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- a written agreement between nations, such as the Treaty of Rome (1957), that was the foundation of the European Union
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- New US president will help climate change fight: Australian PM
- WELLINGTON AFP — The next US president will provide fresh impetus to the fight against global warming, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Tuesday. Both candidates for the November US election, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama, had advised him that they would take action on climate change,...
- Research articles 2008-08-19
- Federal appeals court: Freedmen can sue tribal officials
- Marilyn Vann of Oklahoma City has fond memories of her family honoring Cherokee heritage and rituals from the time she was a child. "This is who we are," Vann said Tuesday following a federal appeals court decision holding that descendants of Cherokee freedmen, formerly slaves owned by the...
- Research articles 2008-07-30
- Message to the Senate transmitting the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
- July 7, 2008 To the Senate of the United States: I transmit herewith for advice and consent of the Senate to ratification the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, adopted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on November 3, 2001,...
- Research articles 2008-07-14
- Merkel not giving up hope on Lisbon Treaty: interview
- BERLIN AFP — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday she was "confident" about the future of the EU's Lisbon Treat despite its rejection in Ireland and the Polish president's refusal to sign. "I remain confident. I believe it is important that we map the way forward with our Irish...
- Research articles 2008-07-02
- Bush urges protection for nuclear treaty
- WASHINGTON AFP — President George W. Bush on Tuesday urged the international community not to allow some countries to undermine the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty NPT, as it marked its 40th anniversary. "NPT parties must take strong action to confront noncompliance with the treaty in order to preserve and strengthen...
- Research articles 2008-07-01
- UN chief urges more efforts to curb nuclear proliferation
- UNITED NATIONS AFP — UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for stepped-up efforts toward curbing the spread of nuclear weapons as he marked the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty NPT. Describing the UN-backed pact as the most effective multilateral instrument to limit nuclear proliferation, Ban...
- Research articles 2008-07-01
- 40 years on, NPT in urgent need of overhaul: experts
- VIENNA AFP — The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, which celebrates its 40th birthday this week, may have succeeded in keeping the number countries in possession of nuclear weapons down to a mere handful. But the treaty, drawn up during the Cold War period, is now in urgent need...
- Research articles 2008-06-28
- Legal Opinions - U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals: June 23, 2008
- Immigration Extradition treaty BOTTOM LINE: Certified copy of appellate opinion of Italian court affirming in absentia conviction afforded reasonable basis to find probable cause for extradition under treaty between United States and Italy. CASE: Haxhiaj v. Hackman, U.S. Marshal, US4th No. 07-6836 (decided...
- Research articles 2008-06-23
- Editorial: Bush Negotiations With Iraq
- The last thing most Americans want to see is the Bush administration enter into a binding agreement that defines this country's future relationship with Iraq. The U.S. economy and the administration's inept handling of the Iraq war have the public so upset that the Republican Party is worried it will...
- Research articles 2008-06-22
- EU gives itself more time to sort out Lisbon Treaty crisis
- BRUSSELS AFP — EU heads at a Brussels summit delayed until October a decision on how to tackle Ireland's rejection of the Lisbon Treaty, while seeking Friday to overcome Czech resistance to the key charter. "The European Council agreed to Ireland's suggestion to come back to this issue at...
- Research articles 2008-06-19
- EU fears crisis as 'no' vote tipped in Irish poll
- DUBLIN AFP — Early indications Friday pointed to a rejection of the Lisbon EU reform treaty by voters in Ireland, an outcome that would pitch the European Union into a new period of crisis. "From what I hear, it is not looking good," Irish Europe Minister Dick Roche, a...
- Research articles 2008-06-13
- Dustin the Turkey urges 'no' vote in Irish EU poll
- DUBLIN AFP — Opponents of a European Union reform treaty received the backing of Ireland's Eurovision Song Contest flop Dustin the Turkey as voters went to the polls Thursday. "Isn't a shame there wasn't a third box we could tick that just said: 'What?'" said the purple-beaked glove puppet,...
- Research articles 2008-06-12
- More than 100 countries adopt cluster bomb ban
- DUBLIN AFP — A landmark international convention banning cluster munitions was formally adopted by 111 countries here Friday, in a move organisers hope will stigmatise the lethal weapons as much as landmines. Diplomats adopted the treaty without objection at the end of 12 days of robust negotiation at Croke...
- Research articles 2008-05-30
- Observers laud cluster bomb ban but questions remain
- DUBLIN AFP — A landmark convention banning cluster bombs was welcomed by politicians and campaigners Thursday but some questioned its worth without backing from key powers like the United States, China and Russia. After 10 days of painstaking negotiations at Croke Park stadium in Dublin, diplomats from 111 countries...
- Research articles 2008-05-29
- EU leaders tread carefully ahead of Irish treaty vote
- BRUSSELS AFP — With a potentially perilous European treaty referendum approaching in Ireland, EU leaders are doing their utmost to avoid any sensitive issues that might encourage a "No" vote and spark a new crisis. Whether it be defence or farm policy, taxes or the budget, the leaders are...
- Research articles 2008-05-29
- Landmark cluster bomb ban agreed by 111 countries
- DUBLIN AFP — Delegates from 111 nations agreed Wednesday a landmark treaty to ban cluster bombs, Ireland's foreign ministry said, in a deal that lacks the backing of major producers and stockpilers of the lethal weapons. After 10 days of painstaking negotiations at Croke Park stadium in Dublin, diplomats...
- Research articles 2008-05-28
- US opposes cluster bomb ban, backs 'technological fixes'
- WASHINGTON AFP — The United States on Wednesday opposed a worldwide ban on cluster bombs, calling instead for "technological fixes" that would make them safer. State Department expert Stephen Mull told reporters the United States is "deeply concerned" about the danger of such munitions, but said a ban like...
- Research articles 2008-05-21
- Dublin talks seek global deal to ban cluster bombs
- DUBLIN AFP — UN chief Ban Ki-moon called Monday for a "visionary" global deal to ban cluster bombs, as delegates from more than 100 countries opened a conference here aimed at outlawing the lethal weapons. The 12-day talks, at Dublin's Croke Park Gaelic sports stadium, is aiming for a...
- Research articles 2008-05-19
- Pope calls for ban on cluster bombs ahead of conference
- GENOA, Italy AFP — Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday called on governments to adopt an international convention banning the use of cluster munitions, on the eve of a conference on the issue in Dublin. The pope spoke during a visit to the northern Italian city of Genoa, ahead of...
- Research articles 2008-05-18
- Message to the Senate transmitting the Iceland-United States Taxation Convention
- May 6, 2008 To the Senate of the United States: I transmit herewith, for Senate advice and consent to ratification, the Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Iceland for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion...
- Research articles 2008-05-12
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