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POLITICS-U.S.: Will Dubya Dump Dick?
While Democratic rivals battle for the presidential nomination in a succession of gruelling primary elections, Vice President Dick Cheney appears to be fighting to secure his spot on the Republican ticket behind President George W. Bush.POLITICS-U.S.: Aid Budget Backs UNESCO, UN Population Fund
The 24 billion dollars earmarked for international spending by the United States this year includes more than 100 million dollars for two United Nations agencies that have been cut off from U.S. funds in recent years.U.S.: Bill Gates Sr Urges Huge Aid Increase for World’s Poorest
The head of the world's biggest private foundation and major figures in the business community are calling on the Bush administration and lawmakers to approve huge increases in development aid to eliminate absolute poverty, the most effective way to address the global challenges facing the United States, they argue.CAMBODIA: Groups Condemn Labour Activist’s Killing
Labour and human rights groups are warning that the killing of a Cambodian labour activist could herald a clampdown on activism in the politically troubled Southeast Asian nation.POLITICS-U.S.: Chaos Under Heaven, and More to Come
Retired Gen Anthony Zinni began warning that ousting Saddam Hussein, let alone invading Iraq, risked destabilising the entire Middle East back in 1998, when he led U.S. Central Command and testified against the Iraq Liberation Act that made ''regime change'' official U.S. policy.RIGHTS: Repression Grows After Azerbaijan Elections – Report
Arbitrary arrests, widespread beatings and tortures and politically-motivated firings of opposition activists followed the troubled Oct. 15 presidential election in oil-rich Azerbaijan, an increasingly close U.S. ally, says a new report by Human Rights Watch.FINANCE: Citigroup Succumbs to ‘Green’ Campaign
The world's largest private financial institution, Citigroup, has signed on to a comprehensive environmental policy that sets a new industry standard, says the grassroots group that ran a two-year campaign against the banking giant.FINANCE: Citigroup Succumbs to ‘Green’ Campaign
The world's largest private financial institution, Citigroup, has signed on to a comprehensive environmental policy that sets a new industry standard, says the grassroots group that ran a two-year campaign against the banking giant.GUATEMALA: Human Rights Groups Hail Mack Case Ruling
U.S. and international human rights groups Thursday hailed the Guatemalan Supreme Court's breakthrough decision this week to reinstate the conviction of a former high-ranking military officer for the 1990 murder of a prominent anthropologist.POLITICS-U.S.: Busted Treasury Drains Bush Bravado
U.S. President George W. Bush, who has made it his mission to avoid his father's political mistakes, appears poised to repeat them in spite of himself.POLITICS-U.S.: Busted Treasury Drains Bush Bravado
U.S. President George W. Bush, who has made it his mission to avoid his father's political mistakes, appears poised to repeat them in spite of himself.NORTH KOREA: Right to Food Violated, Amnesty Charges
North Korea has been using food as an instrument of political and economic control, says a major new report by Amnesty International (AI).POLITICS-U.S.: Neo-Conservatism, Hard Core
If hard-core neo-conservatives Richard Perle and David Frum had their way, the Bush administration would be issuing ultimatums on virtually a daily basis.ENVIRONMENT: Global Consumers Gobbling Up Precious Resources
Following the dubious example of their U.S. counterparts, a growing global consumer class is increasingly devouring the world's natural resources yet appears unlikely to be growing healthier or happier, says Worldwatch Institute's annual 'State of the World' report released here Thursday.POLITICS: Report Rebuts U.S.’ Pre-War WMD Claims
The administration of U.S. President George W. Bush ''systematically misrepresented'' the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (WMD), three non-proliferation experts from a prominent think tank charged Thursday.POLITICS: Report Rebuts U.S.’ Pre-War WMD Claims
The administration of U.S. President George W. Bush ''systematically misrepresented'' the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (WMD), three non-proliferation experts from a prominent think tank charged Thursday.POLITICS: Group Urges Bush to Look Beyond Andean ‘Drugs and Thugs’
On the eve of the Summit of the Americas in Mexico next week, an influential U.S. think tank is urging President George W. Bush to take a much broader approach to Andean countries, which it describes as ''on the brink of collapse''.POLITICS: Experts Warn of Muscle-Flexing Behind Afghan Constitution
Political power plays at the just-concluded assembly to write a new constitution for Afghanistan raise serious question about whether the country can hold free and fair elections as scheduled later this year, say rights groups and other experts.IMMIGRATION-U.S.: Bush Floats Plan to Legalise Guest Workers
In a bid to boost battered ties with Mexico and encourage Hispanic voters to back his re-election, President George W. Bush on Wednesday proposed a major guest-worker programme that could legalise the status of millions of undocumented workers in the United States.MEDIA-U.S.: Iraq Blotted Out Rest of the World in 2003 TV News
AIDS killed three million people around the world last year, more than two million of them in Africa. The three major U.S. television networks' evening news programmes devoted a combined total of 39 minutes to the issue.MEDIA-U.S.: Iraq Blotted Out Rest of the World in 2003 TV News
AIDS killed three million people around the world last year, more than two million of them in Africa. The three major U.S. television networks' evening news programmes devoted a combined total of 39 minutes to the issue.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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