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ENVIRONMENT: ExxonMobil Takes Heat on Global Warming
An unusually broad coalition of 12 U.S. environmental and public-interest groups Tuesday launched a national boycott of ExxonMobil, the world's largest oil company, for undermining efforts to combat global warming and lobbying Congress to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to drilling.RIGHTS-INDONESIA: Court Setback Could Set Back US Ties
A recent appeals court decision to acquit 12 soldiers convicted last year of a notorious 1984 massacre in Jakarta could complicate efforts by the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush to normalise military ties with the Southeast Asian nation.U.S.: Familiar Debate Resumes in Wake of London Bombings
Thursday's London bombings that killed at least 49 people have rekindled a familiar debate in the United States on the question first posed after the Sep. 11, 2001 attacks on New York and the Pentagon: ''Why do they hate us?''POLITICS-US: Familiar Debate Resumes in Wake of London Bombings
Thursday's London bombings that killed at least 49 people have rekindled a familiar debate in this country on the question first posed after the Sep. 11, 2001 attacks on New York and the Pentagon: "Why do they hate us?"
CORRECTION/POLITICS: London Hit as Scepticism Grows on "Terror War"
Thursday's terror attacks against London's public transportation system, which reportedly killed at least 37 people, came amid indications of growing scepticism here about the effectiveness of U.S. President George W. Bush's "war on terrorism," the policy initiative that has earned him his highest public-approval ratings since September 2001.POPULATION: Intermarriage Moving US from Salad Bowl to Melting Pot
The number of inter-racial marriages in the United States increased more than ten-fold between 1970 and 2000, according to a new report which concludes that U.S. attitudes towards inter-racial dating and marriage has undergone a "sea change" over the past generation.POLITICS: London Hit as Scepticism Grows on "Terror War"
Thursday's terror attacks against London's public transportation system, which reportedly killed at least 37 people, came amid indications of growing scepticism here about the effectiveness of U.S. President George W. Bush's "war on terrorism," the policy initiative that has earned him his highest public-approval ratings since September 2001.RIGHTS-AFGHANISTAN: Calls Mount to Prosecute Past Atrocities
As an unexpected resurgence of fighting by Taliban and allied forces against the U.S.-backed government of Pres. Hamid Karzai is raising new concerns over Afghanistan's stability, Human Rights Watch has repeated its call for the prosecution of past atrocities by key warlords, a number of whom continue to hold senior posts under Karzai.RIGHTS-AFGHANISTAN: Calls Mount to Prosecute Past Atrocities
As an unexpected resurgence of fighting by Taliban and allied forces against the U.S.-backed government of Pres. Hamid Karzai is raising new concerns over Afghanistan's stability, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has repeated its call for the prosecution of past atrocities by key warlords, a number of whom continue to hold senior posts under Karzai.
G8 SUMMIT: Bush Increasingly Isolated on Warming
As U.S. President George W. Bush arrives at Gleneagles, Scotland for this year's Group of Eight (G8) Summit, he finds himself more isolated on the question of global warming than ever, at home as well as abroad.POLITICS: Spectres of Militarism, Nationalism Dog Independence Day
As U.S. citizens mark their annual celebration of patriotism, the Fourth of July holiday, they might do well to also ponder the spectre of two other "isms" that threaten the Republic's durability and strength raised by two important books published over the past year.POLITICS: Malaria Push Would Double US Aid to Africa by 2010
Less than a month after rebuffing British Prime Minister Tony Blair's calls for a massive increase in aid to sub-Saharan Africa, Pres. George W. Bush announced plans to double annual U.S. aid to the world's poorest region by 2010 and launch new initiatives to cut the number of its malaria deaths by half and boost enrollment, especially of girls, in primary schools.POLITICS-US: Bush’s Iraq Speech Falls Flat
Despite a strong delivery, solemn demeanour, and a respectful military audience, U.S. President George W. Bush's effort to rally the nation behind his Iraq strategy through a prime-time televised speech at Fort Bragg, North Carolina offered nothing new to reassure a restive public that the situation was coming under control.RIGHTS: Africans Back U.N. Intervention for Serious Abuses
Africans support military intervention authorised by the United Nations Security Council to stop serious abuses of human rights in their region, according to a just-released survey which also found that they prefer U.N. forces to those of the African Union.RIGHTS: Africans Back U.N. Intervention for Serious Abuses
Africans strongly support military intervention authorised by the United Nations Security Council to stop serious abuses of human rights in their region, according to a just-released survey which also found that they prefer U.N. forces to those of the African Union (AU).POLITICS: George W. and Mahmood, Unlikely Soul Mates?
Despite the growing likelihood of confrontation between their two countries, U.S. President George W. Bush and Iranian President-elect Mahmood Ahmedinejad share a number of remarkable similarities.POLITICS-AFRICA: Bush Exaggerates Increase in U.S. Aid
U.S. President George W. Bush has been significantly exaggerating the amount of money his administration has provided in aid to sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new study.POLITICS-AFRICA: Bush Exaggerates Increase in U.S. Aid
U.S. President George W. Bush has been significantly exaggerating the amount of money his administration has provided in aid to sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new study released here Monday.POLITICS: U.S. Image Abroad Still Sinking
Two years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, Washington's image in Europe, Canada and much of the Islamic world remains broadly negative, according to the latest in a series of surveys of public opinion in 16 countries sponsored by the Pew Global Attitudes Project.POLITICS: U.S. Image Abroad Still Sinking
Two years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, Washington's image in Europe, Canada and much of the Islamic world remains broadly negative, according to the latest in a series of surveys of public opinion in 16 countries sponsored by the Pew Global Attitudes Project (PGAP).POLITICS-US: Bush and Hawks Try Pre-Emptive Strike Vs. Iran Vote
A familiar clutch of hardline U.S. hawks who led the march to war against Iraq have tried to carry out yet another pre-emptive strike. But this time it wasn't military.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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