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GUATEMALA-HUMAN RIGHTS: U.S. Group Asks Arzu to Rescind Appointment
A major U.S. human rights groups is asking Guatemalan President Alvaro Arzu to withdraw the nomination of a former vice president to serve on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).U.S.-CHINA: Major Fight Looms Over Trade, As China Becomes Enemy of Choice
As U.S. President Bill Clinton tours the Caribbean Basin with promises to expand free-trade agreements in the Americas, his administration and corporate giants back home are more preoccupied with the coming battle over maintaining a normal trade relationship with China.ZAIRE-U.S.: All Eyes on Kinshasa
With rebels closing in on Kinshasa from virtually all directions, U.S. officials are hoping the Zairean capital will fall without a fight.US-AMERICAS: Clinton’s “Trap Trip” South
President Bill Clinton's first official trip south of the border this coming week may not be as pleasant as planned by the White House, because of Washington's tough measures on trade, drugs, and immigration.U.S.-DIPLOMACY: Clinton Escapes Humiliation Over Chemical Weapons
While the ratification by the U.S. Senate of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) marks a major defeat for isolationist forces in the Congress, it hardly heralds the dawn of a new era of bipartisan internationalism.U.S.-LATIN AMERICA: U.S. Urged to Drop Stance on Drugs And Cuba, Move on Trade
A group of 100 leading citizens of North America, South America, and the Caribbean is urging the United States to shed its unilateral policies on Cuba and drugs and move more quickly on expanding free trade agreements throughout the Americas.U.S.-BURMA: Clinton Imposes Investment Ban
Bowing to growing grassroots and Congressional pressure, President Bill Clinton Tuesday ordered a ban on new investment by U.S. companies in Burma.U.S.-ARMS: Chemical Weapons Vote Major Test of U.S. Internationalism
This week's vote by the U.S. Senate on whether to ratify the global Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is shaping up as a major test of Washington's commitment to the international system it has led for more than 50 years.US-POLITICS: Sanctions Debate Latest Episode of Identity Crisis
Twenty years ago, U.S. arms exporters who saw the opportunity for big bucks from Latin American military dictators were thwarted by President Jimmy Carter's new human rights policy.US-POLITICS: Sanctions Debate Latest Episode of Identity Crisis
Twenty years ago, U.S. arms exporters who saw the opportunity for big bucks from Latin American military dictators were thwarted by President Jimmy Carter's new human rights policy./IPS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN/ BURMA: Pressure Builds for Investment Ban
With the administration of President Bill Clinton apparently unwilling to take action, pressure is once again building in the U.S. Congress and in state and local governments around the country to impose a ban on new U.S. investments in Burma./IPS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN/ BURMA: Pressure Builds for Investment Ban
With the administration of President Bill Clinton apparently unwilling to take action, pressure is once again building in the U.S. Congress and in state and local governments around the country to impose a ban on new U.S. investments in Burma.U.S.-GULF: Former Foreign Policy Chiefs Assail ‘Dual Containment’
In the strongest challenge yet to President Bill Clinton's "dual containment" policy in the Gulf, two former top U.S. national security officials are calling for Washington to take cautious steps towards a better relationship with Iran.U.S.-BURMA: Pressure Builds for Investment Ban
With the administration of President Bill Clinton apparently unwilling to take action, pressure is once again building in the U.S. Congress and in state and local governments around the country to impose a ban on new U.S. investments in Burma.HONG KONG-U.S.: Democratic Leader’s Visit Puts White House on the Spot
Hong Kong Democratic Party leader Martin Lee's hastily arranged meeting later this week with U.S. President Bill Clinton comes at a critical moment in Sino-U.S. relations.LABOUR-HUMAN RIGHTS: Clinton Hails Sweatshop Accord
The unprecedented accord between leading U.S. apparel makers and labour and human rights groups on a voluntary code of conduct for working conditions in assembly plants will improve the lives of millions of garment workers around the world, according to President Bill Clinton.U.S.-TRADE: EU-U.S. Accord on Helms-Burton Averts Trade Crisis
The agreement by the European Commission (EC) to shelve its complaint before the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against Washington's anti-Cuba 'Helms-Burton' law removes for now a major irritant in trans-Atlantic relations and a major threat to the two-year-old WTO./IPS ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN/ ENVIRONMENT: Rich Country Consumers Use 1,600 Kgs of Resources Per Week
The average citizen of the world's wealthy industrialised countries uses about 1,600 kgs of natural resources every week. And that does not include the consumption of air and water!U.S.-TRADE: Clinton’s Fight for Fast-Track Will Be Uphill
U.S. President Bill Clinton faces a tough, uphill struggle to gain "fast-track" authority from Congress to negotiate new trade agreements this year.ZAIRE-U.S.: Washington’s Confusion Mirrors Kinshasa’s
Amid growing confusion in both Washington and Kinshasa, the White House denies that it has asked President Mobutu Sese Seko to resign and leave Zaire, even as it insists that the Zairean leader's 31-year eeign is effectively finished.ENVIRONMENT: Rich Country Consumers Use 1600 Kgs of Resources Per Week
The average citizen of the world's wealthy industrialised countries uses about 1,600 kgs of natural resources every week. And that does not include the consumption of air and water!« Previous Page — Next Page »
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