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From Russia with Domestic Violence
More than 50,000 Russian women are beaten by their husbands or partners every hour, a group of women's non-governmental organisations says.
3/8/05
- Inter Press Service
Corruption in Eastern Europe: Communism Leaves a Long Hangover
Lack of government action has left former communist states in Eastern Europe struggling to shake off a culture of corruption, experts say. A report released by the anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) said that levels of perceived corruption remain high in Europe's former communist countries.
11/4/04
- Inter Press Service
Many Europeans Too Had Different Hopes
European Union officials have cautiously welcomed re-election of U.S. President George W. Bush. The election result emerged as European Union (EU) leaders prepared for a two-day summit starting here Thursday.
11/4/04
- Inter Press Service
European Social Forum: Different Paths Emerge
The third European Social Forum appears to mark the end of the ”love story” between grassroots social movements and the international gatherings that are now in vogue. In any case, discontent in both camps -- the activists and the official organisers -- will leave a mark on future events.
10/25/04
- Inter Press Service
Kyoto Protocol Clears Key Hurdle in Russia
Russia's lower house of parliament ratified the Kyoto Protocol on cutting greenhouse gases Friday, all but ensuring the sweeping environmental pact will go into effect after years of delays.
10/22/04
- Associated Press
European Social Forum: Another World, But How?
Under as brave a banner as ''Another world is possible'', the third European Social Forum that concluded in London Sunday was always open to the question-but just how? The overwhelming view was that it is time now to move on from protests to proposals that lead to action.
10/19/04
- Inter Press Service
Activists Plan for a Better World at Social Forum
Tens of thousands of activists from across Europe flocked to London on Thursday for three days of speeches and seminars hoping to push politicians to get back in touch with their disaffected electorates.
10/14/04
- Reuters
Russian government gives green light to Kyoto Protocol!
The Russian government this morning gave its approval for a ratification package for the Kyoto Protocol, clearing the way for the treaty — the world's only international agreement to reduce emissions of CO2, the main greenhouse gas responsible for climate change and global warming — to become international law.
10/4/04
- WWF
Green Groups Praise Russian Decision to Ratify Kyoto Protocol on Global Warming
Major international environmental groups have hailed the decision by the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin to endorse ratification of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol as a historic breakthrough in curbing global warming.
10/4/04
- OneWorld US
Domination Tied Into EU Aid Package
The EU aid package is a large one, but packed also with paternalism and claims to domination, development experts said at the end of an aid conference.
9/29/04
- Inter Press Service
Britain Proposes Debt Relief to Nations
Britain will provide more debt relief for the world's poorest countries and challenge other rich countries to do the same, Prime Minister Tony Blair's government said Sunday.
9/26/04
- Associated Press
UK's Tony Blair Advocates Urgent Action to Avert Global Warming
Immediate action is needed to tackle global warming, "the world's greatest environmental challenge," Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday night. Blair called it a challenge "so far-reaching in its impact and irreversible in its destructive power, that it alters radically human existence."
9/16/04
- Environment News Service (ENS)
Blair Pledges to Raise Pressure on U.S. on Global Warming
U.S. President George W. Bush's closest foreign ally, British Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites), has pledged to press Washington to take the threat of global warming much more seriously.
9/15/04
- OneWorld US
Thousands March Against Bush's Rome Visit
Tens of thousands of Italian anti-war demonstrators marched through central Rome amid tight security to protest President Bush's visit, many waving peace banners and calling for the pullout of Italian troops in Iraq.
6/4/04
- Associated Press
Britain: Short’s allegations of spying against UN confirm criminal character of Iraq war
Former cabinet member Clare Short has come under sustained attack by the Labour government and sections of the media for revealing that Britain spied on United Nations general secretary Kofi Annan in the run-up to the Iraq war.
3/4/04
- World Socialist Web Site
France: Muslim Headscarf Ban Violates Religious Freedom
The proposed French law banning Islamic headscarves and other visible religious symbols in state schools would violate the rights to freedom of religion and expression, Human Rights Watch said today. The law, which forbids “signs and dress that conspicuously show the religious affiliation of students,” will be debated in the French Senate on March 2.
2/27/04
- Human Rights Watch
Alarming lack of forest protection in Europe
A new WWF report launched today at the opening of the 4th Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE) shows an alarming lack of effective and adequate protection for Europe's forest biodiversity.
5/4/03
- WWF
U.K. Party Campaigns Against Immigration
Guynan's far-right BNP party is fielding a record number of candidates for local government positions this year. It has 221 hopefuls canvassing on doorsteps across Britain, mostly in gritty communities plagued by high unemployment, compared to 68 seats contested last year.
5/1/03
- Associated Press
Germany Backs French Call for U.N. Iraq Summit
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on Monday he backed a French call for a U.N. summit on Iraq, but said it depended on how many leaders were ready to make the trip to U.N. headquarters in New York.
3/10/03
- Reuters
British Cabinet member threatens resignation over Iraq
A member of Prime Minister Tony Blair's Cabinet said Sunday she will quit in protest if Britain participates in a war on Iraq without United Nations backing.
3/9/03
- Associated Press
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