Headlines - April 2008
Wednesday April 30, 2008
- Rockefeller Kin Urge Exxon To Think Beyond Oil
- Climate Change Could Force 1 Billion From Their Homes by 2050
- Latinos Outraged Over CBS Report
- An Apologetic Boycott in Good-Natured Banter at Hamdan Hearing
- Bush Has 16 Days To Decide Whether Polar Bears Are Endangered
- Bhopal: Hundreds of New Victims Are Born Each Year
- Oil Majors Rapped Over Secrecy, Corruption
- Farm Animal Industry Must Change, Says Pew Commission
- Blackwater Permit Faces Challenge Over 'Vocational Training Institute' Status
- US Troop Death Toll Hits A 7-Month High in Iraq
- Chevron Complicit in Abuses in Burma - Rights Lobby
- Longshore Workers Plan Walkout To Protest Wars
Tuesday April 29, 2008
- How Safe Are Green Cleaning Products?
- Ex-Prosecutor Calls War Tribunals Tainted
- Groups Begin to Tackle Hunger Crisis
- Critics Cost Muslim Educator Her Dream School
- UN: Biofuel Production 'Criminal Path' to Global Food Crisis
- Groups Sue To Get Gray Wolves Back on Endangered Species List
- Supreme Court Gives Republicans a Boost
- Pentagon Suspends Program for Military 'Media Analysts'
- Cheney Lawyer Claims Congress Has No Authority Over Vice-President
Monday April 28, 2008
- Detainees Allege Being Drugged, Questioned
- Iraqis Accuse Blackwater of Shredding Documents
- Barbaric 'Honour Killings' Become The Weapon To Subjugate Women in Iraq
- Human Warming Hobbles Ancient Climate Cycle
- House Democrats Look To Fund War Through 2009
- The War Within: Experts Say Millions Could Seek Treatment For Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Lawyers Fear Monitoring in Cases on Terrorism
- Demonstration Targets Anti-War Protesters
- Burger King Exec Uses Daughter's Online ID To Chide Immokalee Coalition
Sunday April 27, 2008
Saturday April 26, 2008
Friday April 25, 2008
- Gallup Poll: Many Americans OK With Increasing Taxes on Rich
- Iran Says No Confrontation With US in Gulf - Reports
- Limbaugh "Dreams" of - Doesn't Advocate - Denver Riot
- US-Contracted Ship Fires Toward Iranian Boat
- Education 'Lesson' Targets Politicians Worldwide
- US Jews Create New Lobby to Temper Israel Policy
- 'Day of Silence' Spurs Protest
- Is US Trying To Force Nuke Standoff?
- Rev. Jeremiah Wright Appears On PBS' 'Bill Moyers Journal'
- Terror Talk: No More Islamist Jihads
- IAEA Slams US On Syria Bombing; Will Probe Reactor Report Carefully
- Israel Rejects Gaza Ceasefire
- Face Scans For Air Passengers To Begin In UK This Summer
- Canada, US, Mexico Accused of Interference with NAFTA Watchdog
- Al-Sadr Calls For End To Iraqi Bloodshed
- Senate Panel Moves Against FCC Media-Ownership Rules
Thursday April 24, 2008
- WWF Warns Arctic Ice Melting Faster than Predicted
- EPA Scientists Complain About Political Pressure
- Town in the Andes Face Crisis as Glaciers Melt
- Molly Ivins' Library Finds a Home on Texas State's Shelves
- Experts Fear Nation's Waterways Need Rescuing - From Us
- Petraeus Promotion Frees Cheney to Threaten Iran
- Climate a "Life and Death" Issue for Native Peoples
- Fuel Shortage Forces UN to Halt Food Handouts in Gaza
- Shops Ration Sales of Rice as US Buyers Panic
Wednesday April 23, 2008
- Canada Declares Chemical in Plastic Water Bottles Toxic
- Climate Change 'May Put World at War'
- Food Crisis Needs Aid on Scale of Tsunami to Avert Famine
- Zimbabwe Intervention Calls Mount as Church Fears Genocide
- Biofuels Starving Our People, Leaders Tell UN
- Bush Appears on US Game Show as Approval Ratings Hit Record Low
- Inmate Count in US Dwarfs Other Nations'
- Chump Change to Halt Climate Change
- UN Warns Darfur War Worsening, with Perhaps 300,000 Dead
- Outspoken War Critic Poised for Green Party Run
- Clinton's Victory Doesn't Do Much for Her Odds
Tuesday April 22, 2008
- Food for Thought on Earth Day
- Arctic Ice Melting Fast in Summer Sun
- Is Earth Day Still Relevant 18 Years On?
