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NIGERIA: Inoculation ban hurts WHO global campaigns
Last week, the UN condemned Nigerian states which refused to lift a ban on inoculations that are...
NigeriaSOUTH AFRICA: MNC case a key test for Alien Tort Act
Judgement is imminent in a New York court case claiming damages from multinational corporations...
South AfricaIRAQ/UN: Transition report leaves open key question
The UN this week published the report by its envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi, on whether elections in Iraq...
IraqIRAQ: Shia Islamists seek key transition role
UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is due to present his recommendations on the political transition and...
IraqCYPRUS/TURKEY/GREECE: Settlement is 'closer than ever'
Inter-communal talks resume in Nicosia tomorrow on the basis of a procedure agreed with UN...
CyprusLIBERIA: Factional fighting undermines new government
Factions within the two rebel groups yesterday distanced themselves from a joint statement,...
LiberiaGEORGIA: President has a few months to get results
Mikheil Saakashvili was sworn in as president on January 25. As his presidency begins,...
GeorgiaAFRICA: AU promotes regional peacekeeping force
African Union (AU) defence ministers and senior military leaders met yesterday to discuss the...
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