International – Page 568

Bomb survivors urge truth on Enola Gay

January 9, 2004

A group of Japanese atomic bomb survivors (Hibakusha) visited the National Air and Space Museum, a branch of the Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 12 to request that the museum’s planned exhibit of the...

International notes

January 9, 2004

Iraq: ICFTU calls for trade union rights The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) is calling for support of the trade union movement now re-emerging in Iraq. At the close of a two-day meeting in...

Huge rally marks 1804 Haitian revolution

January 9, 2004

Many tens of thousands of cheering Haitians flooded the streets surrounding the National Palace in Port-au-Prince on New Year’s Day in celebration of the 200th anniversary of their country’s independence. They came to hear President Jean-Bertrand...

Iraq civilian death questions remain

January 9, 2004

Saddam Hussein’s capture answers the question of where he has been since the fall of Baghdad, but there are still many other unanswered questions in Iraq. Many of these questions relate to civilian deaths among Iraqis...

Earthquake wreaks massive devastation

January 9, 2004

The catastrophic effects of the Dec. 26 earthquake in Bam, Iran, and the surrounding areas are enormous. Eighty percent of the city has been destroyed, with at least 30,000 dead (some say this figure could reach...