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CONGO-KINSHASA: Worsening violence threatens elections
Under the December 2002 peace deal, elections are due to be held in June this year. However,...
Congo-KinshasaAFRICA: Aid flows continue post-tsunami
The massive spending on emergency relief following the Asian tsunami, as well as the longer-term...
INTERNATIONAL: Millennium Development Goals reborn?
Despite the ambitions expressed at the UN's Millennium Summit five years ago, it is now clear...
InternationalSUDAN: Peace still precarious despite agreement
The peace agreement signed by the government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army...
SudanRUSSIA/ISRAEL: Relations have cooled since 2003
Reports in the past week of the sale of missiles to Syria have further cooled relations with...
RussiaUN/IRAQ: Volcker report will quieten critics
The independent Volcker Commission is expected to release its interim report later this month...
IraqCHINA: Chinese leadership does not yet extend to aid
In its tsunami relief efforts, China has sought to meet immediate humanitarian needs and extend...
ChinaSOUTH KOREA/NORTH KOREA: Seoul spurns refugees
South Korea is making life harder for North Korean refugees. Seoul's aim is both to stem a...
South Korea