- Principles - and Principal - at Work
- Japan's Hunger Becomes a Dire Warning for Other Nations
- Trials of Muslim Charities Likened to a Witch-hunt
- New Doubts About Health Care for US War Vets
- Amnesty Unveils Shock 'Waterboarding' Film
- Pay Up or Risk Long Battle, Obama Told
- Clinton Would 'Obliterate' Iran
- Millions of Children Falling Through the Cracks
- Double Number of Ex-Cons Join the US Army
Monday April 21, 2008
- Push on to Make Buildings Grow Green
- Maryland Joins Effort to Put Local Food in School Cafeterias
- Afghans Bear Mental Scars from Decades of Turmoil
- Rising India Cannot Shake Its Bias for Boys
- Farm Bill Complicates Plight of Honeybees
- Gov'ts Must Act to Replace Oil, Poll Finds
- Food Crisis Set to Get Worse - Experts
- Sadr Threatens 'Open War' as Iraqi Army Attacks Base
- The Great Migration Crisis
- Torture Victim's Records Lost at Guantánamo, Admits Camp General
Sunday April 20, 2008
- Anti-US Cleric al-Sadr Threatens New Uprising in Iraq
- 10 People Killed in Zimbabwe Election Violence: Opposition
- Working Life (High and Low)
- Exposed: The Great GM Crops Myth
- Why Flowers Have Lost Their Scent
- Clashes Kill 6 in Baghdad's Sadr City, Iraqi Officials Say
- Afghans to Probe Whether U.S. Used Depleted Uranium
- Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon's Hidden Hand
Saturday April 19, 2008
Friday April 18, 2008
- Across Globe, Empty Bellies Bring Rising Anger
- University Crowd Cheers Sheehan
- Iraqi Troops Abandon Position
- Democratic Debate Sparks Viewers' Own Angry Debate
- Tank Shell That Sprays Deadly Darts Killed Cameraman in Gaza, Say Doctors
- Ottawa Told US Khadr Transfer 'Inappropriate'
- But What Is Good About Biofuels?
- Petraeus Hid Maliki Resistance to US Troops in Basra
- Carter Calls Gaza Blockade a Crime and Atrocity
- Pentagon Institute Calls Iraq War 'a Major Debacle' with Outcome 'in Doubt'
- Report Faults US Strategy on Pakistan
Thursday April 17, 2008
- White House Delay on Ship Speed Limit Endangers Whales
- Coca-Cola, Other Corporations Face Critics For Olympics Support
- McCain's Vietnam Lessons Unlearned?
- Israel Doesn't Want to Know Carter Any More
- Fair Trade Is Not Easy
- US Forces Release Iraqi Photographer After Two Years Without Charge
- Virgin CEO Calls Net Neutrality 'Bollocks'; Boycotts Threatened
- Cleric Sadr Key Player In Helping Poor Iraqis: Report
- Executions Resume In US After Supreme Court Lethal Injection Ruling
- Pentagon Records Detail Prisoner Abuse by US Military
Wednesday April 16, 2008
- Anita Roddick's Will Reveals She Donated Entire £51m Fortune To Charity
- $1 Billion Pledged for Women's Issues
- Chemical In Plastic May Harm Human Hrowth
- Army 'Rewards' Outspoken Antiwar Soldier
- New Jewish Lobby Seeks to Redefine "Pro-Israel"
- Diplomats Could Be Forced Into Iraq Posts
- Utah Nuclear Waste Company Ramps Up Campaign Contributions
- Canada First to Label 'Bisphenol A' As Officially Dangerous
- System Enslaves Tomato Pickers, Senate Committee Told
- Change In Farming Can Feed World - Report
- Official Says Fraud Loophole Was A 'Mistake'
- War Protesters Use Tax Day To Send Message
Tuesday April 15, 2008
- Global Hot Spots of Hunger Set to Explode
- Tough New Sanctions On Iran Could Backfire, Experts Warn
- Controversy Mires Choice For Goldman Prize
- US Congress to Address Poor Country Debts
- Rights Groups Applaud Trade Deal's Tabling
- Iran Says US Aids Rebels at Its Borders
- Attitudes Toward U.S. Worsen in Arab World
