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RIGHTS: Killings of Journalists Soared in 2003 – Reports
The news was not good for journalists in 2003, as media workers were killed, jailed and censored at much higher rates than a year earlier, according to reports by two watchdog groups.U.S.-IRAN: One After-Effect Could be Detente
The earthquake that levelled Bam last week appears to have provided an opening for pro-détente forces in both Washington and Teheran.POLITICS-U.S./IRAN: One After-Effect Could be Detente
The earthquake that levelled Bam last week appears to have provided an opening for pro-détente forces in both Washington and Teheran.U.S.: Military More Republican, Conservative Than Public – Poll
About two-thirds of the active-duty U.S. military approve of President George W. Bush's overall performance, while the same percentage of officers consider themselves Republicans, according to an unprecedented poll released here Tuesday.U.S.: Business Boos Anti-Globalisation Forces – in the White House
If anti-globalisation radicals really want to tear down the world capitalist system they might want to go door-to-door next year on behalf of incumbent U.S. president, George W. Bush.POLITICS-U.S.: Whither Cheney?
While the Democratic candidates battle for the presidential nomination in the first half of next year, Republicans will face a difficult choice of their own.POLITICS-U.S.: The Right Weaves a Tangled, But Effective, Web
While most of the world is still trying to come to terms with the neo-imperial ambitions of the post-Sep. 11 Bush administration, U.S. political analysts, particularly those on the libertarian right and the left, have been trying to map out the various forces behind the administration's hawks in order to better understand and counter-act them.GUATEMALA: Court Orders Gov’t to Pay Damages in Mack Killing
Guatemala violated several human rights provisions while investigating the 1990 murder of an anthropologist, the Inter-American Court for Human Rights has ruled, ordering the government to pay damages to her family and to continue to push for prosecution of those responsible.U.S.-MIDEAST: Little Joy at Sharon Speech
U.S. peace activists have denounced Thursday's long-awaited speech by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on his plans to ''disengage'' from the Palestinian population in the Occupied Territories, even as the White House offered a more nuanced reaction.POLITICS-U.S.: Little Joy at Sharon Speech
U.S. peace activists have denounced Thursday's long-awaited speech by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on his plans to ''disengage'' from the Palestinian population in the Occupied Territories, even as the White House offered a more nuanced reaction.RIGHTS-U.S.: Courts Condemn Bush’s ‘Enemy Combatants’
Two federal appeals courts have ruled that U.S. President George W. Bush does not have the power to detain "enemy combatants" in his "war on terrorism" without providing them basic rights to justice.IRAQ.: Who Needs WMD When You’ve Got Saddam?
With former president Saddam Hussein in the bag, the administration of President George W. Bush appears determined to make U.S. voters forget Washington invaded Iraq on the pretext that its apparently non-existent weapons of mass destruction (WMD) posed a direct threat to the United States and its allies./INT’L MIGRANTS DAY/RIGHTS: Rich Countries Must Sign Treaty
Wealthy nations that benefit from migrant labour must ratify a global treaty designed to protect those workers and their families, which to date has been confirmed only by labour-sending countries, advocates for migrants urged Thursday.POPULATION: West’s Policies Sow Seeds of Internal Conflict – Study
A major new study is suggesting that U.S. policies on family planning and agricultural trade might contribute to setting the stage for conflict in developing countries.NIGERIA: Delta Violence Classic Example of ‘Resource War’ – Report
Violence that has regularly convulsed a key oil-producing state in Nigeria over the past six years offers a ''classic example of a 'resource war','' and is unlikely to be curbed in the absence of new elections and an end to impunity, says a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW).IRAQ: U.S. Takes Custody of Another Wayward Client
At last in U.S. military captivity, ousted former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein will soon mark an important 20th anniversary, the kind of anniversary that brings with it an appreciation of the ironies of life, and politics.His captor, Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld, might also recall long-forgotten memories - or memories best forgotten - of what he was doing exactly 20 years ago.
IRAQ: U.S. Takes Custody of Another Wayward Client
At last in U.S. military captivity, ousted former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein will soon mark an important 20th anniversary, the kind of anniversary that brings with it an appreciation of the ironies of life, and politics.IRAQ: Future Uncertain as Saddam Unearthed
U.S. President George W. Bush celebrated a second victory in Iraq here Sunday with confirmation that occupation forces had captured fugitive former president Saddam Hussein on Saturday evening at a farmhouse outside Tikrit.IRAQ: Future Uncertain as Saddam Unearthed
U.S. President George W. Bush celebrated a second victory in Iraq here Sunday with confirmation that occupation forces had captured fugitive former president Saddam Hussein on Saturday evening at a farmhouse outside Tikrit.POLITICS-U.S.: Baker’s Return = Cheney’s Heartburn
It may be that, by four or five months from now:RIGHTS-IRAQ: Cluster Bombs, Air Strikes Killed Hundreds – HRW
Hundreds of civilians were killed by Coalition cluster bombs and air strikes designed to "decapitate" the Iraqi leadership, according to a new report by New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW), which said the high cost in civilian casualties caused by the two tactics may have violated the laws of war.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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