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RIGHTS-FRANCE: Give a Little, Take a Lot
It's a dance of half a step forward and two steps back in setting out new rights for minorities, human rights activists say.RIGHTS-FRANCE: Give a Little, Take a Lot
It's a dance of half a step forward and two steps back in setting out new rights for minorities, human rights activists say.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Iraqgate rocks Yugoslavia
Only days after it removed suspicions it was making chemical weapons, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) is found to have been engaging in a secret arms trade with Iraq.RIGHTS-SLOVAKIA: Gay Movements Fight For A Place In Society
Homosexuals in Slovakia are pushing to fast track a new anti-discrimination law which they say will help them in the battle against prejudice and persecution.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Iraqgate rocks Yugoslavia
Only days after it removed suspicions it was making chemical weapons, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) is found to have been engaging in a secret arms trade with Iraq.RIGHTS-SLOVAKIA: Gay Movements Fight For A Place In Society
Homosexuals in Slovakia are pushing to fast track a new anti-discrimination law which they say will help them in the battle against prejudice and persecution.EUROPEAN UNION: Social Democracy Adrift, Says Soares
Democratic socialism, the labour movement and social democracy are in crisis and there is no alternative approach to counter the "devastating power" of the United States, says Portugal's former president, Mario Soares (1986-1996).RIGHTS-ROMANIA: Tougher Laws Against Child Abuse
A bill adopted Thursday aims to curb rising incidence of child abuse in this impoverished East European nation.EUROPEAN UNION: Social Democracy Adrift, Says Soares
Democratic socialism, the labour movement and social democracy are in crisis and there is no alternative approach to counter the "devastating power" of the United States, says Portugal's former president, Mario Soares (1986-1996).RIGHTS-ROMANIA: Tougher Laws Against Child Abuse
A bill adopted Thursday aims to curb rising incidence of child abuse in this impoverished East European nation.POLITICS-RUSSIA: Crisis Revives Concerns over Chechnya
The hostage crisis in Moscow has dealt a critical blow to official claims of a new political stability in Russia.POLITICS-RUSSIA: Crisis Revives Concerns over Chechnya
The hostage crisis in Moscow has dealt a critical blow to official claims of a new political stability in Russia.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Chemical Weapons Material to be Destroyed
As the world focuses on the disputes over chemical weapons in Iraq, Yugoslavia has decided to destroy stockpiled material that could be used to make chemical weapons./ARTS WEEKLY/BRITAIN: ‘Midnight’s Children’ Goes on Stage
Salman Rushdie's novel 'Midnight's Children' will finally go on stage in London in January next year. The novel is being adapted for the stage by the Royal Shakespeare Company after several attempts to stage it earlier failed.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Chemical Weapons Material to be Destroyed
As the world focuses on the disputes over chemical weapons in Iraq, Yugoslavia has decided to destroy stockpiled material that could be used to make chemical weapons.ENVIRONMENT-BRITAIN: Action Plans to Follow WSSD
Britain will launch a series of action plans this week to implement agreements made at the World Summit on Sustainable Development last month in Johannesburg.POLITICS-FRANCE: Chirac Winning Diplomatic War over Iraq
France has achieved a diplomatic triumph with its campaign to block U.S. war plans against Iraq, analysts say.LABOUR/RIGHTS-SPAIN: Fighting Bullying in the Workplace
Sixteen percent of workers in the European Union (EU) suffer psychological harassment or ''mobbing'' on the job, according to a new study by the University of Alcalá de Henares, in Spain.POLITICS-SLOVAKIA: Women Demand Quotas in Cabinet
Several women politicians have called for a quota system following the formation of a new cabinet that for the first time does not include a woman.POLITICS-SLOVAKIA: Women Demand Quotas in Cabinet
Several women politicians have called for a quota system following the formation of a new cabinet that for the first time does not include a woman.POLITICS-SERBIA: Presidential Elections But No President
Serbia failed to find a new president Sunday after the turnout fell short of the minimum of 50 per cent. The process will have to be repeated by the end of the year when the five-year term of President Milan Milutinovic ends.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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