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U.S.-EUROPE: Recent Flaps Point to Larger Conflicts
It was last May that a prominent newspaper columnist put forth a public warning.U.S.-ELECTIONS: Attention Turns to Control of Congress
With President Bill Clinton riding a seemingly insurmountable lead in the polls less than two weeks before the Nov. 5 elections, the burning question for the parties and pundits here is whether the Republicans will retain control of Congress.US-POLITICS: Policymakers Wrong on Foreign Policy
Conventional wisdom says political candidates who support U.S. involvement with the United Nations and foreign aid are likely to lose votes in next month's Presidential elections.US-POLITICS: Policymakers Wrong on Foreign Policy
Conventional wisdom says political candidates who support U.S. involvement with the United Nations and foreign aid are likely to lose votes in next month's Presidential elections.US-POLITICS: Policymakers Wrong on Foreign Policy
Conventional wisdom says political candidates who support U.S. involvement with the United Nations and foreign aid are likely to lose votes in next month's Presidential elections.U.S.-FRANCE: Spat over Christopher Africa Trip Latest Irritant
The words were those usually reserved for leaders of so-called "rogue states" -- leaders like Iraq's Saddam Hussein or Libya's Muammar Qadhafi.HAITI-U.S.: CIA Says Account of Malary Killing Unreliable
An account naming three leaders of a Haitian paramilitary group, including a former paid agent of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), as conspirators in the 1993 assassination of Haiti's Justice Minister is "unreliable," according to a senior U.S. intelligence official.U.S.-NICARAGUA: U.S. Professes Neutrality But Slams Ortega
To the chagrin of his colleagues, U.S. State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns said Friday that Washington remains neutral in the upcoming elections in Nicaragua but added that former president Daniel Ortega was not a "good democrat."UNITED STATES: Foreign Policy is Virtual Non-Issue in Campaign
For the dwindling number of foreign policy buffs in the United States, the 1996 presidential campaign is turning into one big disappointment.U.S.-NICARAGUA: Confusion over U.S. Policy on Nicaraguan Elections
Just two weeks before hotly contested elections in Nicaragua, the U.S. State Department is publicly attacking one of the front runners, former president Daniel Ortega.U.S.-GULF: ‘Dual Containment’ of Iraq, Iran Challenged
Just as peace between Israel and the Palestinians moved to the moment of truth, Washington's "dual containment" policy towards Iraq and Iran were also challenged.U.S.-GULF: ‘Dual Containment’ of Iraq, Iran Challenged
Just as peace between Israel and the Palestinians moved to the moment of truth, Washington's "dual containment" policy towards Iraq and Iran were also challenged./IPS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN/ AFRICA: United States To Push Africa Peace Force
U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher will be touting a new plan for the creation of an all- African peacekeeping force during his swing through Africa Oct. 7- 15, U.S. officials said here Thursday.U.S.-AFRICA: Christopher to Push Africa Peace Force on Visit
U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher will be touting a new plan for the creation of an all- African peacekeeping force during his swing through Africa Oct. 7- 15, U.S. officials said here Thursday.BURMA-U.S.: Clinton Imposes Visa Ban On SLORC Members
In the latest measures leveled against Burma's military authorities, U.S. President Bill Clinton Thursday announced that members of the junta, their families, and key supporters will be banned from entering the United States./IPS ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN/ ENVIRONMENT: Global Warming Threatens Migratory Birds
Like the canary taken down into the coal mines to warn miners of methane gas, migratory birds are telling humans that the earth's climate is changing, according to a report released here Thursday by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).ENVIRONMENT: Global Warming Threatens Migratory Birds
Like the canary taken down into the coal mines to warn miners of methane gas, migratory birds are telling humans that the earth's climate is changing, according to a report released here Thursday by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).U.S.-AFRICA: Christopher Announces Trip to Africa
Secretary of State Warren Christopher will visit five countries in Africa next month, the first extended trip by a U.S. secretary of state to the region in almost a decade.U.S.-HUMAN RIGHTS: Argentine Torture Case Breaks Precedent
Victims of serious human rights abuses abroad may gain damages in the United States if their home governments use the U.S. court system to pursue or harass them.DISARMAMENT-U.S.: Chemical Weapons Treaty Vote Put Off/REPEAT
In a setback for global disarmament efforts, a long-awaited vote to ratify the four-year-old Chemical Weapons Convention Thursday was put off by the U.S. Senate until next year.IRAQ-U.S.: And the Winner is Clinton – and Saddam!
Despite their mutual hostility, both U.S. President Bill Clinton and Iraqi President Saddam Hussein appeared to have emerged as winners in the latest crisis in the Gulf.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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