Mexican President Fox Chooses U.S. Over Latin America
Whatever its previous corrupt and repressive domestic profile, Mexico, prior to Fox and his ruling PAN party’s arrival to office, had long maintained a proud and independent foreign policy during decades of uninterrupted rule by the authoritarian PRI.
Mauritania: Voters embrace pro-democracy reforms[W. Africa]
The changes put limits of two five-year terms on future presidents, ensuring that power changes hands every decade in a country where the last president remained in office for over twenty years.
How North Carolina Dems Passed Impeachment Resolution
Whereas Section 603 of section LIII of Jefferson’s Rules of the US House rules for the 109th Congress permits the inception of impeachment proceedings by charges transmitted from the legislature of a state...
Berkeley Considers First Ballot Initiative to Call for Presidential Impeachment
The Berkeley City Council will vote on whether to include an initiative advocating the impeachment of George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney on the Berkeley municipal ballot in November.
Extremist Republican Party Policies will Cost Them in November
As the November congressional elections approach, extremist positions adopted by the Republican Party are hurting that party’s chances of keeping control of both Houses.
China: Who are the 'neo-colonialists' in Africa?
Some Western media have attempted to discredit Sino-African relations by propagating their African version of the 'China threat theory'....It is well known that Western colonial powers committed numerous crimes including slavery in their exploitation of Africa.
Middle East: Region still lacks support for torture victims, say observers
Beatings, burnings, solitary confinement and the misuse of anti-terrorism laws were some of the abuses cited in the Middle East by human rights activists as the world marks the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on Monday
The Brave New World Of Genetics
AFTER the reading of the human genome, there are daily advances that research on genetics is reporting: from chimpanzee-human differences to a new world free of disabilities, superior intelligence and human happiness, all implanted into our genes.
East Timor: Fretilin government proposes democratic way forward
The democratically elected government of East Timor continues in their attempts to find a peaceful and negotiated outcome to settle the present disturbances.
Iraq: Health official note sharp increases in drug abuse
The number of drug abusers countrywide has increased by about 50 percent since the beginning of the year, with an estimated 2 percent of the total population now addicted to illegal narcotics...
