Search

Reports on the threat posed by a legal provision in the U.S. on its program to eradicate coca crops in Colombia by fumigation.

Cites the U.S. criticism of Israel's closure of the East Jerusalem office of moderate Palestinian leader Sari Nusseibeh, after he urged his compatriots to halt suicide missions against Israelis.

Reports on the information provided by a list of salaries for all White House staff provided to the U.S. Congress in July 2002.

Focuses on the exhibition 'The Silk Road: Connecting Cultures, Creating Trust' at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C. through July 7, 2002.

Reports the U.S. assistance sought by President-elect Á lvaro Uribe V é lez of Colombia to stop the prevalence of drugs of abuse in the country in 2002.

Reports on the steps taken by the U.S. government under U.S. President George W. Bush to dislodge Iraqi President Saddam Hussein from power.

Reports on the warning issued by a British satellite enthusiast that images taken by U.S. spy planes patrolling the Balkans were easily accessed by civilians.

Focuses on the comments of U.S. Senate Democrats on the decision of the Missile Defense Agency not to report test results, timetables and cost estimates.

Focuses on the proposal of the U.S. State Department to ensure the safety of former U.S. ambassadors and diplomats who will be testifying against former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic charged with war crimes.

Announces that U.S. federal authorities have ordered special scrutiny of all Yemeni citizens seeking to enter or leave the U.S. in June 2002.

Talks about the concerns of Andrew H. Card Jr., the U.S. White House chief of staff in June 2002, over the departure of the presidential adviser Karen P. Hughes, that he would be responsible if the president's high approval ratings begin to slip.

Reports the differences between legislators and U.S. President George W. Bush concerning the tourist and trade policy of the government toward Cuba.

Focuses on the economic relations between Latin America and the U.S.

Discusses the plan of U.S. President George W. Bush to strengthen the economic pressure and political isolation of Cuban President Fidel Castro. INSET: Who, and what, Can Get Into Cuba.

Reports on the abandonment of a proposal that would raise the cost of federally backed loans for college students by the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush as of May 3, 2002.

Reports the release of U.S. military aid for deterring human rights crimes in Colombia.

Reports on the indictment of the members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia in connection with the killing of three U.S. citizens in 1999.

Reports on the expectations of the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush that the successor of Colombian President Andr é s Pastrana will take a harder line in the efforts against guerillas and narcotics.

Reports that the human rights bureau at the U.S. State Department is examining whether recipients of the grants to American and Venezuelan groups opposed to Venezuelan President Hugo Ch á vez, might have actively plotted against Ch á vez.

Reports that the Pentagon will investigate involvement of U.S. military officials in the ouster of President Hugo Ch á vez of Venezuela.

Reports that U.S. President George W. Bush has suggested that President Hugo Ch á vez must focus toward the promotion of democracy and unity in Venezuela.

Features Otto J. Reich, the U.S. chief policy maker for Latin America.

Reports on the action taken by the U.S. in response to criticisms on how it handled the temporary ouster of Venezuelan President Hugo Ch á vez in April 2002.

Reports that the administration of United States President George W. Bush has acknowledged that it was in contact with Pedro Carmona, the leader of a plot to overthrow Hugo Chávez as president of Venezuela. Why Otto Reich, U.S. assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs, cautioned Carmona not to dissolve the National Assembly; How Carmona ignored Reich's advice, and Chávez was restored to office; Denial by the Bush administration that it had any advance knowledge of the planned coup.

Reports on a meeting between senior members of the administration of United States President George W. Bush and leaders of a coalition that ousted Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. Mention of conflicting accounts of what the U.S. told the opponents of Chavez regarding acceptable ways of ousting him; Accusations that the administration encouraged the removal of Chavez; Opinion that such actions would place the U.S. at odds with fellow members of the Organization of American States; Possible impact of the coup on Venezuelan democracy.

Pays tribute to J. William Stanton, a former Republican congressman from Ohio, who died on April 11, 2002.

Looks at issues surrounding the foreign policy of the U.S. government.

Provides information on the charges filed against Darrell David Rice for killing two women in Virginia.

Reports on a planned visit of former president of the U.S. Jimmy Carter in Cuba in May 2002.

Reports on the proposed measures announced by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service that would reduce the amount of time granted to most foreign tourists.

Reports on the failure of the U.S. State Department's strategy to persuade peasant farmers in Colombia to replace coca fields with legal crops.

Reports that Tom Herndon, executive director of the Florida State Board of Administration public pension fund, would retire in June 2002.

Reports that an attorney general of the Pentagon will investigate the travels aboard a military jet by U.S. Army Secretary Thomas E. White.

Focuses on the skepticism of the U.S. government over a reported offer from Iraq to discuss the status of U.S. pilot Michael Speicher who was shot down in the 1991 Gulf War.

Reports that the U.S. government is considering a request by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to visit Cuba in 2003.

Reports that a rocket had intercepted the modified Minuteman II ballistic missile which was launched from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Reports on the meeting between Charles Pritchard, U.S. special envoy for North Korea, and North Korean Ambassador Pak Gil Yon to the United Nations, on March 13, 2002, about the development of weapons for mass destruction.

Pays tribute to Elaine Crispen Sawyer, a public relations specialist who became an aide to former U.S. first lady Nancy Reagan, who died on March 12, 2002.

Reports on the plan of the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush to ask the lifting of restrictions on military aid to Colombia.

Reports on the rise in the number of military discharges of gays and gay-related incidents in the U.S. military as of March 14, 2002.

Reports on the plan of the U.S. government to use concern over terrorism to build support in the U.S. Congress for direct aid to the Colombian government to fight leftist rebels in 2002.

Reports on how a skateboard store owner found instructions for protecting U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and his family at the Winter Olympics left behind by Secret Service Agents after buying souvenirs.

Reports on the plans of the United States government to provide military intelligence to the Colombian government for its campaign against Marxist rebels.

Reports that gun sales in the U.S. were stopped in February 2002 after federal authorities failed to provide gun dealers with new forms to run background checks.

Reports on the efforts of United States troops in Afghanistan to reinforce the safety of their base at Kandahar airport after security breaches by hostile forces in February 2002.

Presents news briefs from around the world as of February 16, 2002.

Provides an overview of the national antidrug strategy unveiled by United States President George W. Bush on February 12, 2002, which focuses on law enforcement and treatment.

Reports on the charges filed against Korean War veteran Edward Lee Daily for filing false claims at the United States Veterans Affairs Department.

Reports on the decision of the United States government to delay loans and aid to the Haitian government until it resolves a deadlock and curbs political violence.

Reports that the United States government is filling its Latin American policy ranks with officials known for a hard-line stance toward Cuban government.