A new documentary attacking Fox News has launched as the US's top papers admit they failed in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq. David Teather reports on how many Americans feel mainstream media have failed them
LONDON - Doctors working for the U.S. military in Iraq (news - web sites) collaborated with interrogators in the abuse of detainees at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, profoundly breaching medical ethics and human rights, a bioethicist charges in The Lancet medical journal.
Amnesty International criticized the actions of the new U.S.-backed Haitian government and said "This is a very sad day in the history of Haiti."
Afghan vote threatens Bush's credibility: Administration needs success to back claim of spreading democracyBy the end of the century, continued buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will sour wine grape production, distress dairy cows and bring summer temperatures to many inland cities that match Death Valley's today, according to scientists who have conducted the most detailed study yet of global climate change's effects in California.
Global WarmingWASHINGTON (AP) -- Over two decades, the income gap has steadily increased between the richest Americans, who own homes and stocks and got big tax breaks, and those at the middle and bottom of the pay scale, whose paychecks buy less.
Consensus is growing among scientists, governments, and business that they must act fast to combat climate change. This has already sparked efforts to limit CO2 emissions. Many companies are now preparing for a carbon-constrained world
Officials here and overseas say U.S. alerts and release of information could hinder broader investigations.
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