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LIBERIA: UNMIL key to medium term security
Liberia has remained generally stable since the election of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at...
LiberiaBURMA: UN envoy meets Suu Kyi, but is snubbed by junta
UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari today again failed to meet junta leaders Than Shwe and Maung Aye...
BurmaIRAN/UN: Sanctions delayed to preserve unity
Foreign ministers of the Permanent Five UN Security Council (UNSC) members and Germany decided on...
IranSUDAN: Attack on AU base will complicate talks
Hundreds of as yet unidentified militia personnel ambushed an African Union (AU) peace-keeping...
SudanTAJIKISTAN: Drug-trafficking presents major challenge
Tajikistan has emerged as a frontline state in the war on drugs and is bearing the brunt of the...
TajikistanASIA: Region will be key player in carbon market
Singapore is in a position to become a major carbon-trading hub, an official said in comments...
AsiaINTERNATIONAL: Climate talks set Bali agenda
The UN climate summit was held yesterday in New York.
InternationalAFGHANISTAN: Support for Taliban talks is growing
The UN yesterday backed proposed peace talks between President Hamid Karzai and the Taliban.
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