Overseas news archive

08.12.2006 U.S. officials will undertake a comprehensive review of four patents Monsanto has used to "harass, intimidate, sue--and in some cases literally bankrupt--American farmers," according to a public watchdog group.
From: The Public Patent Foundation

08.12.2006 There is growing momentum against the traditional but harmful practice of female genital cutting in Africa, said an organization that helped about 150 communities to publicly abandon the practice in Guinea.

06.12.2006 "This is a very sad time for the world's indigenous peoples," said a human rights group Monday, commenting on the indefinite delay of a declaration that would require protection for indigenous groups worldwide.

06.12.2006 A new generator has brought electricity and with it customers, vendors, and vibrancy to the market in Agok, southern Sudan--one of the least developed regions on Earth.

06.12.2006 UNITED NATIONS, Dec 4 (OneWorld) - Continued pressure from the nation's leading civil society organizations and consistent Senate opposition forced President George W. Bush to back down from his decision to reappoint John Bolton as the top U.S. diplomat at the United Nations.

06.12.2006 Left-leaning Rafael Correa now has been declared the official winner of Ecuador's presidential elections, joining the wave of new Latin American leaders opposing U.S. hegemony in the region. The social activist group La Pepa explains how he got there.

04.12.2006 Though it is illegal under international law, an estimated 12 million people live in slavery today. The Polaris Project and Anti-Slavery International are campaigning to stop modern slavery.

04.12.2006 Twenty-two years after the world's worst industrial accident, victims and their families staged a protest rally this weekend demanding accountability and compensation.
From: Daily India

04.12.2006 The Philippine National Red Cross is helping to assist the thousands of families reeling in the wake of a typhoon that swept through the central part of the country last week.

01.12.2006 Two Indian companies have agreed to slash prices for 19 different pediatric antiretroviral drugs in 62 developing countries, Bill Clinton announced Thursday.

01.12.2006 "Help us to seize control of the rogue aircraft on which humanity has embarked, and bring it to a safe landing before it is too late," Kofi Annan urged yong people Tuesday, describing why he believes nuclear weapons may well be the greatest threat to humanity today.

01.12.2006 On World AIDS Day, meet those who, despite seemingly insurmountable odds, are caring for Kenya's next generation.

01.12.2006 Mercy Corps is assisting impoverished families caught in the latest crisis in Gaza by providing short-term jobs in the community to 2,600 residents.

01.12.2006 Congress should focus on extending current trade preferences with Colombia and not sign off on the detrimental free trade deal signed US. negotiators signed with the country last week, says Oxfam America.