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IRAQ: Budget woes point to donor dependence
The Iraq Donors' Conference opened in Madrid today. The conference and the attempts in the US...
IraqUN/US: Resolution passed but rift remains
The UN Security Council yesterday approved Resolution 1511, granting the UN's imprimatur to...
United StatesBRAZIL: UN envoy finds widespread police violence
The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions ended a three-week...
BrazilUNITED STATES: New posture towards Paris, Berlin?
The UN Security Council is set to vote today on a US-drafted resolution for post-war Iraq. The...
United StatesRUSSIA/GERMANY: Relations to focus on economics
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder held one of their...
RussiaCONGO-KINSHASA: Neighbours undermine peace process
UN peacekeepers yesterday uncovered the massacre of 55 civilians in the northeast of the country....
Congo-KinshasaLIBERIA: Security may not extend much beyond Monrovia
Following the departure of US forces, the United Nations Mission in Liberia formally began...
LiberiaINTERNATIONAL: Air France-KLM merger may not take off
Air France and KLM on September 30 announced a prospective 'merger'. The announcement of a share...
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