International – Page 583

Israeli, Palestinian activists take new peace steps

October 17, 2003

This week an important new development for a negotiated resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian crisis emerged from a meeting in Jordan of Israeli and Palestinian leaders. The negotiators, led by former Israeli justice minister Yossi Beilin and...

Rights activist gets Nobel Prize

October 16, 2003

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Iranian human rights activist and lawyer, Shirin Ebadi, on Oct. 10, has significant internal and international implications for the development of political events in Iran. This prize is...

No votes urged on Bush Iraq bill

October 16, 2003 By Susan Webb

With a congressional vote expected shortly on President Bush’s $87 billion request for the occupation of Iraq, a growing number of lawmakers have announced they will vote against it.

A new beginning for WTO after Cancun

October 10, 2003

Opinion Forget the spin you have been reading in the papers about the “failure” of the World Trade Organization meeting in Cancun. It was one of the most successful international meetings in years because it redefined...

Cuban foreign minister speaks in Harlem

October 10, 2003

NEW YORK – Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Felipe Pérez Roque made a powerful indictment of the United States’ role in harassing and blackmailing the Cuban people and government throughout the last 40 years when he...