Activists demand U.S. attends race conference
NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - The December 12th Movement, a Brooklyn-based advocacy group, spearheaded a March 21 national grassroots day of protest against a decision...
Report spurs new call to investigate Bush
NEW YORK (IPS/GIN) - A leaked Red Cross report, detailing chilling accounts of prisoner torture in “black sites” run by the Central Intelligence...
Amid global plunge, poor nations need up to $700 Bil.
JIM.LOBE Hit by global downturn, poor nations need up to $700 billion, says new World Bank report WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - In the latest in a...
Government spending secret for most citizens
JIM.LOBE WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - The vast majority of the world’s governments effectively deny citizens basic information they need to understand how public monies are...
Is Africom a U.S. military maneuver or real help?
Is Africom a U.S. military maneuver or real help for the Motherland? NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - From the halls of academia to the streets...
Political leaders moving continent towards a United States of Africa
(FinalCall.com) - John Atta Mills has become president of Ghana, returning the National Democratic Congress, the party founded by former president, Jerry Rawlings, to...
Bush defends Israel; activists charge genocide
Death toll passes 1,000, over a third are children Israel: No Friend of Obama (FCN, 01-13-2009)Outrage as Israel attacks schools, ambulances (FCN, 01-07-2009) (FinalCall.com) - Israel seized control of...
Somali piracy connected to toxic dumping, illegal fishing
UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - The head of the UN’s body charged with combating piracy has advocated establishing a UN force to fight the piracy...
Will ‘grand bargain’ work with Taliban?
JIM.LOBE WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - The Pentagon appears to be moving in support of engaging leaders of the resurgent Taliban who are prepared to disassociate...
Next president inherits Guantánamo
NEW YORK (IPS/GIN) - Leading human rights groups reacted with outrage to media reports that the administration of President George W. Bush has...