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CYPRUS: Voters favour new peace negotiations
Gaining only 31.8%, President Tassos Papadopoulos was unexpectedly defeated in yesterday's...
CyprusERITREA/ETHIOPIA: UNMEE pullout raises border tension
The UN peace-keeping mission along the disputed border of Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) yesterday...
EritreaIRAN/UN: UNSC sanctions vote to await IAEA report
The UN Security Council will probably not vote on a third sanctions resolution targeting Iran's...
IranAFGHANISTAN: Tensions bubble around UN envoy search
The United Kingdom yesterday urged its NATO partners to share the burden of operations in...
AfghanistanERITREA/ETHIOPIA: UN mission key to border security
The UN Security Council is due to vote today on the extension of it peace-keeping force along the...
EritreaAFGHANISTAN/UK: Ashdown refuses UN envoy role
UK politician Paddy Ashdown at the weekend said that he no longer wishes to serve as UN special...
AfghanistanCONGO-KINSHASA: Gaps will test historic peace deal
Warring parties yesterday signed a peace deal in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The...
Congo-KinshasaIRAN/UN: New sanctions resolution light on content
Iran will not halt its uranium enrichment programme in response to further UN sanctions,...
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