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- Swimming with giant humpback whales
- VAVA'U, Tonga AFP — The southern humpback whale lies suspended vertically near the surface just metres away from me, its ghostly white underside silhouetted against the deep blue of the Pacific Ocean. The giant mammal is nearly 16 metres (50 feet) long and weighs around 3.5 tonnes, but a...
- Research articles 2008-08-23
- Spanish PM voices 'contempt' for ETA killer set for release
- MADRID AFP — Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero voiced "contempt" Friday for a convicted member of the Basque separatist group ETA who is to be released from prison, but said the "law must be respected." Jose Ignacio de Juana Chaos is to be freed from jail on...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of N.Y. Case Summaries: July
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of N.Y. Job Discrimination Title VII Zhou v. State University of New York Institute of Technology 08-CV-444 Judge Hurd Background: The plaintiff alleges employment discrimination claims under Title VII and...
- Research articles 2008-07-08
- Zimbabwe police nab opposition MP amid crackdown
- HARARE AFP — Police in Zimbabwe on Saturday arrested an opposition MP for the second time in a week after the authorities forced presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai to halt campaigning ahead of a June 27 run-off against President Robert Mugabe. Eric Matinenga has been charged with "incitement to public...
- Research articles 2008-06-07
- France to urge UN to decriminalise homosexuality
- PARIS AFP — France plans to ask the United Nations to push for homosexuality to be decriminalised around the globe, a government minister said Saturday, as gays and lesbians worldwide marked the International Day Against Homophobia. Human Rights Minister Rama Yade told a delegation of French gay and lesbian...
- Research articles 2008-05-17
- US urges Zimbabwe to set presidential runoff date
- WASHINGTON AFP — The United States on Wednesday urged Zimbabwean authorities to set a date for a presidential run-off election after they announced it would be postponed for as much as 10 weeks. "If a run-off is going to happen, there certainly is an obligation on the part of...
- Research articles 2008-05-14
- Israeli PM fights for political life in bribery scandal
- JERUSALEM AFP — Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was facing mounting calls on Friday to resign over a criminal probe into allegations he took bribes from a millionaire US financier. Olmert has vehemently denied any wrongdoing but said he would quit if he is charged in a case that...
- Research articles 2008-05-08
- Sarkozy praise for Tunisian rights 'progress' sparks outrage
- PARIS AFP — French President Nicolas Sarkozy's remark that "the sphere of liberties" in Tunisia is improving sparked outrage Tuesday among human rights groups and the Socialist opposition in France who accuse the North African state of torturing dissidents and blocking press freedoms. "His unacceptable declaration has led him...
- Research articles 2008-04-29
- Japan govt, media groups concerned as shrine film pulled
- TOKYO AFP — A controversial documentary on a Tokyo war shrine looks unlikely to be screened in Japan amid pressure from right-wingers, prompting the government and media groups to cry foul on Tuesday. The local production office of Chinese director Li Ying said the decision by three cinemas in...
- Research articles 2008-04-01
- Environmentalists flay U.S. predator control
- DENVER -- Environmentalists say it's time to stop spending taxpayer money on killing predators to protect sheep and other livestock and are targeting the federal program that does it. WildEarth Guardians, a Western-based coalition, announced a campaign this week to get Congress to eliminate a U.S. Department of...
- Research articles 2008-03-15
- We won't stop, activists tell Japanese whalers
- SYDNEY AFP — A militant anti-whaling group chasing Japanese whalers refused Wednesday to abandon their high-seas harassment in return for the release of two of its activists detained on board one of the ships. The standoff in the icy waters off the Antarctic has forced the government in Australia...
- Research articles 2008-01-15
- China crackdown flouts Olympic rights vow: activists
- BEIJING AFP — China's arrest of a prominent rights campaigner is part of an increasing crackdown on critics that breaks promises it made to land the Olympics, said activists who called for world pressure on Beijing. The arrest of Hu Jia, who was taken from his Beijing home on...
- Research articles 2008-01-07
- Vietnam releases US couple accused of carrying handgun
- WASHINGTON AFP — Vietnam has released a US couple accused of carrying a handgun and bullets after being held at the Ho Chi Minh city's airport, the State Department and US lawmakers who pushed for their release said Tuesday. The Vietnamese-Americans, Le Van Phan and his wife Nguyen Thi...
- Research articles 2007-12-11
- Investigation finds faulty child protection
- The Associated Press published a series of articles last month detailing the results of a seven-month investigation into sexual misconduct among educators across the United States. Drawing on public records from all 50 states and the District of Columbia and then months of reporting by AP state bureaus, it is...
- Research articles 2007-11-16
- Indian police block landless protest march
- NEW DELHI AFP — Police prevented thousands of poor and landless farmers and tribals from marching towards the federal parliament building in the Indian capital Monday to demand land rights. An estimated 25,000 people from 15 of India's 29 states have converged in New Delhi after marching 600 kilometres...
- Research articles 2007-10-29
- Justice Thomas makes a stand
- IF ONLY Clarence Thomas weren't a black conservative, his new memoir, "My Grandfather's Son," would be hailed as a kind of classic, a powerful, moving tale of a black man's ascent from bone- crushing poverty to the pinnacle of the American system of government. But Thomas has...
- Research articles 2007-10-02
- US concerned at Egypt crackdown on rights group, journalists
- NEW YORK AFP — The White House said Monday it was "deeply concerned" at the Egyptian government's decision to shut down a human rights organization and the conviction of several journalists. "We are deeply concerned at the Egyptian government's recent decree authorizing the imminent closure of the Association for...
- Research articles 2007-09-24
- US gives Saudis a pass on religious freedom
- WASHINGTON AFP — The United States Friday noted progress toward religious freedom in Saudi Arabia, while appearing to lower the bar for one of its most precious Mideast allies. "While overall government policies continue to place severe restrictions on religious freedom, there were some improvement in specific areas during...
- Research articles 2007-09-14
- Justice Department Sues University of North Carolina for Alleged Sex Discrimination
- To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: U.S. Department of Justice, +1-202-514-2007, TDD: +1-202- 514-1888 WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Justice today filed a lawsuit against the University of North Carolina, alleging sex discrimination in employment by its component, the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (North Carolina A&T), against...
- Research articles 2007-08-07
- NBA, Stern 'betrayed'
- NEW YORK -- David Stern blamed a "rogue, isolated criminal" Tuesday for a betting scandal that has devastated the league and threatened the credibility of every referee. A subdued Stern said he felt betrayed by former referee Tim Donaghy, the target of an FBI investigation for allegedly betting...
- Research articles 2007-07-25
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