MEXICO CITY, Aug. 7 -- The Bush administration is close to sealing a major, multiyear aid deal to combat drug cartels in Mexico that would be the biggest U.S. anti-narcotics effort abroad since a seven-year, $5 billion program in Colombia, according to U.S....
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KABUL, Afghanistan, April 9 -- A U.S. warplane mistakenly killed 11 civilians, most of them women, when a 1,000-pound laser-guided bomb missed its intended target today and landed on a house in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.
For the first time since...
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell certified yesterday that the
Colombian armed forces have met the congressionally mandated
requirements to suspend and prosecute alleged human rights violators and
to sever their ties with right-wing paramilitary forces accused of
...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies Wednesday failed to pass a resolution condemning rights abuse in Cuba in the Organization of American States but vowed to come back with a revised text soon.
Reflecting deep divisions over President Fidel...
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UN condemns Cuba embargo for 13th time. 29/10/2004. ABC News Online
UN condemns Cuba embargo for the 13th time
For the 13th consecutive year, the United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly against the United States's four-...
ABC Online
UN condemns Cuba embargo for 13th time. 29/10/2004. ABC News Online
UN condemns Cuba embargo for the 13th time
For the 13th consecutive year, the United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly against the United States's four-...
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MOTHER EARTH
April 22, 2010
World People’s Conference on Climate Change
and the Rights of Mother Earth
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Preamble
We, the peoples and nations of Earth:
considering...
San Francisco, CA - As public outrage at the oil industry intensifies and questions on how to reign in the industry abound, an unprecedented global coalition of communities harmed by -- and fighting back against -- the industry present both a groundbreaking report, The True Cost of Chevron: An...
(Binghamton-AP) -- An upstate congressman says more New York farmers should be able to sell their products to Cuba in the future.
Maurice Hinchey, an Ulster County Democrat, visited Havana last week to speak with Cuban officials about trade and other issues....
US State Department Rejects Visa Applications of Iraqi Women Whose Families Were Killed by US Troops
Washington, DC – Two Iraqi women whose husbands and children were killed by US troops during the Iraq war have been refused entry into the United States for a speaking tour. The women were invited to the US for peace events surrounding international women’s by the human...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Friday that the United States will boycott an upcoming U.N. conference on racism unless its final document is changed to drop all references to Israel and the defamation of religion.
At the same time, it said the U.S...
Caracas, January 17, 2007 (venezuelanalysis.com)— Venezuela and Ecuador yesterday signed nine energy accords in a move that they say will strengthen the already close links between the two governments.
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and his Ecuadorian...
Mérida, April 13, 2007 (venezuelanalysis.com)— Venezuela, along with other countries of the region, rejected the latest report by the International Monetary Fund on the economic growth of the region. The recent report released by the fund predicts that Latin America will...
Caracas, Mar 30 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela informed Thursday that it is putting off until April 25 the application of a measure to cut the number of flights by US airlines. The measure is in response to US restrictions on Venezuelan airlines.
The Venezuelan...
Merida, Venezuela, March 14, 2007 (venezuelanalysis.com)— Venezuela’s representative to the Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IAHRC) of the Organization of American States (OAS) accused the commission of being “biased” because it only takes positions of opposition...
Venezuela, Colombia focus on security
By JORGE RUEDA
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
EL TABLAZO, Venezuela -- The leaders of Venezuela and Colombia agreed to launch regional energy projects and emphasized their commitment to stopping Colombia's civil war from...
Venezuela, Colombia focus on security
By JORGE RUEDA
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
EL TABLAZO, Venezuela -- The leaders of Venezuela and Colombia agreed to launch regional energy projects and emphasized their commitment to stopping Colombia's civil war from...
The Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro Brazil 1992 was supposed to result in countries across the world restructuring their development in order to guarantee
sustainability for future generations. After 10 years no positive changes can be seen. The exploitation of...
MEDIA ADVISORY
San Franciscans take a stand against poverty in cocoa farming communities by enjoying Fair Trade S’mores in Dolores Park.
WHEN: Wednesday, August 13th at 6 pm...
MEDIA ADVISORY
San Franciscans take a stand against poverty in cocoa farming communities by enjoying Fair Trade S’mores in Dolores Park.
WHEN: Wednesday, August 13th at 6 pm...