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Special Report: US counter-attack, three weeks on
Three weeks into the war against Afghanistan, with both food and freedoms in dangerously short supply. Read extended coverage of the current crisis in OneWorld's Special Report. Regularly updated with news features, reports, analysis and opinion.
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 OneWorld U.S.: Groups issue FOI request on September 11 detainees
Twenty-one U.S. groups have joined together to decry the "curtain of official silence" surrounding the arrests of hundreds of people since September 11. Through the Freedom of Information Act the groups demanded the release of more information on those arrested. This, and all the latest news, analysis and opinion from the United States on the war in Afghanistan and a view of other global realities. For further in-depth resource, try:
ONEWORLD FULL COVERAGE: Afghanistan
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Image: Statue of Liberty, US ©Amnesty International
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 OneWorld Campaigns: The world is not for sale
ATTAC have called for an international trade system based on solidarity, cooperation and fair trade. The World Trade Organisation meeting in Doha, Qatar, is going ahead November 9-13 and concerns are high that in the current world climate some unfavourable decisions will slip through unnoticed. OneWorld Campaigns is tracking the build-up to the meeting.
Image: No new round, says TWN
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 LearningChannel.org: Training to clear the landmines
Landmines are a legacy of war that continue to claim victims - often children - long after the conflict is over. The United Nations Development Programme, in partnership with Cranfield University in the UK, has developed training materials on ways to deal with landmine threats, reports LearningChannel.org.
Image: Landmines are a menace to children
From: LearningChannel.
 DebtChannel: African groups ask for debt swaps
African groups have called for a new debt initiative to tackle the continent's crippling debt crisis. Current initiatives such as HIPC have failed sub-Saharan Africa, and now, claim the groups, is the time for creditors to donate debts to non-governmental organisations.
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From: DebtChannel.
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