's poorest countries by the end of the year.POLITICS-US: Contending Factions in Bush Administration Could Muddy Waters in Crisis Areas
If you thought that President Bill Clinton's foreign policy suffered from incoherence, wait until the administration of George W. Bush takes over Jan. 20.POLITICS: Wider Gaps Between Haves and Have-Nots by Year 2015, Says US Intelligence
Hopes that economic globalisation will bring material well-being to all are likely to be frustrated as gaps between the haves and have-nots both between and within countries are likely to grow wider over the next 15 years, according to a new US intelligence report released here Monday.POLITICS-US: Can Bush Govern? Is Bi-partisanship Possible? Washington Wants to Know
When George W. Bush is sworn in as the next US president here Jan. 20, he will move into the White House in probably the weakest political position of any incoming president in more than a century.POLITICS-US: The Return of Realpolitik?
US foreign policy under President-elect George W. Bush is likely to be more unilateralist and more defined by traditional notions of "national interest" and power politics than that which has prevailed over the last eight years under President Bill Clinton.POLITICS-AMERICAS: New US President to Face Serious Challenges, Opportunities
US President-elect George W. Bush will almost certainly face serious challenges in the Americas, particularly in the Andean region, Haiti, and in several Central American countries, according to a new report by a Washington-based think-tank released here Thursday.RIGHTS: Global Institutions with Teeth Needed
As economic globalisation proceeds apace, the world needs global institutions to keep close watch on the human-rights records of both governments and private companies and to punish those which commit abuses, according to the largest US rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW).RIGHTS: Global Institutions with Teeth Needed
As economic globalisation proceeds apace, the world needs global institutions to keep close watch on the human-rights records of both governments and private companies and to punish those which commit abuses, according to the largest US rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW).ECONOMY: Poorest Countries Left Behind by Trade Boom
Despite the sharp increases in the volume of global trade, the world's poorest countries, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, are falling further and further behind the industrialised West and most of East Asia in per capita income levels, according to a new report released by the World Bank here Tuesday.LABOUR-NICARAGUA/US: Lawsuit Filed Against Sweatshop Supplying Pentagon
Fired workers from a Taiwanese-owned garment factory in Nicaragua that supplies blue jeans sold by the Pentagon on US military bases are suing their former employer in the United States under a 200-year-old anti-piracy law.POLITICS-US: Gore Dealt Major Setbacks in Presidential Quest
US Vice President Al Gore's hopes of reaching the White House were dealt a major setback Monday when a Florida judge denied his request that some 14,000 ballots in two Florida be manually recounted.POLITICS-US/CUBA: Blue-Ribbon Group Urges Radical Reform in Ties
A blue-ribbon group ranging across the US political spectrum is calling for sweeping changes in the country's Cuba policy, including lifting all restrictions on travel by US citizens to the island and negotiating joint ventures between US companies and Cuban state enterprises to settle outstanding expropriation claims.EDUCATION-US: Ford Foundation to Offer Graduate Study for Students in Poor Countries
In a new initiative in the increasingly dynamic world of US private philanthropy, the Ford Foundation announced here Wednesday that it is earmarking 330 million dollars to fund university study for poor students committed to helping their nations and communities in 20 developing countries over the next 10 years.POLITICS-US: Ballot Drama Shows Slipperiness of Power
If foreigners are having a difficult time understanding the high-stakes roller-coaster that has become the presidential ballot recount in Florida, they are not alone.ENVIRONMENT-PACIFIC ISLANDS: Climate Change To Hurt Economies – Big Time
Already among the world's most vulnerable nations to the impact of climate change, the small-island states of the Pacific will suffer millions of dollars in damages each year caused by rising sea levels, beach and coral erosion, and more intense storms and droughts over the next century as global temperatures continue to warm, according to a new report released by the World Bank here Tuesday.POLITICS-US/VIETNAM: Unnoticed at Home, Clinton Makes Historic Visit
Overshadowed by the electoral controversy in Florida, President Bill Clinton launches a historic trip to Vietnam Friday, capping a 12-year rapprochement with the only country to defeat the United States in a military conflict since the British burned down the Capitol here in 1812.POLITICS-LATIN AMERICA: Women Seen as Better Leaders, According to New Poll
Urban dwellers in Latin America - both male and female - see women leaders as more capable than men of dealing with the problems of poverty, corruption, education, the economy, and environmental protection in their societies, according to a new poll by the Gallup organisation released here Tuesday by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Inter-American Dialogue, a Washington-based hemispheric think-tank.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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