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  • UNITED STATES: From the news media to Elian, with love

    UNITED STATES: From the news media to Elian, with love Oh Elian, we love you! We're the news media. And you're incredibly special. Many politicians, legal experts, psychologists, celebrities and pundits have wanted the world to know that they

  • INDONESIA: Opposition grows to IMF plan

    Indonesia: Opposition grows to IMF plan Mounting pressure has forced the Indonesian government to delay implementing key elements of an economic restructuring package negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The April 1 budget did not

  • SWEDEN: Parliament acknowledges Armenian genocide

    SWEDEN: Parliament acknowledges Armenian genocide SWEDEN: Parliament acknowledges Armenian genocide Sweden's parliament on March 29 formally acknowledged the Armenian and Assyrian genocide, committed by the Ottoman Empire in 1915. During World

  • South Asia: Anti-Clinton protests suppressed

    South Asia: Anti-Clinton protests suppressed US President Bill Clinton's late March visit to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh was met with a barrage of protests from left and democratic forces resisting Washington's increased efforts to plunder the

  • Ireland: New evidence suggests Bloody Sunday deliberate

    Ireland: New evidence suggests Bloody Sunday deliberateLONDON — The recent release of a secret 1972 memorandum, recommending the shooting of ringleaders to deter insurrection in Derry, Northern Ireland, suggests that the British

  • East Timor: Jobless confronted by anti-riot troops

    East Timor: Jobless confronted by anti-riot troopsDILI — United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (NTAET) security forces threatened to use anti-riot gear against 800 job seekers seeking information on their job

  • Ireland: Strike-hit firms say send in army

    IRELAND: Strike-hit firms say send in army Employers in Ireland have called for the army to be brought in to run the public transport system hit by a wave of bus and rail strikes. A spokesperson for the Irish employers' federation said the republic

  • Europe: Left meets in Lisbon

    LISBON, Portugal — On March 22, a number of Europe's radical left parties met here in the shadows of the European Union Summit. Hosted by Portugal's Left Bloc, the conference aimed to exchange ideas regarding continent-wide

  • East Timor: Long queues for medical facilities

    EAST TIMOR: Long queues for medical facilities DILI — To come face to face with public health services in East Timor is a daunting thing. For expatriate workers, there is access to foreigner clinics and always the possibility of being evacuated

  • Western Sahara: The East Timor of north Africa

    WESTERN SAHARA: The East Timor of north Africa Western Sahara: The East Timor of north Africa Western Sahara is on north-west Africa's Atlantic coast, bordered by Morocco in the north, Algeria in the north-east and Mauritania in the south and

  • France: Communists discuss new direction

    MARTIGUES, France — Delegates to the 30th national conference of the French Communist Party (PCF) meeting in this southern French industrial city, in late March, voted for significant changes to the structure and direction of the party. Party

  • US: People of colour battle toxics in communities

    WASHINGTON, DC, February 11 — Ten African-American children are visiting Washington, D.C. this week, but they did not come to see the usual tourist attractions. They are here to illustrate the dangerous legacy of hazardous wastes,