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POLITICS: Turks Catch Kurdish Leader//RFEPEATING AND CORRECTING DATE//
Turkey's most wanted fugitive, the Kurdish guerrilla leader Abdullah Ocalan, was in custody here Tuesday after his capture by Turkish agents in Kenya.POLITICS: Turks Catch Kurdish Leader
Turkey's most wanted fugitive, the Kurdish guerrilla leader Abdullah Ocalan, was in custody Monday after his capture by Turkish agents in Kenya.HEALTH-FOOD: UK Govt Under Fire Over Crop Experiments
A row over experiments by multinational companies in producing genetically altered crops has led to calls for government action amid growing public unease over possible health risks posed by such foods.HEALTH: Russia’s Disabled Face Uncertain Future
The once smart paratrooper's uniform on the disabled man begging money at a Moscow underground train stop is now tattered and worn but he wears his blue beret at a jaunty angle..POLITICS-SPAIN: Pressure Increases for Basque Independence
Pressure is on for Basque independence, and is expected to escalate in the run up to June's municipal elections, forcing rapprochement between the Spanish government and the opposition Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE).HEALTH: Teen-Mom Row Highlights British Class Divisions
A suggestion by a family planning expert to implant contraceptive devices in some pre-teen British girls "as a social policy" has sparked a furious row over the issue of health inequalities in this country.POPULATION-UN: New Wrinkles to Population Debate
The debate on population has taken many twists and turns over the years, but some battle lines have solidified between Malthusians and development experts, North vs. South on issues of financing and priorities and the Catholic Church against feminists - have solidified.RIGHTS-FINLAND: Media, Police Accused of Racism
Racial bias by police officers and the media in Finland has increased in the past decade along with the increase in the numbers of foreigners living here, according to human rights activists.RIGHTS-ITALY: Workers from Developing World Make Factories Run
The business community in Italy welcomed the regularisation of the status of some 250,000 undocumented immigrants, the immense majority of whom work in jobs that Italians refuse to take.POPULATION-UN: Battle to Liberalise Abortion Laws Undecided
Activists attending this week's population forum proudly acknowledge victories made in securing reproductive rights in the five years since 179 governments attended the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) at Cairo.POPULATION-UN: Battle to Liberalise Abortion Laws Undecided
Activists attending this week's population forum proudly acknowledge victories made in securing reproductive rights in the five years since 179 governments attended the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) at Cairo.POPULATION: Hillary Clinton Defends US on Reproductive Rights
Hillary Rodham Clinton was in her element at The Hague Tuesday, just 24 hours after attending King Hussein's funeral in Jordan and during the same day that the U.S. Senate began deliberations on her husband's impeachment trial.CULTURE-ITALY: Antisemitic Fascist Laws become a Tool for Understanding
A book published for distribution in schools by the Italian government aims to stop the error of racist anti- semitic laws approved under the Fascist regime from being forgotten.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: All Sides Uncompromising on Kosovo
On the eve of peace talks to end the bloodshed in Kosovo, opposing sides in the conflict appeared in no mood for any compromise.HEALTH-ITALY: Life’s a Game of Give and Take
Italy became "a nation of human organ donors" with the approval of a law making all citizens donors, while an initiative on sperm donation was thrown out of Parliament on religious grounds.ECONOMY-RUSSIA: Coal Miners Push For State Aid
Rising unrest in Russia's ailing coal industry has put the government between the rock and a hard place. The industry desperately needs state funding to survive but the coffers are bare.DEVELOPMENT-GERMANY: NGOs Protest Cut in Funds For UNDP
Germany's 'red-green' coalition government, celebrating its first 100 days in office, plans to slash its contribution to the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) by 25 percent - to the chagrin of non-governmental organisations (NGOs).POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Decision Time for Belgrade on Kosovo Talks
The clock is ticking for Yugoslavia to agree to peace talks on the Kosovo conflict or face the possibility of NATO air strikes.ENVIRONMENT: Germany Ponders Problem of Nuclear Waste
Environmental activists are keeping a close eye on Germany after a decision by Bonn to delay a decision on a deadline to end shipments of nuclear waste to Britain and France for reprocessing as part of a move to end using nuclear energy altogether.ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT CULTURE-YUGOSLAVIA: Nationalism Dominates Cultural Life
The disintegration of the former Yugoslav federation in 1991 did more than create six separate states, it led to the demise of a once vivid and modern culture.POLITICS-RUSSIA: Kremlin Tries to Boost Image Over Kosovo
Talks on negotiating a peace agreement in the embattled Kosovo province of Yugoslavia simmered throughout Europe Tuesday and Moscow attempted to boost its image by continuing its own mediation efforts.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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