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Namibians Bring Traditional Music To Washington
Thursday, 11 October 2007, 8:54 pm | US Information Service
Kaujeua and Papa (Ndasuunje) Shikongeni are the band's coordinators. The other musicians are Tunakie (Maria Uushona), Set-son Wahengo, Axue (Sebulon Gomachab) -- all Namibians -- and Manda Saize, a Zimbabwean. More >>
Human Rights Declaration & Burmese Freedom
Sunday, 30 September 2007, 12:11 am | US Information Service
The call from the Burmese opposition for outside support in its struggle is not new. In a 1997 speech smuggled out of the country, Nobel Prize laureate and leader of the National League for Democracy Party Aung San Suu Kyi called on those living in ... More >>
Stopping Guatemalan Violence Aim of New Int'l Body
Sunday, 12 August 2007, 12:58 pm | US Information Service
The global community is hailing a new international commission aiding Guatemalan authorities investigating and prosecuting illicit groups engaged in violence in the Central American nation, boosting the human rights condition and the rule of law. More >>
Sarkozy May Turn Page on Franco-American Relations
Sunday, 12 August 2007, 12:52 pm | US Information Service
One of the most beloved U.S. presidents, Thomas Jefferson, asked himself, "In what country on earth would you rather live?" He first answered, "Certainly in my own," but, he continued, "which would be your second choice?" His answer: "France." More >>
America's Extensive Islamic Heritage Detailed
Saturday, 11 August 2007, 4:29 am | US Information Service
The story of Islam in America reaches back much further than most people imagine. One account begins with Estevanico, a Moor, fleeing the Spanish Inquisition, and accompanying Spanish explorers in 1527 to what would become Southwestern United States. More >>
Satellites Save Lives & Livelihoods in Bangladesh
Saturday, 11 August 2007, 12:56 am | US Information Service
Deadly floodwaters finally are receding in rivers of Bangladesh. The weekslong deluge killed nearly 200 people and affected 12 million in 40 of 64 districts, according to the WHO, but the toll was eased by an advanced flood forecasting system. More >>
US Poet Laureate Charles Simic Immigrated as Teen
Saturday, 11 August 2007, 12:47 am | US Information Service
"The big, big influence on my life was being born in Yugoslavia in 1938. And then, in 1941, the war started and I was there during the war, and then in the years after the war under communism. The war years in Yugoslavia were pure hell," says Simic. More >>
Perfect Evening Launch Delivers Endeavour To Space
Friday, 10 August 2007, 2:38 pm | US Information Service
Endeavour blasted into Florida's evening sky August 8, carrying equipment for the International Space Station and seven crew members, including one teacher turned astronaut, Barbara Morgan, who has waited 22 years to venture into space. More >>
Chinese Press Freedoms Concern Human Rights Groups
Thursday, 9 August 2007, 9:56 am | US Information Service
Freedom of the press in China, where 29 Chinese journalists are in prison, is a top concern of independent press advocacy and human rights groups that have issued new reports about the matter. More >>
U.S. Peace Corps Has Adapted To A Changing World
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 11:56 am | US Information Service
Since its founding in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy, the U.S. Peace Corps has sent volunteers to developing nations not only to help provide essential services, but to promote a better understanding between Americans and people of other cultures. More >>
Emerging Economies Reducing Greenhouse Gases
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 8:46 am | US Information Service
As excess greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2) collect in the atmosphere and steadily boost world temperatures, scientists and engineers in several emerging economies are pooling their expertise to reduce such emissions. More >>
Corporate Social Responsibility Is Smart Business
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 7:21 am | US Information Service
Times have changed since famed economist Milton Friedman wrote in his 1962 book Capitalism and Freedom that the only social responsibility for corporate executives was to maximize the income and wealth of their companies' stockholders. More >>
Haitian Deportees Project Is A Model for Caribbean
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 7:15 am | US Information Service
The U.S. is looking at expanding to other countries in the Caribbean a U.N.-funded pilot project in Haiti that helps deported Haitians reintegrate into Haitian society. The one-year U.N. project provides resettlement and reintegration services. More >>
The Luminous Characters of Novelist Anne Tyler
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 12:34 am | US Information Service
Novelist John Updike once wrote memorably that fellow writer Anne Tyler "is not merely good, she is wickedly good." For more than 40 years Tyler has written quietly luminous novels about the foibles of American family life. More >>
Interview With noted American Novelist Anne Tyler
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 12:12 am | US Information Service
In a USINFO interview, noted American writer Anne Tyler discusses the origins of her latest novel, Digging to America, which deals with two families -- one long-established, native born American and the other newer, Iranian-American. More >>
US Laws Protect Right To Wear Hijab at Work
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 2:16 pm | US Information Service
A refugee from war-torn Somalia, Bilan Nur, came to the US and succeeded in getting a job as a customer sales representative with Alamo Car Rental in Phoenix. As a Muslim, she wore a hijab, or head scarf, during the holy month of Ramadan. More >>
Presidential Order Targets Opposition To Democracy
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 2:12 pm | US Information Service
President Bush's August 2 executive order seizing the U.S. assets of those undermining Lebanon's democratically elected government is designed to support the country's constitutional democratic process, a senior State Dept official said. More >>
Ozomatli Showcases American Music In Middle East
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 2:08 pm | US Information Service
The Los Angeles-based Latin rock, hip-hop and funk band Ozomatli recently played free concerts in Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia, bringing a message of hope, peace and diversity as cultural ambassadors for the United States. More >>
Bush, Karzai Committed To Rebuilding Afghanistan
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 10:07 am | US Information Service
President Bush and Afghan President Hamid Karzai remain committed to defeating remaining Taliban insurgents, bringing al-Qaida terrorists to justice and helping Afghanistan emerge from decades of poverty and violence. More >>
West African Companies Gain Export Markets
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 10:05 am | US Information Service
Ghanaian crafters of wooden furniture and other home accessories wanted to increase sales so they could expand their small businesses. But they lacked the business know-how and funds to do that. Now, with help from USAID... More >>
