More than 400 Afghans protested outside the United Nations compound
in Kabul on July 4, according to the BBC. The demonstration was against
the July 1 US bombing raid in the country's south-west that slaughtered
at least 40 people, possibly
499
BY ARUN PRADHAN
It is not difficult to understand the motives of people who want
to break refugees out of the desert prison at Woomera — or any other refugee
prison. But is it the way we'll force the government to abandon its racist
BY FIDEL CASTRO
[The following is a slightly abridged version of a speech given by Cuban President Fidel Castro to an extraordinary session of Cuba's National Assembly on June 26.]
Around the time when he assumed office, we wanted to avoid any
BY MAX LANE
JAKARTA — On June 25, the Jakarta Media Centre was packed to overflowing.
Former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) and Dita Sari,
the most prominent labour movement figure in Indonesia, were going to speak
on the
BY ANDY GIANNIOTIS
HOBART — On July 2, the Tasmanian branches of the Socialist Alliance called for the nationalisation of the insurance industry to solve the insurance crisis.
The announcement was a response to the July 1 suspension of
BY MAURICE FARRELL
SYDNEY — More than 200 people joined a rally and march on June 27
to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the Stonewall Bar riot in New York
City, considered the birthplace of the modern lesbian and gay rights movement.
BY ROWAN STEWART
GEELONG — On June 28, 600 Australian Manufacturing Workers Union,
Electrical Trades Union and Australian Workers Union members and contractors
from the joint Alcoa and Kaal aluminium smelter and rolling operations
at Point
BY RANDALL GICKER
BROWNSVILLE, Tennessee — Three hundred black farmers on July 1 took over the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) regional office here to protest against the agency's failure to process loan applications. The growers were
AMWU members defend their union
GEELONG — On June 28, a meeting of 150 Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) members from Alcoa's Port Henry aluminium smelter discussed the state and federal governments' attacks on the leadership of
BY SHANE BENTLEY
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, which covers 10,500 waterfront workers (known as longshoremen) on the US west coast, is headed for a showdown with the bosses' Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) after the ILWU's
BY RAHUL MAHAJAN
Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat stunned the world yesterday
by demanding that the United States hold democratic elections for a new
chief executive before it attempts to continue in its role as broker between
BY DAVE McKAY
WOOMERA — A 34-year-old Iranian nurse recovering in the Woomera town
hospital from a near-fatal suicide attempt inside Woomera detention centre,
has sent a message to well-wishers promising that she will continue to
seek ways
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