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//CORRECTED REPEAT// ECONOMY-RUSSIA: Economists Perturbed By Mafia Culture In Business
As Russian politicians are preoccupied with the unfolding presidential campaign, the increase in the number of armed takeover of businesses is worrying economists who describe the situation as a breakdown of law and order.RIGHTS-LEBANON: The Bizarre Occupation Of South Lebanon
In a stretch of land occupied by Israel for two decades, history in schools teaches children about Palestine and the Zionist enemy.RIGHTS-UNITED NATIONS: New Challenges Face The World Court
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has elected a new team of leaders.POLITICS-GERMANY: Anti-Corruption Watchdog Calls For Transparency
Germany needs to develop a new culture of transparency on how politics is financed and influenced, says the anti-corruption watchdog organisation, Transparency International (TI), based here.POLITICS-TURKEY: Hizbollah Access to State Arms Suspected
Suspicions of weapon transfers made to the Islamist Hizbollah group, allegedly by security units, continues to grow as state property is located at the organisation's southeast hide-outs.DEVELOPMENT: IFAD To Cancel 350 million Dollar Debt
The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) concluded its two-day deliberations here Thursday with an agreement for full participation in the debt initiative for highly indebted poor countries (HIPC DI).//CORRECTED REPEAT// POLITICS-SOUTH AFRICA: Women Leaders In The Forefront
When President Thabo Mbeki announced his cabinet less than a year ago, he emphasised the importance of performance.COMMUNICATION-RUSSIA: Internet Market Poised For Growth
The Internet industry continues to flourish in Russia as more and more businesses, web designers and service providers recognise cyberspace as being potentially lucrative.DEVELOPMENT-EUROPE: Coalition Campaigns For Land For The Poor
Poverty alleviation can only be achieved if the poor are provided with access to productive assets like land, water and other natural resources, says Bruce Moore coordinator of the Popular Coalition to Eradicate Hunger and Poverty.TRADE-BELGIUM: Genetic Engineering Threat To Food Security
A newly released report on biopatenting and food security has called on Europe to ensure that food security and the protection of biodiversity take precedence over commercial interests.POLITICS-TURKEY: Case Against Forensic Scientist Dismissed
A court has dismissed charges brought by the Istanbul Governor against a forensic scientist, Professor Sebnem Fincanci, for implicating the police in the death of a trade unionist while in custody.DEVELOPMENT-ASIA: Project To Pep Up Lives Of Upland Poor
The United Nation's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is proposing a programme to improve the living conditions of Asia's Upland Poor.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Belgrade Clamps Down On Terrorism
The brutal assassination of Yugoslav Defence Minister, Pavle Bulatovic last week has placed the government under intense pressure to act on the growing lawlessness in the country.DEVELOPMENT-ITALY: Spotlight On Poverty Eradication
Eradication of hunger and abject rural poverty are high on the agenda of a two-day United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) conference scheduled to begin in Rome on Wednesday.RIGHTS-SPAIN: Peace in Europe’s Southern Gate
Peace has returned to the southern Spanish town of El Ejido, where high-tech production techniques and big bucks agribusiness converge with the exploitation of immigrants submitted to degrading living and working conditions.POLITICS-TURKEY: Hizbollah Tapes Stir Up Debate
Turkish media are divided over the public airing of video-tapes showing the torture and execution of Hizbollah victims.POLITICS-RUSSIA: Efforts Made To Curb Capital Flight
As Russia continues to lose billions of dollars in fleeing capital, both government officials and economists agree drastic measures have to be taken to stop the flow.POLITICS-YUGOSLAV: Ethnic Albanians Languish In Serb Prisons
Eight months after the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), ended its bombing campaign against Serbia, the fate of thousands of Kosovo Albanian prisoners, remains undetermined.TRADE-GERMANY: Investors Urged to Engage in South America
A new study by a German bank has predicted an upswing in Latin America's economy this year and has urged potential investors to engage themselves in the region describing it as "a worthwhile investment".HUMAN RIGHTS-EUROPE: Alarmed Response to Outbreaks of Racism
Expressions of racism in Europe, such as violent incidents that continued Tuesday in Spain and the recent arrival of a neo-Nazi party to power in Austria, have triggered alarm and a swift response from trade unions, politicians and other sectors.POLITICS-EU/ACP: Immigration Clause Under Fire
European Union (EU) officials found themselves in the uncomfortable situation of having to defend their insistance on a repatriation clause in a trade and aid pact agreed with the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries last week.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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