- Area C Strikes Fear Into The Heart of Palestinians As Homes Are Destroyed
- Israel's Senior Politicians and Security Service Snub Carter Visit
- ACLU Asks Harvard's Police Why Gaza Rally Was Photographed
- New Hampshire Rep Has Made Impeaching Bush, Cheney Her Mission
Monday April 14, 2008
- Phoenix Mayor Asks FBI To Check Sheriff Over Immigration Detentions
- Japan Kills 551 Antarctic Whales, Short of Target
- Bangladesh Faces Climate Change Refugee Nightmare
- Five Years On, Fallujah in Tatters
- After Protests, Haitian Leader Announces Rice Subsidies
- Iraq Security Forces Fire 1,300 Deserters
- Democrats Want Probe Into McCain Decision
- Safe from War, but Barely Surviving
- Co-Payments for Expensive Drugs Soar
- Fewer Large Corporations Audited by IRS
- US and Iran Holding 'Secret' Talks on Nuclear Programme
- Global Warming Has a New Battleground: Coal Plants
- Iran - The New Motivation for US War in Iraq
Sunday April 13, 2008
- Bloodiest Week This Year For US Troops Ends With Bombing
- EU To Propose Ban On Imports of Seal Products
- Scientists Ask EU to Drop Biofuel Targets
- Canadian Police Seize Anti-Hunt Ship
- Carter Defends Plan To Meet Hamas Despite Israel Criticism
- Refugees Fight Forced Return To Iraq War Zones
- Dalai Lama draws 65,000 in Seattle
Saturday April 12, 2008
- United States Blamed For Assassination of Sadr Aide
- Family Planning Gets Mere Sliver of Aid Pie
- The Other Global Crisis: Rush to Biofuels is Driving Up Price of Food
- Bush Aware of Advisers' Interrogation Talks
- From One Dictator to the Next In Iraq
- Administration Set to Use New Spy Program in US
- Federal Panel Fails To Prevent Vicious Testing of Animals
Friday April 11, 2008
- Scientists: Warmer Seas, Over-Fishing Spell Disaster for Oceans
- The Miracle in Madagascar – a Blueprint for Saving Species
- U.S. Fails to Move on Iraq Sexual Assault Complaints
- Third Guantanamo Detainee to Boycott Trial
- Lobbyists Spend Record Sums to Influence Washington
- World Bank "Playing Both Sides of Climate Crisis"
- Cops and Former Secret Service Agents Ran Black Ops on Green Groups
- Serious Abuses No Bar to U.S. Military Aid
- Israeli Nuclear Whistleblower Vanunu Seeks Asylum in Norway
- OAS Chief to US Congress: No Venezuela-Terrorist Link
- Iraq Calm on the Surface, Simmering Beneath
- Cheney, Others OK'd Harsh Interrogations
Thursday April 10, 2008
- Iraqi Refugees Find Sweden's Doors Closing
- Too Cool For School: Britain's Most Eco-Friendly Building
- CDC Foresees Health Risks Because of Climate Change
- Afghans Hold Secret Trials for Men That US Detained
- New Roadblocks Delay Tribunals at Guantánamo
- AP Photographer Granted Iraqi Amnesty; Still Being Held
- Logging Boreal Forest Could Detonate Massive 'Carbon Bomb,' Says Report
- Starving Haitians Riot As Food Prices Soar
- Five Years After Fall of Baghdad, All-Day Curfew Is Imposed
- Iraqi Detainees Languish Uncharged In Crowded Jails
- McCain Won't Rule Out Pre-Emptive War
Wednesday April 9, 2008
- Food Price Rises Threaten Global Security - UN
- Saudi Prisoner Slams Then Leaves Guantanamo Hearing
- Vets Press McCain to Back Greater Benefits
- As Prices Rise, Farmers Spurn Conservation
- Memo Proves Detention Is Illegal, Attorneys Say
- US President Gets An Earful From Afghan Governors
- Venezuela Outlaws Trawl Fishing
- Drilling Proposed For Whale Habitat
- Irish Anti-War Activist Refused Entry Into The United States
- Palestine's War of Words
- Former Bush Administration Lawyer Asked to Testify Before Congress
