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RIGHTS: Corporate Public Relations Left Hanging by Nike Settlement
An unexpected settlement of a five-year-old lawsuit against Nike, the world's biggest maker of athletic shoes, has left intact a California Supreme Court ruling that corporations can be held liable for public statements they make about their operations./SEPTEMBER 11/ U.S.: Both Sides in Terror War Bloodied, But Unbowed
Two years after President George W. Bush vowed to take the war to the terrorists who carried out the Sep. 11 attacks on New York and the Pentagon, the fight between the two main antagonists seems to be a draw.POLITICS-U.S.: Both Sides in Terror War Bloodied, But Unbowed
Two years after President George W. Bush vowed to take the war to the terrorists who carried out the Sep. 11 attacks on New York and the Pentagon, the fight between the two main antagonists seems to be a draw.FINANCE-PERU: Bank Clears Controversial Gas Project
In a major defeat for environmentalists, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) voted Wednesday to approve 135 million dollars in financing for a controversial pipeline project in Peru.POLITICS-U.S.: Public Counsels Cooperation Two Years After 9/11
Two years after the Sep. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and the Pentagon, the U.S. public favours a distinctly less unilateral strategy than the one pursued by President George W. Bush, found a major new poll released Tuesday.POLITICS-U.S.: Public Counsels Cooperation Two Years After 9/11
Two years after the Sep. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and the Pentagon, the U.S. public favours a distinctly less unilateral strategy than the one pursued by President George W. Bush, found a major new poll released Tuesday.WTO-CANCUN: Unions Demand Discussion on Workers’ Rights
Labour unions are complaining loudly that workers' rights have been excluded from the agenda of a key round of negotiations under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to be held in Cancun, Mexico this week.POLITICS-U.S.: Unilateralists Plunge Back to Earth
It was always only a matter of time, but who would have predicted that the steep unilateralist trajectory on which neo-conservative and right-wing hawks set U.S. foreign policy two years ago would lose momentum so quickly after Washington's stunning military victory in Iraq in early April?POLITICS-U.S.: UN to the Rescue?
Now that U.S. President George W. Bush has decided to ask the United Nations Security Council to rescue Washington's occupation of Iraq, the question here is, 'what will be the price'?RIGHTS: Groups Praise New UN Guidelines for Business
Human rights groups are hailing the publication of a set of guidelines for businesses worldwide to follow to ensure their compliance with global human rights treaties and conventions.IRAQ: Massive Military Contractor Makes Media Mess
It is no secret that U.S. defence and construction companies - particularly those with close ties to the administration of President George W. Bush - are making a lot of money in the post-war rush for contracts in Iraq.IRAQ: Massive Military Contractor Makes Media Mess
It is no secret that U.S. defence and construction companies - particularly those with close ties to the administration of President George W. Bush - are making a lot of money in the post-war rush for contracts in Iraq.POLITICS-U.S.: The Andean Condor Who Deploys the Hawks
When historians look back on the U.S. war in Iraq, they will almost certainly be struck by how a small group of mainly neo-conservative analysts and activists outside the administration were able to shape the U.S. media debate in ways that made the drive to war so much easier than it might have been.POLITICS: US Relief Groups Urge Bush to Deploy Forces in Liberia
U.S. relief and development agencies continue to urge President George W. Bush to immediately deploy more soldiers to Monrovia to make Liberia's capital city secure for the delivery of "desperately needed'' humanitarian aid, a possibility that is under discussion, a U.S. official said Tuesday.POLITICS: What Is a Neo-Conservative Anyway?
With all the attention paid to neo-conservatives in the global media today, one would think that a standard definition of the term would exist. Yet, despite their now being credited with a virtual takeover of U.S. foreign policy under President George W. Bush, a common understanding of 'neo-cons' remains elusive.POLITICS: What Is a Neo-Conservative Anyway?
With all the attention paid to neo-conservatives in the global media today, one would think that a standard definition of the term would exist. Yet, despite their now being credited with a virtual takeover of U.S. foreign policy under President George W. Bush, a common understanding of 'neo-cons' remains elusive.RIGHTS: Groups Urge UN to Ensure Impartiality of Rwanda Tribunal
Human rights groups are pressing the U.N. Security Council to ensure the independence and impartiality of the criminal tribunal for Rwanda despite indirect pressure by states and Secretary-General Kofi Annan not to prosecute military officials for crimes against humanity.The Peruvian Pipeline of International Discord
The controversial Camisea gas pipeline does not yet have the backing of the Inter-American Development Bank, but construction, which faces strong opposition from environmental groups, will go on.POLITICS-U.S.: Iran-Contra, Amplified
As Karl Marx might have said, ''A spectre is haunting Washington - the spectre of Iran-Contra''.Int’l Day of Indigenous People: Three Groups Singled Out, All Lack Health Care
An indigenous rights organisation has singled out three aboriginal groups as the world's most endangered while a report on native health is stressing that indigenous peoples still die early because they do not receive the services they need.On the eve of the United Nations Day for Indigenous People, Saturday, Survival International named three tribes it says are most threatened with extinction.
/Int’l Day of Indigenous People /RIGHTS: Three Groups Singled Out But All Lack Health Care – Reports
An indigenous rights organisation has singled out three aboriginal groups as the world's most endangered while a report on native health is stressing that indigenous peoples still die early because they do not receive the services they need.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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