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HEALTH-US: The Dangers of Being ‘American’
Attention all immigrant children: assimilating into the "American Way of Life" may be hazardous to your physical and emotional health.HEALTH-US: The Dangers of Being ‘American’
Attention all immigrant children: assimilating into the "American Way of Life" may be hazardous to your physical and emotional health.CHILE-US: 25 Years Since Coup that Ignited US Rights Movement
"I don't see why we need to stand by and watch a country go Communist due to the irresponsibility of its own people," declared Henry Kissinger, then President Richard Nixon's national security chief, in June 1970 - shortly before the Salvador Allende's election as president of Chile.RIGHTS-US: Detained Immigrants Suffer in Local Jails
More than 60 percent of illegal or undocumented immigrants detained by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalisation Service (INS) were housed in local jails where conditions and treatment of inmates fell short of international standards, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday.POLITICS-U.S.: Clinton Faces New Crisis Over North Korea
As if he didn't have enough to worry about already, U.S. President Bill Clinton may face a new crisis over North Korea when he returns home from this week's trip to Russia and Northern Ireland.POLITICS-U.S.: Raids Followed Concern Over Foreign-Policy Image
Thursday's cruise-missile attacks against targets in Afghanistan and Sudan followed growing concern here that the credibility of U.S. power overseas has been badly eroded by months of retreat or inaction on key foreign-policy fronts.TRADE-US: Clinton Narrowly Averts Blow to WTO’s Power
President Bill Clinton has narrowly averted a major blow to the authority and reach of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by U.S. supporters of the use of economic sanctions by state and local governments against foreign countries.POLITICS-CARIBBEAN: U.S. Stays Quiet Over Castro’s Visit
The administration of U.S. President Bill Clinton, despite obvious annoyance over the visit of Cuban President Fidel Castro's visit to three Caribbean nations, this past week, remarkably has remained quiet over the outcome of the tour.ARMS: France, Russia Challenge U.S. in Shrinking Arms Market
France and Russia surpassed the United States last year in signing new arms agreements with Third World countries and competition intensified in a shrinking arms market, according to the U.S. Congressional Research Service (CRS).TRADE-U.S.: Business’ Anti-Sanctions Campaign Makes Headway
A year-long campaign by U.S. transnational business interests against unilateral trade sanctions appears to be bearing fruit.REFUGEES: Internally Displaced Outnumber Refugees Worldwide
The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in the world in 1997 surpassed the number of refugees who fled their homelands across international borders, according the latest in a series of annual surveys by the U.S. Committee for Refugees (USCR).AID-USA: Half of US Foreign Aid Devoted to Military
Half of the foreign aid granted by the United States last year was designed to further military and national-security interests, according to a new report released here Tuesday.RIGHTS-US: Republicans Urge Clinton to Oppose ICC
Republican senators urged U.S. President Bill Clinton Thursday to prevent the recently-approved treaty creating an International Criminal Court (ICC) from ever taking effect.POLITICS-US: Logjam in Congress on Trade, Aid Issues
Potentially explosive debates in the U.S. Congress on foreign policy, aid and trade issues effectively have been shelved until September - two months before elections - due to political manoeuvring that has split both major parties.POLITICS-NIGERIA: US Hails Abubakar’s Transition Plans
The U.S. government Tuesday supported the pledges made by Nigeria's new head of state, Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, to turn over power to an elected civilian president within the next year.POLITICS-COLOMBIA: Contradictory US Policies Could Dampen Peace Hopes
If Colombians are hoping for a consistent US policy towards their country following next month's inauguration of President-elect Andres Pastrana, they are certain to be disappointed, say US officials and independent analysts.POLITICS-NIGERIA: Clinton, Annan Express Regret at Abiola Death
US President Bill Clinton and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Tuesday expressed regret at the sudden death of Nigerian opposition leader Moshood Abiola, who succumbed to an apparent heart attack while being visited in prison by a high-level US delegation.POLITICS-NIGERIA: US Officials To Join Parade of Visitors
Senior US diplomats and military officials are joining a parade of visitors to Abuja, Nigeria pressing the new government of Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar to implement a credible transition to civilian rule.POLITICS-SUDAN: Famine Getting Worse, Groups Warn
Famine conditions in Sudan are becoming more desperate and continued bombing by the government is making matters worse, humanitarian aid groups warn.POLITICS-U.S.: New Emphasis on Restoring ‘Citizenship’
Three years after a prominent Harvard University sociologist found that membership in US bowling leagues had been declining sharply, the issue of how to restore good citizenship and social cohesion is claiming renewed attention here.TRADE-US: Anti-Sanctions Campaign Gathers Steam
The year-old campaign by multinational companies to end unilateral U.S. economic sanctions against other countries is suddenly gaining momentum.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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