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EAST TIMOR: Fretilin set to win election
Elections for the first democratically-elected assembly in East Timor's history are being held...
East TimorUNITED STATES: Bush in quandary over UN and Court
House Republican leaders intend to link repayment of UN dues to a bill which would exempt US...
United StatesCYPRUS: EU accession endangers Turkey ties
The potential for the Republic of Cyprus to be admitted as an EU member state in the next wave...
CyprusINTERNATIONAL: WTO likely to fudge environment agenda
Agreement on an agenda for launching a new global trade round has been complicated in part by...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Milosevic case opens new legal era
Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic is awaiting trial by the International Criminal...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Bonn talks unlikely to cool climate
Talks resume today in Bonn on the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change....
InternationalSOMALIA: TNG recognition proves dangerously premature
The United Nations is concerned that its support for the Transitional National Government of...
SomaliaRUSSIA: Delicate balancing act drives Iraq policy
The government last week rejected proposals for 'smart sanctions' on Iraq and said it would veto...
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