Full Coverage: United States

31.05.2007 Despite pledging new money to fight AIDS worldwide, U.S. President George W. Bush continues to insist on funding programs discredited by the Institute of Medicine, the Government Accountability Office, and numerous independent research studies, global health advocates said Wednesday.

31.05.2007 Two years after Taco Bell agreed to raise the price it pays for tomatoes picked by some of the poorest paid workers in the United States, its parent company has reached a similar agreement, bringing several other fast food chains along with it.

31.05.2007 NEW YORK, May 31 (OneWorld) - U.S. President George W. Bush signed into law Congress' plan for continued war funding last Friday -- and with it, an attached proposal to raise the federal minimum wage from its current level of $5.15 to $7.25 per hour in 2009.

30.05.2007 AFSC is urging supporters to tell their senators to vote for a more family-friendly immigration policy, which includes a path to permanent residency for undocumented immigrants, family reunification, demilitarizing the U.S.-Mexico border, and a halt to worksite raids and detention.

30.05.2007 With the deployment of UN peacekeeping troops held up, U.S. President George W. Bush’s beefed-up sanctions are not enough to protect the citizens of Darfur, said African Action Tuesday.

30.05.2007 NEW YORK, May 29 (OneWorld) - Whoever takes charge of the World Bank in July must be elected, not selected, say experts on global financing for development in a survey conducted by a U.S.-based independent think-tank.

29.05.2007 UN peacekeeping is a cost effective investment in global stability, says Refugees International, urging the United States to mark today's UN Peacekeepers Day by paying its current arrears, which may soon reach $1 billion.

26.05.2007 The U.S. government has rejected any prospect of a deal on climate change at the G8 summit in Germany next month, according to a leaked document.
From Free Internet Press

26.05.2007 A large majority of respondents in an ongoing poll oppose the current process and voting system that will produce the World Bank’s next president. While the survey is not being randomly conducted, it's noteworthy for who the respondents are.

25.05.2007 The United States' response to its problems in Iraq and Afghanistan could escalate into an Iran-centred regional crisis, says Paul Rogers.
From: openDemocracy

25.05.2007 For thousands of Burmese refugees, it has been over a decade since they were forced to flee their country to escape army aggression. But for some, a chance at a new beginning has finally been granted.

24.05.2007 SAN FRANCISCO, May 24 (OneWorld) - Solar power is the fastest growing source of energy in the world and likely will become much more affordable in the next few years, according to a new report out this week.

24.05.2007 McDonald’s is in danger of creating a wave of new additions to the dictionary to sit alongside the now infamous “McJob”; words such as McPedant, McKilljoy and McSense-of-humour-failure, says Dominic Walsh.

23.05.2007 Despite compelling evidence that abstinence-only programs do not stop or even delay teen sex, U.S. lawmakers are funding them to the tune of $176 million per year, according to a new report urging a shift in funding towards more effective programs.

23.05.2007 The UK Chagos Support Association has welcomed today's court ruling against the British government's "secret and illegal" attempt to banish Chagossians to make way for a U.S. nuclear base and urged London not to waste yet more taxpayers' money on another appeal.
+ Chagos Islanders win right to return-British court rules in their favour
+ Diego Garcia backgrounder

23.05.2007 A U.S. immigration proposal would divide families and cause severe hardships for immigrants and their loved ones, says a faith-based group that has worked with immigrants and refugees for 90 years.

23.05.2007 Chagos Island families this morning secured another legal victory over the British government in their long-running struggle to be allowed to return to the Indian Ocean home from which they were evicted 40 years ago to make way for a US nuclear base. The government will almost certainly appeal, since consecutive British administrations, acting in lockstep with Washington, have shown their determination not to give an inch, whatever the courts say.
* Diega Garcia Backgrounder

23.05.2007 Christian Aid partners have launched a petition supporting the Brazilian government’s decision to bypass the patent on an AIDS drug produced by the US pharmaceutical giant, Merck.

23.05.2007 Human rights groups accuse Ethiopian security forces of committing grave abuses within their own borders, but the country's prime minister remains a favorite of the United States, which sees him as a crucial ally in it's so-called "war on terror." Zoe Alsop and Nick Wadhams report from the region.

18.05.2007 Despite Paul Wolfowitz's resignation, the World Bank's reputation remains in tatters, international anti-poverty group ActionAid said today.
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+ Even His Departure Stirs Controversy
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