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Canberra's plans to secure greater Asian markets for the big Australian corporations took a beating in Chiangmai, Thailand, on October 8 when a meeting of economic ministers of the Association for South-East Asian Nations rejected

Angry residents of the Zimbabwe capital Harare's impoverished "high density" satellite townships began a three-day protest on October 16 against price increases for basic commodities. The spontaneous protests, which were triggered by young people

LAHORE — On the first anniversary of the military's takeover of the country, national attention was focused on the Lahore Press Club, where over 700 political activists packed into a conference to denounce Pakistan's military rulers and demand the

In August 1975, as the Suharto dictatorship was preparing to invade East Timor, Australia's ambassador to Indonesia, Richard Woolcott, sent a cable to Canberra urging compliance with Indonesia's plans to annex East Timor. He wrote: "It would seem

PRAGUE — The following is the first in a three-part eyewitness account of the large anti-corporate tyranny demonstrations outside the meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Prague in September by Russian writer and

Anger is rising at the rising cost of South Africa's massive rearmament program. The National Assembly's standing committee on public accounts learned on October 11 that the cost of the program — budgeted at 30 billion rand (US$4.2 billion) in

JAKARTA — Following a long battle, the militant Indonesian National Front for Workers Struggle (FNPBI) has finally won legal status as one of the country's 38 recognised unions. The decision, by the ministry of labour, was based on a new law

The US presidential election takes place on November 7. According to public opinion polls, it's a dead heat between the Republican nominee, Texas Governor George W. Bush, and the Democratic nominee, vice-president Al Gore. What makes the election

Giant United States bank Citigroup announced a $3.1 billion third-quarter income and record year-to-date earnings on October 17. But its wealth couldn't help it avoid protests in 50 cities across the US and around the world, which demanded that

Seattle protesters sue SEATTLE — Lawyers for anti-corporate tyranny activists sued Seattle officials on October 3 for violating the free-speech rights of hundreds of people arrested for entering an emergency "no-protest zone" during the

While little has been revealed about the discussions during the first formal round of negotiations between the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) and Australia on the future of the Timor Gap Treaty, the Australian

MANILA — Ten thousand people rallied here on October 18 calling for the impeachment or resignation of Philippine President Joseph Estrada (known by his nickname "Erap"). The rally was organised by the RIO (Resign Impeach Oust Erap) alliance centred