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IRAN: Drought threatens to increase unemployment
A severe drought is taking a heavy toll of Iran's agriculture, livestock production, and...
IranINDIA/US: Bilateral ties warm
Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee earlier this week concluded a successful visit to...
IndiaINTERNATIONAL: UN bodies make no progress on Kyoto
The Subsidiary Bodies of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) held...
InternationalUNITED NATIONS: Officials consider environment issues
Members of the United Nations are considering future work on environmental programmes and the...
United NationsSIERRA LEONE: RUF leadership changes
The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) announced on August 21 that General Issa Sesay is to...
Sierra LeoneIRAQ: Neighbouring states exploit Kurdish divisions
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) leader Jalal Talabani last week visited Ankara in an effort...
IraqLEBANON: Syria Fosters instability
United Nations peacekeeping forces are expected to deploy to the Lebanese-Israeli international...
LebanonINTERNATIONAL: Run-up to the Earth Summit
The First Global Ministerial Environmental Forum, which met recently in Sweden, agreed a...
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