Publish to Newswire
Add an EventNewsitem List
1928 of 1988 
EU Commission approves biotech sweet corn for food use Brussels, 19 May 2004:
Today, the EU Commission approved a genetically modified sweet corn (Bt-11) for food use in the European Union, which is the first GM food product to be approved in Europe since 1998....
Posted: Sat, May 22, 2004 12:17am PDT
Southern Iraqi town of Majar al-Kabir turns against British troops As the British Government debates whether to send more troops to Iraq, Jack Fairweather in Majar al-Kabir looks at what could be in store for them...
Posted: Sat, May 22, 2004 12:15am PDT
5 Dead In Baghdad Blast. Deputy Interior Minister Abdul-Jabbar Youssef al-Sheikhli Injured At least five people have been killed and several injured in a suspected suicide car bomb attack in Baghdad....
Posted: Sat, May 22, 2004 12:01am PDT
Arab leaders to condemn attacks on Israelis for first time International Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat reports that in exchange for adopting resolution, U.S. will ease pressure on Arabs for reforms....
Posted: Fri, May 21, 2004 11:32pm PDT
Over 200,000 in Beirut rally against US attacks on Iraq holy sites 
BEIRUT - Tens of thousands of Shiite Muslims, mostly supporters of the militant Hezbollah, turned out in Beirut Friday in a massive show meant as a strong warning to the United States against attacking holy sites in Iraq....
Posted: Fri, May 21, 2004 11:30pm PDT
UN: Demolition of Gaza homes is violation of international law Israel's demolition of Palestinian homes in the Gaza Strip is a violation of international law, United Nations Undersecretary General for Political Affairs Kiran Prendergast told members of the Security Council on Friday....
Posted: Fri, May 21, 2004 11:25pm PDT
US troops clash with Sadr militia US troops fought battles with forces of Iraq's radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr in Najaf and elsewhere on Friday....
Posted: Fri, May 21, 2004 11:23pm PDT
No Iraqi tears for Chalabi's downfall Iraqis are not exactly sympathising with embattled Governing Council member Ahmad Chalabi after Iraqi police, backed by US forces, raided his home and office....
Posted: Fri, May 21, 2004 11:16pm PDT
The Targets are Venezuela and Cuba-New Intrigues of US Imperialism Solidarity...
Posted: Fri, May 21, 2004 6:20pm PDT
Angry Afghans Say U.S. Kills Civilians, U.S. Denies It TANI, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Three Afghan civilians were killed and two wounded in a pre-dawn swoop by U.S. helicopter gunships in Afghanistan's southeastern province of Khost on Friday, angry villagers said....
Posted: Fri, May 21, 2004 10:37am PDT
Camilo Mejia convicted of desertion 
The mother of a U.S. soldier convicted of deserting his unit in Iraq says he still believes he did the right thing in protest of the war.
Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejia was convicted at Fort Stewart in Georgia by a military jury of four officers and four enlisted soldiers. Mejia testified that he disobeyed orders to return to his unit because he was seeking status as a conscientious objector.
After the verdict was read, he hugged his mother and she kissed him on the cheek. ...
Posted: Fri, May 21, 2004 10:34am PDT
One killed in pro-Aristide demonstration in Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Thousands of demonstrators yesterday called for the return of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide during a Flag Day rally that turned violent when riot police fired warning shots and tear gas. At least one man was killed....
Posted: Fri, May 21, 2004 10:24am PDT
Bushwhacked In the Caribbean BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- On Feb. 29 the legally elected government of Haiti was driven from power by armed force. Its president, after being taken against his will to the Central African Republic, was given refuge in Jamaica. The Bush administration's response has been to demand that the democratic countries of the Caribbean (1) drop their call for an investigation into the ouster of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, (2) push the Aristide family out of Jamaica and the region, and (3) abandon ...
Posted: Fri, May 21, 2004 10:20am PDT
Caricom's challenge to OAS on Haiti THE Caribbean Community's determination to find out the truth about the circumstances surrounding the sudden departure from office of Haitian President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, on February 29, has reached the Permanent Council of the Organisation of American States (OAS)....
Posted: Fri, May 21, 2004 10:16am PDT
Bahrain demonstrators clash with police over Iraq Angry Bahrainis protesting against the presence of US-led forces in Iraq's holy cities have clashed with security forces in the capital Manama....
Posted: Fri, May 21, 2004 10:09am PDT
18 Killed in Heavy Fighting in Karbala KARBALA, Iraq - American AC-130 gunships and tanks battered militia positions early Friday near two shrines in the holy city of Karbala, killing 18 fighters loyal to a rebel cleric, the U.S. military said, while 450 Iraqis were released from the Abu Ghraib jail at the center of the prisoner abuse scandal....
Posted: Fri, May 21, 2004 9:23am PDT
Peace activists march on Kissufim crossing 
Hundreds of people marched on the Kissufim crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel on Friday to protest the Israel Defense Forces operation in Rafah, in which 40 Palestinians have been killed as the army works to flush out militants and drug smugglers in the south Gaza refugee camp....
Posted: Fri, May 21, 2004 9:20am PDT
Gaza fury after Israeli pullback 
The scale of the destruction in the town of Rafah in southern Gaza has become apparent after Israeli troops pulled out of two key areas....
Posted: Fri, May 21, 2004 9:14am PDT
New Pictures And Video Of Torture Of Iraqi Prisoners By US Troops 
More pictures and video have been released by the Washington post...
Posted: Fri, May 21, 2004 9:09am PDT
RTC: What PR companies can learn.... Activists are preparing for a meeting, making flyers, websites to invite others to join in, to share their ideas and to be open and inclusive.
But of course, "the other side" will read them as well.
PR strategies are based on peoples opinions much more then on the actual products. It is about selling ideas, perception and lifestyles. For GM crops, this is much more the case then with other products: Anti-GM positions are based on moral and political convictions that go way bey...
Posted: Fri, May 21, 2004 3:39am PDT
1928 of 1988