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FOOD-AFRICA: Restoring Soil Fertility Key to Food Production
Food production in Africa - whose population is the world's fastest-growing - cannot be substantially increased unless its soil is conserved and restored, according to a new analysis by the United Nations.DISARMARMENT-US: Clinton Vows to Try Again
US President Bill Clinton and the Democratic Party licked their wounds Thursday after the Republican- dominated Senate refused to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and vowed they would try again.RIGHTS-TIMOR: Refugees in West Timor “Disinformrd.”
East Timorese, held by Indonesian- backed militias in West Timor were receiving "disinformation" about conditions back home, apparently to discourage them from returning, accoprding to a top US official.RIGHTS-RELIGION: “Concerted Campaign” Against Christians in INDIA
Christians have become a political scapegoat in the run up to India's national elections and a major US human rights group says violence against Christians is being orchestrated by right-wing Hindu organisations linked to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).POPULATION-US: Big Growth Rate in Rural Areas in 1990s
The population of most rural areas in the United States grew steadily during the past decade, the result of advances in transportation and technology and changes in the country's demographics, said a new report released here.FINANCE-EAST TIMOR: World Bank, IMF Pledge Speedy Reconstruction
The World Bank hopes to send a team to East Timor as early as mid-October to assess the needs of the population - the first step toward putting together a reconstruction and development programme for the devastated territory.FINANCE: World Bank Appoints First African Managing Director
World Bank President James Wolfensohn has appointed the first African to serve as a Managing Director of the Bank, one of its most powerful positions.POLITICS: US Set to Boost Military Aid to Colombia
The United States is poised to sharply increase military aid to Colombia despite concern, even among President Bill Clinton's closest aides, that such assistance could escalate the 30-year-old civil war and require greater US intervention.HEALTH: US Government Sues Tobacco Companies
The US Justice Department, seeking to recover billions of dollars spent by American taxpayers on smoking- related health and medical care, is suing the US tobacco industry.RIGHTS: Concern Over Fate of Refugees in West Timor
With an international peacekeeping force (Interfet) now in control of East Timor, human rights activists are focussing attention on the plight of East Timorese refugees in Indonesian-controlled West Timor.POLITICS: US Lifts Sanctions on North Korea
President Bill Clinton eased the nearly 50-years-old trade embargo on North Korea Friday in exchange for Pyongyang's still to be announced pledge to suspend testing its long-range missiles.IMMIGRATION: Ten Percent of US Residents Foreign-Born
Nearly 10 percent of all people living in the United States last year were born in another country, according to a new figures released here Friday by the Census Bureau.IMMIGRATION: Ten Percent of US Residents Foreign-Born
Nearly 10 percent of all people living in the United States last year were born in another country, according to a new figures released here Friday by the Census Bureau.RIGHTS: Clinton Sending 200 US Troops to East Timor
US President Bill Clinton, insisting that "fundamental (US) values" were at stake in East Timor, Thursday ordered 200 US troops to take part in the UN peacekeeping force to restore order to the devastated territory.RIGHTS: East Timor Raises New Questions About US Military Ties
The destruction wrought this month in East Timor by the Indonesian army and militias under its control has fuelled a debate here over the value of longstanding US military ties with Jakarta.RIGHTS-EAST TIMOR: U.S. and World Bank Put Pressure on Indonesia
The United States and the World Bank stepped up pressure on the Indonesian government Tuesday, suggesting that badly needed financial support may be denied Jakarta if its forces cannot restore peace to East Timor.RIGHTS: US Halts Military Aid to Indonesia, Economic Pressure Grows
The United States Thursday suspended all military ties with Indonesia and, for the first time, called on Jakarta to invite an international peacekeeping force to restore order in East Timor.RIGHTS-RELIGION: US Finds Persecution in Many Countries
Religious minorities suffered greater repression under authoritarian regimes, although democratic governments also were not immune from religious persecution, according to the US State Department.RIGHTS: US Halts Military Aid to Indonesia, Economic Pressure Grows
The United States Thursday suspended all military ties with Indonesia and, for the first time, called on Jakarta to invite an international peacekeeping force to restore order in East Timor.ARMS: Arms Sales to Developing Nations Decline
Sales of new weapons to developing nations last year fell to their lowest level since 1991 as some of the world's largest arms markets in the Middle East and Southeast Asia suffered cash shortfalls, according to a new government report.AID-U.S.: House Cuts Multilateral Development Aid
The US House of Representatives approved Tuesday a 12.7-billion-dollar foreign-aid bill which slashed development aid - particularly for multilateral agencies that provide loans to poor countries at concessional rates.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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