- In Justice Shift, Corporate Deals Replace Trials
- Protesters Drawn To Olympic Flame In San Francisco
Tuesday April 8, 2008
- At Justice, New Pressure To Release Documents
- Scientific Models Show Dire Effects From Nuclear War (Even A 'Small' One)
- Government Sued After Approving 4 Pesticides
- Challenges Arise to Border Fence Project
- Iranian Public Sees Reduced US Threat
- Oil PeakTheorist Warns of Chaos, War
- UN Peace Missions Falter in Africa
- Secret US Plan For Military Future In Iraq
- UN Expert On Israel/Palestine Stands By Nazi Comparison
- US Lawmakers Invested in Iraq, Afghanistan Wars
- CIA Rendered 14 Prisoners to Jordan: Report
Monday April 7, 2008
- Blackwater Contract Renewal Not Approved by Iraq: Maliki
- Foreclosures Come To McMansion Country
- Food Riots Fear After Rice Price Hits A High
- Execution By Lethal Injection Under Renewed Scrutiny
- Navy Sonar Blamed For Death of Beaked Whales Found Washed Up In The Hebrides
- Petraeus Testimony to Defend False "Proxy War" Line
- Iraqi Widows, Orphans Left Stranded
- Evicted Chagos Islanders Get Blueprint For A Longed-For Future
- Climate Target Is Not Radical Enough - Study
Sunday April 6, 2008
Saturday April 5, 2008
Friday April 4, 2008
- Marchers Prepare to Honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on 40th Anniversary of Assassination
- Chevron Could Pay Billions In Ecuador Suit
- Hu Jia: Human Rights Activist Jailed As Struggle Resonates
- American Songbirds Are Being Wiped Out by Banned Pesticides
- Super Fund Blacklists Cluster Bomb Makers
- Tortoises Give Way To Tanks in Desert
- Wanted - Homes For Small Island People
- 2 Groups to Help Defend Detainees at Guantánamo
- Somalia Called 'World's Most Neglected Crisis'
- Study: U.S. Droughts Endanger Canada's Water
- The Great Carbon Con: Can Offsetting Really Help To Save The Planet?
- Landmines In Pakistan Ruin Lives, Leave Hundreds Dead
Thursday April 3, 2008
- Another KBR Rape Case
- Blame Pollutants For Hike in Breast Cancer: Scientist
- Clinton on The Sidelines of Efforts To End The Iraq War
- Media Wrong on Rev. Wright, Critics Say
- UN Poverty Goals Face New Threats
- Bush's Border Fence Destroys Wilderness
- As Guantanamo Trials Near, Pentagon Limits What Can Be Reported
- Iraq's Sadr Calls Million-Strong March Against US
- Oil Politics Alleged in Polar Bear Decision
- Memo On Illegal Searches Comes To Light
- UN Appeals For Help To Rid Iraq of Landmines
Wednesday April 2, 2008
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission Takes 32 Years to Answer Petition
- Centers Tap Into Personal Databases
- Rights Advocates Press Olympic Committee
- Environmental Rules Waived For Mexican Border Fence
- Torture Memo Gave White House Broad Powers
- Gaza 'Bombshell' Took a Year To Fall
- Paramilitarism Alive and Well In Colombia
- Medical Chaos, Delays Cost Ill Gazans' Lives
- Despite Huge Media Campaign, Facts Show Massive Failure In Iraq
- ACLU: Military Skirting Law to Spy
- Duke Power Protesters Arrested, Stunned With Tasers
Tuesday April 1, 2008
- Ecuador Sues Colombia to Stop Anti-Coca Herbicide Spray
- Bedouin Resist Israeli Plan to Build Jewish Towns on Ancestral Lands
- Poor Nations Fear Being Left In Cold On Global Warming
- USA 2008: The Great Depression
- Doctors Support Universal Health Care: Survey
- A 'Perfect Storm' of Hunger
- Demands For Crackdown On Biofuels Scam
- Embarrassed US Starts to Disown Basra Operation
- Corporate Hall of Shame: A Contest for the Biggest Loser
- 'Fossil Fools' Protests Target Oil Industry