Development

Annan Blasts ""Shameful"" Imbalance in Globalization

By Anthony Goodman UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Secretary-General Kofi Annan told finance ministers and diplomats on Tuesday it was "shameful and unacceptable" that most people are excluded from the benefits of globalization and new technology. "I think we all recognize our duty to change this state of affairs, and more importantly our interest in doing so," he said.

Third World Leaders: Ease Poverty

By JAMES ANDERSON, Associated Press Writer HAVANA (AP) - Dozens of Third World leaders were unveiling a strategy to combat poverty enveloping half the global population and help their nations join the industrialized world in its technology revolution.