Politics

Life in Cuba

By PBS News Hour

Despite being one of the last communist nations, Cuba has had to adapt its socialized structure to weather a decade of economic storms.

Northern Ireland Leader Quits Amid Arms Fight

David Trimble, the head of Northern Ireland's coalition government, resigned Sunday, saying the Irish Republican Army had backed out on a pledge to disarm.

Fragile Truce

A recent spate of violence threatens to derail a U.S.-brokered cease-fire in the Middle East.

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Milosevic Handover Shakes Belgrade

Yugoslavia's prime minister resigned Friday to protest the handover of former president Slobodan Milosevic to the U.N. war crimes tribunal.

Court Reverses Microsoft Break-Up

A federal appeals court cited the behavior of the presiding judge as a key factor in reversing the penalty imposed on the software giant for alleged violations of antitrust law.

Milosevic Sent to Hague

Yugoslav officials sent former President Slobodan Milosevic to the international war crimes tribunal in The Hague, where he has been indicted in the slaughter of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo.

Macedonia Nears Brink of Civil War

World leaders urged calm as intense fighting between government troops and ethnic Albanian rebels continued.

Freelance Writers Win in Supreme Court Case

By Admin

Publishers violated the copyrights of freelance writers by archiving their material in electronic databases, the Supreme Court ruled Monday.