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At Conference, Fox Backs Bush's Guest-Worker Plan

January 13, 2004
At a 34-country meeting in Mexico, achieving agreement on a free-trade zone of the Americas seems unlikely, says this article in the New York Times. Washington's hope to achieve a Tree Trade Agreement of the Americas by 2005 faces multiple hurdles. The presidents of Brazil, Venezuela, and...

Greece Considers Exit From Euro Zone

May 10, 2011
Countries immersed in debt squirm under the scrutiny of creditors and angry taxpayers. Spiegel Online reports that Greece, seeking relief, is considering abandoning the euro. The Greek government has denied the report. The story by Christian Reiermann reports that any such relief would be short-...

Tensions Rise as N Korea Abandons Nuclear Treaty

January 10, 2003
Saying recent actions by the US has left it little choice, North Korea announced that it is withdrawing from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. The country had been a seeking written statement that American military would never move to attack North Korea, but thus far US President Bush has only...

Powell fails to win over China on two hot spots

February 25, 2003
US Secretary of State Colin Powell concluded the China leg of his Asia tour yesterday with no clear promises from China that Beijing stands behind US security positions. Powell had hoped to win the Chinese leadership over to supporting a multi-lateral approach on North Korea's nuclear program...

Globalization: Latin America Improves, Brazil Worsens

December 28, 2006
Panama is the most globalized country of Latin America, and Brazil is the least, according to the 2006 Latin American Globalization Index from “Latin Business Chronicle.” Member nations of the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement lead the list of most globalized nations in Latin...

Palestinians Capture Violence of Israeli Occupation on Video

July 31, 2008
People are often uncomfortable about photos or films of themselves – and especially so if caught acting boorish or cruel. Even so, such footage encourages self-reflection. Relying on such principles, the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem distributed 100 video cameras to Palestinians...

Falling Dollar, Inflation Feed Dubai Strife

November 5, 2007
The countries of the Persian Gulf have long been destinations for migrants looking to take advantage of relatively high-paying construction jobs in these economically booming states. Of late, however, foreign workers find it less cost-effective to continue working in places like Dubai, where the...

US Backs First-Strike Attack Plan

March 16, 2006
The Bush administration has released a document outlining its national security strategy - one that touches on many sensitive points all over the world. The document is released as polls continue to show a majority of US citizens questioning the war in Iraq and the direction of their own country....
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