JANUARY 2005 (IPS) - To mark the twentieth anniversary of the Bhopal disaster, Amnesty International published a report that documented the continuing plight of people who continue to suffer chronic and debilitating illnesses for which treatment is largely ineffective, writes Irene Khan, secretary general of Amnesty International

Published on January 24 2005

NEW YORK: Ketchum's role in the Armstrong Williams "pay for play" contract continues to resonate throughout the industry, sparking media speculation, government inquiries, and a public ideological split.

The Government's chief scientific adviser is being aggressively targeted by American lobbyists trying to discredit his view that man-made pollution is behind global warming.

By Steve Connor, Science Editor

17 January 2005

When Professor Sir David King became the Government's chief scientific adviser in October 2000 he did not have to wait long for his baptism of fire.

As head of the Office of Science and Technology, housed in the Department of Trade and Industry, Sir David oils the machinery of public science funding and co-ordinates the efforts of all the chief scientists within government departments. One responsibility is to oversee the Government's Foresight initiative which scans the horizon for future problems, such as the risk of severe flooding in the coming century.