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RIGHTS: China Accused of Gross Abuses Against Uighurs in Xinjiang
Chinese authorities in the western province of Xinjiang were guilty of gross human rights violations against the region's largest minority, the mostly Muslim Uighurs, according to a report by Amnesty International.POLITICS: Kosovo To Dominate NATO Summit
This week's gala celebration of "the most successful military alliance in history" - marking the 50th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - is set to become a much grimmer affair as western leaders grapple with the conflict over Kosovo.CONFLICT-YUGOSLAVIA: US Hardens Rhetoric, Eases Conditions
With NATO now in its fourth week of its bombing campaign against Yugoslavia, the administration of President Bill Clinton has toughened its rhetoric, while giving qualified support to German peace proposals.TRADE-US: Zhu Reminds Clinton Who is Boss
It took a Chinese Communist to remind President Bill Clinton how politics is supposed to work in an advanced capitalist society.CONFLICT-YUGOSLAVIA: Russian Threats Begin to Disturb U.S.
With Moscow and Washington at loggerheads over the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's (NATO's) bombing campaign against Yugoslavia, Russian specialists here are urging President Bill Clinton to be cautious.ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT/DRAMA-USA: ‘Death of a Salesman’ Resonates
The Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's 1949 classic play of of middle-class life and tragedy, 'Death of a Salesman,' is hitting audiences today as hard as ever - perhaps an indication that confidence over the booming U.S. economy may be only skin-deep.CONFLICT-KOSOVO: Good Ending for NATO Appears Doubtful
While US generals rejoice at the damage NATO is wreaking on targets in Serbia and Kosovo, political strategists are far from confident over the outcome of the conflict in Yugoslavia.POLITICS-CHINA/US: ‘Significant’ Progress But No WTO Accord
Feverish last-minute negotiations y between US President Bill Clinton and Chinese Premier Thursday failed to produce a final accord on Beijing joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO).CONFLICT-KOSOVO: Clinton Spurns Peace Bid, Hawkish Mood Grows //REPEATING//
President Bill Clinton, in rejecting a Yugoslav cease-fire offer, has underlined growing US sentiment in favour of the military action against Yugoslavia - now in its third week.CONFLICT-KOSOVO: Clinton Spurns Peace Bid, Hawkish Mood Grows
President Bill Clinton, in rejecting a Yugoslav cease-fire offer, has underlined the growing US sentiment in favour of the military action action against Yugoslavia - now in its third week.WEEKLY SELECTION-RWANDA: Genocide Far From Inevitable
As the world observes the fifth anniversary of the worst act of genocide since the Nazi-inspired Holocaust, two human rights groups are insisting that the mass slaughter in Rwanda could have been stopped by outside powers.WEEKLY SELECTION-YUGOSLAVIA: US Rejects Serb Proposal Amid Anger
US President Bill Clinton Tuesday rejected a cease-fire proposal from Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic and hinted that Washington may soon change its stance that Kosovo should remain part of the Yugoslav Federation.CONFLICT-YUGOSLAVIA: US Rejects Serb Proposal Amid Growing Anger
US President Bill Clinton Tuesday rejected a cease-fire proposal from Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic and hinted that Washington may soon change its stance that Kosovo should remain part of the Yugoslav Federation.WEEKLY SELECTION – What’s the NATO Exit Strategy in Yugoslavia?
After the second night of NATO air raids against Serb military targets in Yugoslavia, the big question in Washington was "what is the exit strategy?"CONFLICT-KOSOVO: What’s the Exit Strategy?
After the second night of NATO air raids against Serb military targets in Yugoslavia, the big question in Washington was "what is the exit strategy?"CONFLICT-EUROPE: Kosovo Crisis at Boiling Point
US President Bill Clinton, confirming the failure of last-minute diplomatic efforts Tuesday to persuade Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to go along with a proposed peace settlement in Kosovo, said that NATO wqar planes were ready to bomb Serbian targets.POLITICS-US: Reinforcing Fortress America
The US Congress, reflecting a growing sense of national vulnerability, has taken two potentially far- reaching steps to protect the United States from overseas threats.WEEKLY SELECTION: African Ministers Endorse Clinton’s Debt Plan
Ministers from 46 sub-Saharan African nations, concluding an unprecedented meeting here with their US counterparts this week, endorsed initiatives by US President Bill Clinton to reduce their debt burden and promote US trade and investment in their region.HEALTH: Agreement on Protecting Children From Tobacco
Health officials and lawmakers from more than 30 countries Friday agreed on eight proposed policy measures to counter efforts by global tobacco companies to get children to smoke.POLITICS-US: Former US Statesmen Want Washington to Pay UN
Seven former US secretaries of state have fired the opening salvo in a major battle to get the US Congress to approve Washington's outstanding arrears to the United Nations.POLITICS-KOREA: US, North Korea Avert Crisis Over Suspect Site
US and North Korean negotiators have reached agreement on giving American experts access next month to an underground construction site in Korea, which Washington believes may be intended to house nuclear facilities.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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