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SUDAN: U.S. Declares Darfur Situation ‘Genocide’
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell Thursday declared that the past 18 months of attacks by government forces and Arab militias on black African farmers in the western region of Darfur amounted to "genocide" and pledged to push hard at the U.N. Security Council for tough measures against Khartoum to stop it.POLITICS-SUDAN: U.S. Declares Darfur Situation "Genocide"
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell Thursday declared that the past 18 months of attacks by government forces and Arab militias on black African farmers in the western region of Darfur amounted to "genocide" and pledged to push hard at the U.N. Security Council for tough measures against Khartoum to stop it.RIGHTS-U.S.: Retired Brass Call for Independent Torture Probe
Adding their voice to a steadily growing clamour, eight retired generals and admirals have called on President George W. Bush to appoint a bipartisan, independent commission to conduct a comprehensive investigation of U.S. detention and interrogation practices in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere.RIGHTS-U.S.: Retired Brass Call for Independent Torture Probe
Adding their voice to a steadily growing clamour, eight retired generals and admirals have called on Pres. George W. Bush to appoint a bipartisan, independent commission to conduct a comprehensive investigation of U.S. detention and interrogation practices in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere.POLITICS-U.S.: If World Could Vote, Kerry in a Landslide – Poll
If the people of the rest of the world could vote in November's U.S. elections, Democratic Sen. John Kerry would beat U.S. President George W. Bush in a landslide.POLITICS-CUBA: Americas Think Tank Blasts Bush Commission Report
A 10-member international task force of prominent analysts and former diplomats has warned that recommendations by a special commission on the Bush administration's plans for Cuba, released last May, "will poorly serve U.S. interests in Cuba and the wider region".POLITICS-U.S.: Spy Probe Scans Neo Con-Israel Ties
The burgeoning scandal over claims that a Pentagon official passed highly classified secrets to a Zionist lobby group appears to be part of a much broader set of FBI and Pentagon investigations of close collaboration between prominent U.S. neo-conservatives and Israel dating back some 30 years.IRAQ: U.S. Keeps Winning Battles, Losing Wars
Once again, U.S. armed forces appear on the verge of winning a decisive military victory in Iraq - this time in the holy city of Najaf. And once again, they appear closer to losing the larger wars for a stable and friendly Iraq and for an Islamic world that will cease producing anti-U.S. terrorism.IRAQ: U.S. Keeps Winning Battles, Losing Wars
Once again, U.S. armed forces appear on the verge of winning a decisive military victory in Iraq - this time in the holy city of Najaf. And once again, they appear closer to losing the larger wars for a stable and friendly Iraq and for an Islamic world that will cease producing anti-U.S. terrorism.VENEZUELA: U.S. Set to ‘Grin and Bear’ Chavez Victory
Just days before Venezuelans vote on whether to recall Hugo Chavez, U.S. officials and analysts appear increasingly resigned to at least another two and a half years of a government headed by the fiery populist.VENEZUELA: U.S. Set to ‘Grin and Bear’ Chavez Victory
Just days before Venezuelans vote on whether to recall Hugo Chavez, U.S. officials and analysts appear increasingly resigned to at least another two and a half years of a government headed by the fiery populist.POLITICS-U.S.: Bush’s CIA Pick – ‘Business as Usual’
After endorsing an appeal from the bipartisan 9-11 Commission to drastically overhaul the U.S. intelligence community, President George W Bush on Tuesday nominated as his next director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) the long-time chair of a congressional panel that the commission called complacent in the run-up to the Sep. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.POLITICS: Bush Team on Defensive Over al-Qaeda Leak
One of the greatest coups in Washington's nearly three-year war against al-Qaeda has suddenly turned sour with reports the White House prematurely exposed the identity of a key source whose contacts and communication with the terrorist group's operational masterminds had yet to be fully exploited.POLITICS: Indonesian Court Dismissals Threaten Tighter U.S. Ties
The Bush administration could be forced to slow plans to resume relations with the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) after a Jakarta appeals court Saturday dismissed all pending cases against Indonesians indicted for crimes against humanity committed in East Timor five years ago.POLITICS-U.S.: Prisoner Abuse Scandal Rocks Legal, Medical Worlds
The scandal surrounding the torture and abuse by U.S. soldiers of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and in other theatres of the Bush administration's ''war against terrorism'' is producing unexpected aftershocks in the legal, medical and reporting professions.POLITICS-U.S.: Attacking Neo-Cons From the Right
Why did the Bush administration invade Iraq?ECONOMY: World Bank Still Says Yes to Oil, Gas Projects
After a longer-than-expected meeting Tuesday, the executive board of the World Bank Group (WBG) gave general approval to a management plan to continue investing in oil, gas, and mining projects despite the recommendations of an independent review.ECONOMY: World Bank Still Says Yes to Oil, Gas Projects
After a longer-than-expected meeting Tuesday, the executive board of the World Bank Group (WBG) gave general approval to a management plan to continue investing in oil, gas, and mining projects despite the recommendations of an independent review.IRAQ: Land Disputes in Kurdistan Could Boil Over Into Violence
Unresolved land claims between Kurds, Turkomans and Arabs in northern Iraq could erupt into violent conflict if they are not addressed fast enough, warns a leading international human rights organisation.IRAQ: Land Disputes in Kurdistan Could Boil Over Into Violence
Unresolved land claims between Kurds, Turkomans and Arabs in northern Iraq could erupt into violent conflict if they are not addressed fast enough, warns a leading international human rights organisation.COLOMBIA: Bush Administration Rallies Behind Uribe
The administration of President George W Bush on Monday rallied behind Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in the face of allegations contained in a 13-year-old Pentagon intelligence report that he was a ''close personal friend'' of drug lord Pablo Escobar and had worked for his Medellin drug cartel.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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