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CUBA/US: Iraq victory heightens tensions in Havana
The biggest round-up of dissidents for many years was followed on April 11 by the summary...
CubaTHAILAND: US pressures to tackle trafficking
The US State Department last month threatened to downgrade its rating of Thailand's human rights...
ThailandUS/NORTH KOREA: Boost for talks but tensions remain
North Korea today toned down a tough statement it issued last week to the effect that it had...
North KoreaEUROPEAN UNION: Work begins to repair damaged ties
EU leaders met in Athens for a European Council meeting last week. Although the focal point of...
ANGOLA: UNITA to survive despite MPLA pressure
Former rebel movement UNITA is planning a congress in May or June to elect a new party leader....
AngolaEAST AFRICA/ISRAEL: Multi-faceted ties set to grow
Israel's long-standing security and commercial ties to East Africa look set to increase...
IsraelTAIWAN: SARS boosts Taipei's WHO campaign
President Chen Shui-bian has said that it is unfair and dangerous to continue excluding Taiwan...
TaiwanINDONESIA: Military resists real reforms
A Jakarta court last month sentenced Brigadier General Noer Muis to five years' imprisonment. The...
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