WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (IPS) -- Major U.S. corporations are
profiting far too much from the wave of patriotism that has swept
the country since the Sep. 11 terrorist attacks, say civic,
environmental and labour groups.
HARARE -- A showdown is looming between Zimbabwe
and the European Union (EU) over the African nation's refusal to
allow the European Union to monitor next year's presidential
elections.
A senior U.N. official expressed
serious concern Tuesday over the erosion of human rights in the
wake of the Sep. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.
Mary Robinson, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, told...
Stubborn opposition by labor, public interest, and environmental
groups over the past several years stopped Clinton, and now Bush, from
gaining "expedited" "Fast Track" negotiation powers. Fast Track
legislation, if approved by...
The investigation into the assassination of Digna Ochoa is in the hands of
Mexico City’s Attorney General, not the Federal Attorney General, according
to President Vicente Fox. In a political dig at Mexico City Mayor Lopez
Obrador and...
Fast Track lobbying and diplomatic arm-twisting is just the tip of the
iceberg. Other recent moves by government and industry on the biotech
front include the following: