Tag: politics
member name: OneWorld United States
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September 02, 2008 02:51 PM EDT --
September 2, 2008
Haider Rizvi , OneWorld US
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 1 (OneWorld) - A vast majority of Latino workers in the United States are forced to work for long hours and . . .
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November 28, 2008 06:48 PM EST --
WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (OneWorld) - Leading civil rights groups today denounced the rise in hate crimes taking place in the United States, especially against Hispanics, and called for passage of . . .
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September 28, 2006 12:26 AM EDT --
The fate of a U.S. Army medic who went AWOL rather than return for a second tour in Iraq is unclear today after he turned himself in to military authorities.
Attorneys for Augustin Aguayo filed new . . .
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May 05, 2008 06:15 PM EDT --
Haider Rizvi
OneWorld US
Fri., May. 2, 2008
UNITED NATIONS, May 1 (OneWorld) - The Canadian government has drawn fierce condemnation from the world's indigenous communities for . . .
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November 09, 2006 02:03 PM EST --
Many non-profit groups are quite pleased with the results of Tuesday's Congressional elections and looking ahead to what this might mean for the United States.
On national security - Council for . . .
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November 15, 2006 10:50 AM EST --
The Bush administration's plans to reappoint John Bolton as its top diplomat at the United Nations may run into legal snags, warn lawyers who specialize in U.S. constitutional law.
"It would . . .
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April 25, 2008 11:24 AM EDT --
Alison Raphael
OneWorld US
Thu., Apr. 24, 2008
WASHINGTON, Apr 24 (OneWorld) - Recording artist Shakira and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown joined . . .
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September 02, 2008 02:33 PM EDT --
August 26, 2008
Nicholas Benequista , OneWorld US
ADDIS ABABA, Aug 26 (OneWorld) - Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf and Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein signed an agreement here today . . .
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October 28, 2008 12:04 PM EDT --
October 21, 2008
Haider Rizvi , OneWorld US
NEW YORK, Oct 21 (OneWorld) - Human rights activists are planning to launch another major international campaign against De Beers, after receiving . . .
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February 07, 2007 02:19 PM EST --
Attorneys for the first commissioned officer to refuse to serve in Iraq plan to appeal if he's convicted at a court martial this week on a U.S. military base at Fort Lewis, Washington.
"It's . . .
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August 20, 2008 10:35 AM EDT --
August 13, 2008
Alison Raphael , OneWorld US
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (OneWorld) - Power-sharing talks between Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai . . .
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August 26, 2008 01:29 PM EDT --
August 26, 2008
Jeffrey Allen , OneWorld US
DENVER, Aug 25 (OneWorld) - Author and environmental leader David Orr is upset about the corruption of language in the United States. He . . .
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October 02, 2006 11:36 AM EDT --
Health groups are rejoicing this week after a federal judge in New York gave the go-ahead to the largest class action lawsuit in U.S. history. Smokers of "light" and "low tar" cigarettes . . .
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October 12, 2006 09:54 AM EDT --
North Korea's nuclear weapon test has spawned widespread denunciation but the fallout also includes divergent positions on how to respond.
Some U.S. analysts and policy makers say they believe . . .
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February 09, 2007 02:27 PM EST --
The U.S. Congress is coming under mounting pressure to reject President George W. Bush's request for a budget that would boost spending on the military and its operations in Iraq and Afghanistan while . . .
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February 10, 2007 04:46 PM EST --
Wary of the fast-deteriorating human rights conditions in Colombia, church leaders and aid groups in the United States are calling for the Bush administration to reconsider its current policy toward Bogota. . . .
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July 29, 2008 05:26 PM EDT --
NEW YORK, Jul 24 (OneWorld) - With the U.S. presidential polls just over 100 days away, a watchdog group that usually focuses on freeing political prisoners around the world has launched a campaign to . . .
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September 16, 2008 03:24 PM EDT --
September 9, 2008
Haider Rizvi , OneWorld US
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 9 (OneWorld) - Disarmament groups and peace activists are urging Congress to reject the Bush administration's . . .
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September 16, 2008 03:38 PM EDT --
September 11, 2008
Haider Rizvi , OneWorld US
NEW YORK, Sep 11 (OneWorld) - Increased economic investment in clean energy sources could help revive the U.S. economy and create hundreds . . .
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January 26, 2007 03:11 PM EST --
Government leaders across the world must stop using anti-terror laws as a tool to suppress opposition movements and deprive ordinary citizens of their due civil and human rights, say international civil . . .
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