International
Nestle India seeks permanent ban on workers freedom of assembly
March 17, 2009The management of Nestle India filed injunctions simultaneously in four courts in three states seeking a permanent ban on all union meetings, gatherings and rallies within 200 metres of its factories in Moga, Samalkha, Ponda Goa...
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A peoples victory in El Salvador
March 17, 2009The people of El Salvador made history March 15 by electing Mauricio Funes as the country’s next president. Funes’ election marks a seismic political shift in this war-torn and poverty-stricken nation. Funes, a candidate of the...
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World forests rapidly disappearing biofuels a major driver
March 17, 2009ROME — In a reaction to the alarming data released March 16 in the 2009 State of the World's Forests report by the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Friends of the Earth International and the...
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El Salvador’s FMLN candidate wins presidency, calls for unity
March 17, 2009SAN SALVADOR March 16 (Prensa Latina) In his first message to the nation, El Salvador's President-Elect Mauricio Funes of the Farabundo Marti Front for National Liberation (FMLN), called for reconciliation and national unity. After counting 91.7...
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Former Pakistan PM defies house arrest
March 16, 2009Original source: Pakistani opposition leader Nawaz Sharif defied house arrest on Sunday to join anti-government protests. Hundreds of police surrounded the Lahore residence of former prime minister Mr Sharif before dawn on Sunday and detained him...
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