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POLITICS-FRANCE: Statesman Abroad Cornered at Home
President Jacques Chirac is on an international high for his diplomatic efforts to prevent a war on Iraq, but he faces new accusations of corruption at home.DEVELOPMENT-EUROPE: Social Forum on Anti-War Alert
The European Social Forum focused its criticisms Friday on the U.S.-led international anti-terrorism campaign and the apparently imminent attack against Iraq, as attendance at the Forum's events surpassed all expectations, drawing nearly twice the predicted number.DEVELOPMENT-EUROPE: Social Forum on Anti-War Alert
The European Social Forum focused its criticisms Friday on the U.S.-led international anti-terrorism campaign and the apparently imminent attack against Iraq, as attendance at the Forum's events surpassed all expectations, drawing nearly twice the predicted number.DEVELOPMENT-BRITAIN: Aid Programme Changes Course
Britain's international aid programme is changing course to direct more of its aid to poor countries - and to governments in those countries rather than independent projects.DEVELOPMENT-BRITAIN: Aid Programme Changes Course
Britain's international aid programme is changing course to direct more of its aid to poor countries - and to governments in those countries rather than independent projects.ITALY-DEVELOPMENT: Activists Flock to European Social Forum
Activists from 105 countries are participating in the seminars of the European Social Forum in the central Italian city of Florence, which is holding a flurry of debates and protests against the negative effects of globalisation, and the United States' plans to wage war on Iraq.ITALY-DEVELOPMENT: Activists Flock to European Social Forum
Activists from 105 countries are participating in the seminars of the European Social Forum in the central Italian city of Florence, which is holding a flurry of debates and protests against the negative effects of globalisation, and the United States' plans to wage war on Iraq.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Organised Crime Gang Hunted Down
The Serbian police have cracked down on a gang engaged in organised crime continuing from the days of former President Slobodan Milosevic.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Organised Crime Gang Hunted Down
The Serbian police have cracked down on a gang engaged in organised crime continuing from the days of former President Slobodan Milosevic.RIGHTS-SPAIN: National Police Admit Gays among Ranks, in Housing
Spain's 'Guardia Civil', the national militarised police, are "coming out of the closet" - as Spaniards refer to the act of recognising one's homosexuality -, according to an announcement Monday by the force's leaders.RIGHTS-BRITAIN: More Protection for Muslims Urged
Muslims in Britain suffer because the law provides protection against only racial and not religious discrimination, says a new report.POPULATION-RUSSIA: Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants
A new law introduced this month gives the police new powers to deal with illegal immigrants while seeking to strengthen the rights of legal migrants.RIGHTS-BRITAIN: More Protection for Muslims Urged
Muslims in Britain suffer because the law provides protection against only racial and not religious discrimination, says a new report.POPULATION-RUSSIA: Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants
A new law introduced this month gives the police new powers to deal with illegal immigrants while seeking to strengthen the rights of legal migrants.RIGHTS-SPAIN: National Police Admit Gays among Ranks, in Housing
Spain's 'Guardia Civil', the national militarised police, are "coming out of the closet" -- as Spaniards refer to the act of recognising one's homosexuality --, according to an announcement Monday by the force's leaders.POLITICS-RUSSIA: Diplomatic Offensive Against Chechens
The arrest of the official foreign emissary of Chechen separatists in Denmark has come as a diplomatic victory for Russia, analysts say.POLITICS-FRANCE: Political Stink from Oil Deals
French oil companies have made illegal payments to officials in Africa, and resorted to human rights abuses in South East Asia to win contracts, judicial inquiries in Paris have revealed.POLITICS-RUSSIA: Diplomatic Offensive Against Chechens
The arrest of the official foreign emissary of Chechen separatists in Denmark has come as a diplomatic victory for Russia, analysts say.POLITICS-FRANCE: Political Stink from Oil Deals
French oil companies have made illegal payments to officials in Africa, and resorted to human rights abuses in South East Asia to win contracts, judicial inquiries in Paris have revealed.POLITICS-SPAIN: Basque Party Seeks to Involve Europe in Dispute
Three parliamentarians from the separatist Basque party Batasuna, banned in August by a Spanish court, announced Wednesday that they will move the debate on the Basque Country's self-determination to the broader European arena.POLITICS-SPAIN: Basque Party Seeks to Involve Europe in Dispute
Three parliamentarians from the separatist Basque party Batasuna, banned in August by a Spanish court, announced Wednesday that they will move the debate on the Basque Country's self-determination to the broader European arena.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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