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IRAN/UN:Nuclear diplomacy accelerates ahead of reports
Political directors of the Permanent Five UN Security Council members and Germany are meeting...
IranBURMA: Protests resume ahead of Gambari visit
Monks took to the streets in protest again today for the first time since a bloody crackdown last...
BurmaCUBA: Embargo vote highlights US isolation
For the 17th time, the UN General Assembly yesterday voted by 184 votes to four (with one...
CubaIRAN: Sanctions could induce longer-term nuclear shift
Washington announced additional unilateral sanctions on Iran on October 25. Neither UN Security...
IranIVORY COAST:UN extends sanctions to prompt peace moves
The UN Security Council yesterday renewed its arms and diamond export embargoes for another year.
Ivory CoastRUSSIA: Moscow keen to profit from nuclear renaissance
Russia is keen to enhance its influence in the nuclear energy arena, hoping to capitalise on the...
RussiaSCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: UNEP report highlights risks
The UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) yesterday published its Global Environmental Outlook:...
SUDAN: Violence blights Darfur talks outlook
Rebels of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) yesterday attacked an oil field in the...
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