Caribbean seeks strength in face of aggressive U.S.
(FinalCall.com) - Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur recently went on the offensive, defending his nation’s right to speak out on international issues, a right...
Cuba, U.S. in a battle over human rights
GENEVA (IPS)–Cuba has taken the offensive this year in the debate that pits Havana against Washington in the annual meeting of United...
Nervous Pakistanis asking ‘Are we next?’
ISLAMABAD (IPS)–Worries are growing here about the long-term implications of the war on Iraq for Pakistan, its ties with the United States...
Protesters blast Israeli aggression
5 Palestinians killed when F-16 fires missile at car in Gaza (Israel's Haretz)International Press Centre (Palestinian National Authority) NEW YORK(FinalCall.com)--Sixteen activists were arrested after a...
African Union to develop continental defense policy
Birth of the African Union (FCN Special Coverage 07/14/2002) African Union is made a reality (FCN Special Coverage 07/24/2001) The Birth of the African Union (Min. Louis Farrakhan...
U.S. peace plan for Palestine designed to defuse Arab anger over Iraq invasion?
DUBAI (IPS)--With the last of the U.S.-driven political reform conditions–the Palestinian parliament ratified the post of prime minister on March 18–Washington is...
French intellectuals see erosion of the U.S. image
PARIS (IPS)–Intellectuals are throwing their support to the political and popular French opposition to the U.S. war in Iraq. In new debates,...
Zimbabwe looks to Asia for trade
Journalists see Zimbabwe's land crisis up close (FinalCall.com Special Report) HARARE, Zimbabwe (PANA)–Ostracized by her traditional European trading partners over alleged human rights abuses, Zimbabwe...
Protests build against genetically modified food
LONDON (IPS)–Protests were held around the world March 15 against genetically modified foods on World Consumer Rights Day. Protest meetings were held...
New Israeli settlements pushing peace off the table
–NEWS ANALYSIS– JERUSALEM (IPS)–It’s clear that the new government will pursue a relentlessly right-wing agenda with peace far down on the list. Defense...