Full Coverage: United States

30.11.2005 Despite being responsible for almost a one-fourth of the world's total greenhouse gas emissions, the U.S. refuses to ratify the Kyoto Protocol or take strong action to stop global warming, says Global Exchange, asking citizens to join them in urging President Bush to take a meaningful stand against climate change before it's too late!!!

30.11.2005 Robin Lovitt will not be the 1,000th inmate put to death after all, as Virginia Governor Mark Warner decided Tuesday to commute his sentence to life-without-parole. But as the milestone lingers, Christian Science Monitor takes a hard look at rehabilitation and its role in the U.S. penal system.

30.11.2005 In 2003 President Bush announced a 5-year, $15 billion initiative to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS, yet restrictions attached to how those funds may be used are limiting their effectiveness, says Population Action International.

30.11.2005 The government and senior police officers will be taken to court by a UK human rights group unless they provide evidence they have investigated reports that CIA 'torture flights' have landed in Britain or used British airspace.

30.11.2005 One of the most widely used weedkillers in the world, atrazine, could feminise male frogs at concentrations 30 times lower than that legally allowed in US drinking water. Research also suggests widespread contamination of drinking water in the UK.

30.11.2005 UNITED NATIONS, Nov 29 (OneWorld) - Despite enormous wealth and various federal and social welfare schemes at work, the United States is failing to help millions of its people trying to get out of poverty, according to an independent United Nations rights expert.

29.11.2005 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 28 (OneWorld) - A widely unnoticed bill that makes access to clean water a central aim of U.S. foreign assistance was approved by the House of Representatives and Senate earlier this month.

28.11.2005 As the 1,000th execution in the US approaches, scores of groups and individuals are calling on US State and Federal authorities to put an immediate end to capital punishment.

27.11.2005 The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives both voted overwhelmingly to make increasing access to safe water and sanitation--in an affordable and equitable way--a major purpose of United States foreign assistance efforts in coming years.

24.11.2005 NEW YORK, Nov 24 (OneWorld) - It's the growing rate of poverty in the United States--not Washington's global war on terrorism--that most people of color are concerned about, according to a new nationwide opinion poll conducted by an independent civil rights group.

24.11.2005 In a stealth move intended to draw little public notice, the Bush Administration has formally expanded the Global Gag Rule to U.S. global AIDS funding under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

23.11.2005 UNITED NATIONS, Nov 23 (OneWorld) - Tensions are escalating between the Group of 77 (and China)--the largest single coalition of developing nations--and the United Nations Secretariat over the question of how to reform the administrative machinery of the world body.

23.11.2005 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 23 (OneWorld) - A budget-cutting bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week has left countless groups--especially those advocating on behalf of the poor and the environment--devastated by what they say is irresponsible favoritism of rich individuals and corporations.

22.11.2005 The U.S. should urge the U.N. to provide a stronger mandate and larger force to protect the vulnerable in Darfur, Sudan, said Africa Action Monday. The U.S. is in a strong position to initiate an intervention and Americans want it, the group said, citing the thousands of postcards U.S. citizens have sent to the White House calling for action.

22.11.2005 A multi-lingual poll designed to gauge public opinion on national issues in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has shown that poverty at home is a more important issue to U.S. residents than fighting terrorism and establishing democracies in Iraq and Afghanistan.

22.11.2005 Cities across the United States have passed resolutions demanding that the U.S. withdraw its troops from Iraq. Find out about this municipal anti-war campaign and how you can encourage your city to get involved.

22.11.2005 Eleven months after the tsunami, women--and small grants--are playing key roles in efforts to rebuild. Have a look at the devastation that remains, but don't miss the story of Sareena, whose enterprising spirit shows how lives can be rebuilt--with a little help from around the world.

21.11.2005 U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, whose nomination will be voted on by senators in January, would be a "threat to civil rights" if confirmed, said a 55-year-old coalition of nearly 200 prominent U.S. civil rights organizations Thursday.

21.11.2005 Hybrid car owners are being offered everything from tax breaks to free parking from corporations, cities, states, and even the federal government, which will award a tax credit of up to $3,150 per car beginning in January. While some worry about a "hybrid backlash," others praise any effort to push hybrid culture into the mainstream.

20.11.2005 The military in Iraq is scrambling to limit the damage from the stunning revelation about the men who are running Iraq today. We toppled Saddam—and in his place we've installed a hundred mini-Saddams. By Robert Dreyfuss.