Editorial

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The report from Human Rights Watch on abuses carried out by some of the biggest companies in this country when they expand abroad should give any active trade unionist pause for thought.

Features

Heads they win, tails we lose?

Solomon Hughes

Looking at the present imperfect offering from the Labour Party and its potentially perilous impact on the future

Clearing a path for the privateers

David Bacon

How Iraq's unions are being attacked to allow giant oil companies to operate freely

World

China rejects troops in Kashmir claim

Thursday 02 September 2010

China has indignantly dismissed claims that troops of the People's Liberation Army are operating in a disputed area of Pakistan.

Abbas demands end to Israeli land grabs

Thursday 02 September 2010

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has demanded that Israel "totally halts" its colonisation of Palestine's West Bank territory while peace talks brokered by US President Barack Obama take place.

UN acknowledges failings over mass sex attack

Thursday 02 September 2010

The UN peacekeeping force in DR Congo has conceded that the mass rape of 240 women and girls by rebels raised questions about the effectiveness of its mission in the central African state.

Saint Vincent PM warns of US attempt to topple regime

Thursday 02 September 2010

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves has denounced US attempts to "destabilise" the Caribbean island nation's left-wing government by encouraging wealthy foreign businessmen to bankroll an opposition party prior to national elections.

Afghan police probe US air strike massacre

Thursday 02 September 2010

US occupation forces in Afghanistan have admitted that local police are investigating the massacre of 10 election campaign workers who were killed in an air strike by foreign fighters in the north of the country.

Gillard edging Australian election race

Thursday 02 September 2010

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has edged closer to retaining power when a prominent independent MP said he would support her Labour Party to form a minority government.

US Republicans urge return of homophobic legislation

Thursday 02 September 2010

A group of Republican politicians have urged California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to appeal against a federal judge's ruling that struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban.

French government sticks on retirement age rise

Thursday 02 September 2010

Massive street protests planned for next week will not dent the French government's resolve to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, the country's labour minister has said.

World in brief

Thursday 02 September 2010

World news from Spain, France, Scandinavia, Indonesia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Greenland.

Iraq violence unabated as coalition quits

Wednesday 01 September 2010

Some 295 civilians were killed in ongoing violence in occupied Iraq last month, the Baghdad government has reported - a day after US President Barack Obama announced the end of combat operations in the country.