END Articles added in March:
The truth behind the raid on Chinese Embassy, Belgrade
The bombs rocketed towards their target--the southern end of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade--demolishing the office of the military attaché. The strike was so precise the embassy's north end was untouched. (March 13, 2000)
The U.S.claimed the strike was, a terrible mistake.But as mobs stormed the U.S. and British Embassies,an entirely different story was being revealed on the other side of the world... (March 13, 2000)
West Bank Arabs parched as settlers swim
The 63-year-old Bedouin woman begins digging the well near her tent daily at dawn. She gives the same answer whenever asked: "Because I'm thirsty." (March 13, 2000)
Half of African newborns have HIV
Half of all babies in Africa are born infected with HIV--the virus that develops into AIDS--the United Nations reports. (March 13, 2000)
Alarm in West as Russia is swept by drug-resistant TB
"If TB is not tackled at the international level now, it will become the major epidemic of the 21st century," said Dr. Hans Kluge (March 13, 2000)
Worried your baby might have your receding chin or your spouse's big nose? Don't be. Beautiful babies are now for sale on the Internet. (March 13, 2000)
God won't remain silent. God's never been impressed by religion. We try to buy Him off with our church attendance and our offerings, but God will have none of it. He wants us, you see. "Where are you?" (March 13, 2000)
Run down of the worst disasters of the last 100 years (March 1, 2000)
The century that murdered peace
This has been, as Eric Hobsbawm put it, "without doubt the most murderous century of which we have record by the scale, frequency and length of the warfare which filled it." (March 1, 2000)
20th century wars--an overview
The 20th century saw wars of a magnitude unimaginable previously. Many millions of people died in conflicts large and small. Just about every nation on Earth was involved; indeed, many nations owe their origins to warfare. (March 1, 2000)
Population: The boom heard 'round the world'
Among our 6 billion people there are demographic worlds. One is poor, young and growing. In Uganda and Niger, the median age is 15 and population doubles in 23 years. The other is wealthy, old and shrinking. The median age in Italy and Japan is 40. And the growth has fallen to zero or below. (March 1, 2000)
Notable Quotes on the Millenium
"The 20th century has witnessed the most profound and wide-reaching changes of any century in human history."--The Times Atlas of the 20th Century. (March 1, 2000)
Water crisis "likely to hit 40 countries"
More than a billion people lack safe, clean water and the problem will worsen next century, experts say. (March 1, 2000)
The Decade of Environmental disaster
Global Warming; El Niño; Hurricane Mitch; Drought in Africa and Australia; Indonesian forest fires blotted out the sun; Four hurricanes in Atlantic at once; Melting ice cap; Oceans dying (March 1, 2000)
AIDS: The greatest threat to development
AIDS has emerged as the single greatest threat to development in many countries of the world. (March 1, 2000)
Knowledge increased: An encyclopedia at your fingertips
People around the world suddenly have free access to knowledge that would have been the envy of a university professor earlier in my own lifetime. (March 1, 2000)
The planet is 24,901 miles in circumference--a number that simply isn't very impressive anymore. Earth is now sort of … cute (March 1, 2000)
Technology has speeded up our lives, but are we equipped to cope with the pace? (March 1, 2000)
The future is richer but more miserable
All sectors of society are at risk of suffering from the modern social conditions--loneliness, stress and a deteriorating quality of life. (March 1, 2000)
Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott believes the United States may not exist in its current form in the 21st Century (March 1, 2000)
Looking 50 years into the future
(March 1, 2000)
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