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Activists concerned that Black Americans excluded from WCAR follow-up group

UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com)–Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed five individuals June 16 to work along with the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights on the implementation...

U.S. casualties mount in Bush’s war without end

ATLANTA (FinalCall.com)–Officially, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are over. But the U.S. death toll continues to rise as soldiers come under fire in...

Illicit small arms undermine African peace efforts

/GIN KINSHASA (IPS/GIN)–A Kalashnikov, or an AK-47 rifle, costs as little as $15 in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. "You can even...

UN Report – U.S. gets its way at UN again

U.S. criticized for opposing international court Bush's snub of criminal court undermines world justice The Crimes of War Project Online UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com)--The United Nations Security...

Is road map to peace dead without Arafat?

Bush, Sharon try to ostracize Palestinian leader (FinalCall.com)--The recent efforts of the Bush administration and that of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Israeli government toward a...

Sudan progresses toward peace

WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com)--The government of Sudan and the rebel group that has fought a 20-year-old civil war are set to sign a peace treaty...

Appeal delayed on death sentence for Muslim woman

The death sentence appeal of a Nigerian Muslim woman charged with adultery has been postponed until Aug. 27. Amina Lawal was sentenced March 2002...

Was Iran the barganing chip in Bush’s ‘roadmap’ plan?

WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com)--Since the U.S. retaliation after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Pres. George W. Bush has sought to convince world public opinion that...

U.S. gives conditions for lifting sanctions on Sudan

Misleading Congress On Sudan (BlackElectorate.com) KHARTOUM, Sudan (PANA)–Secretary of State Colin Powell recently reiterated to visiting Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail that economic...

Iraq now, Cuba next?

Latin America wary of U.S. military expansion Cuba, U.S. in a battle over human rights Carter's trip to Cuba reignites embargo debate Ghana to Explore...