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U.S.-ENVIRONMENT: Government Moves Against CFC Smugglers
The administration of President Bill Clinton has indicted more than a dozen individuals and companies in four southern states for smuggling thousands of tonnes of ozone- destroying chemicals into the United States, mainly across the Mexican border.U.S.-FOREIGN POLICY: Albright Breaks No New Ground
After one day of hearings on her main foreign policy views, U.S. Secretary of State-designate Madeleine Albright has given no hint of any major new initiatives Washington may pursue during her tenure.DISARMAMENT-U.S.: Chemical Arms Treaty, Landmines Top U.S. Agenda
The Chemical Weapons Convention and a proposed international ban on anti-personnel land mines top the disarmament agenda as the administration of President Bill Clinton and the new Congress stake out this year's priorities.U.S.-SOUTH ASIA: Experts Urge Closer Strategic Ties With India
An influential group of U.S. policy experts is urging Washington to establish closer "strategic" ties with India and resume limited conventional arms sales to both India and its regional rival, Pakistan.U.S.-CUBA: Claiming Victory, Clinton Suspends Helms-Burton Again
Declaring victory in efforts to forge a multinational alliance to democratise Cuba, U.S. President Bill Clinton said Friday he will suspend for another six months a key provision of the notorious "Helms-Burton" law.U.S.-KOREAS: North Korean Apology Raises New Possibilities
North Korea's unprecedented apology for sending a commando-laden submarine into South Korean waters last September sets the stage for new steps toward detente in one of the world's most dangerous hotspots, according to senior U.S. officials.U.S.-IRAN: Mixed Signals on Future Ties
Tighter oil supplies and changing geopolitics in Central Asia and the Gulf region are moving Iran towards the top of the U.S. overseas agenda just as President Bill Clinton's new foreign policy team prepares to take over next month.BURMA-U.S.: SLORC May Be in Albright’s Gun Sights
Pressure for a ban on new U.S. investments in Burma is rising sharply amid speculation that President Bill Clinton's pick for secretary of state may have it in for the military regime in Rangoon.U.S.-FOREIGN POLICY: Mixed Reviews for Foreign Policy Picks
President Bill Clinton's new foreign- policy team, announced at the White House Thursday, drew decidedly mixed reviews from insiders and independent analysts alike.DISARMAMENT-U.S.: Top Nuclear General Calls for Weapon’s Elimination
In a major boost for disarmament activists, the former commander of the world's mightiest nuclear arsenal has called on all countries, including his own United States, to rid the world of all nuclear weapons.RWANDA-ZAIRE: U.S. Backs Canadian Plan to Airdrop Supplies
The U.S. State Department Wednesday signed onto a Canadian plan to airdrop supplies to tens of thousands of Central African refugees who remain trapped in Eastern Zaire.U.S.-DRUGS: CIA Drug Charges Point to Historic Pattern Worldwide/RPT
It was homecoming on Capitol Hill here this week when former Nicaraguan contra leaders Adolfo Calero and Eden Pastora captured the bright lights, cameras, and Congressional attention in which they basked just a decade ago.U.S.-DRUGS: CIA Drug Charges Point to Historic Pattern Worldwide
It was homecoming on Capitol Hill here this week when former Nicaraguan contra leaders Adolfo Calero and Eden Pastora captured the bright lights, cameras, and Congressional attention in which they basked just a decade ago.COLOMBIA-U.S.: Military Runs Paramilitary Forces, Says Rights Group
The Colombian military has made supposedly independent right-wing paramilitary groups an integral part of its intelligence-gathering apparatus and is using them to eliminate targeted opposition figures, according to a report by a U.S. human rights group.U.S.-ASIA: Trade, Diplomacy to Highlight Clinton Trip
Fresh from his successful re-election, President Bill Clinton is back in the Asia-Pacific region, a part of the world his advisors say should play a greater role in U.S. policy than during his first term.U.S.-ASIA: Trade, Diplomacy to Highlight Clinton Trip
Fresh from his successful re-election, President Bill Clinton is back in the Asia-Pacific region, a part of the world his advisors say should play a greater role in U.S. policy than during his first term.RWANDA-U.S.: Clinton Moves towards ‘Green Light’ on Rescue Mission
U.S. President Bill Clinton is moving quickly towards approving U.S. participation in an international force to be sent by the U.N. Security Council to eastern Zaire and Rwanda to provide humanitarian aid to hundreds of thousands of refugees in the area.EAST TIMOR-U.S.: Nobel Laureate Warns of Escalating Tensions
The co-winner of the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize is warning Indonesia against escalating tensions at home and in East Timor as the Dec. 10 Oslo award ceremony draws near.U.S.-TRADE: Trade Offensive Could Fuel Tensions Among Democrats
Pushed to the background by the two major presidential candidates, trade issues -- and especially Bill Clinton's plans to push for new agreements -- now loom large on the political horizon.U.S.-ELECTIONS: Historic Victory in Hand, Clinton Faces Vexing Problems
His historic electoral victory in hand, U.S. President Bill Clinton now faces a daunting series of challenges both at home and abroad.USA-ELECTIONS: Clinton Set to Break Democratic Losing Streak
With a persistent double-digit lead over his Republican challenger in public-opinion polls, President Bill Clinton is set to become the first Democrat in more than 50 years to win two consecutive four-year terms in the White House.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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