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UNITED NATIONS: Commission report uncovers bribes
In its third report, the commission investigating the UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq has...
United NationsMAURITANIA: Coup creates cosmetic change
An apparently successful military coup ousted President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmad Taya on August 3....
MauritaniaUN/AFRICA: AU summit rejects G4 proposals
African Union (AU) leaders yesterday met in Addis Ababa to discuss plans for UN Security Council...
AfricaIRAN/EU: Nuclear crisis erupts again
Iran announced this week that it will resume work immediately on the first stage of the nuclear...
IranINTERNATIONAL: Addis summit key to reforms
The African Union (AU) has scheduled an extraordinary summit in Addis Ababa on August 4 to...
InternationalBOSNIA: RS president links OHR wind-down to ICTY
Republika Srpska (RS) President Dragan Cavic said yesterday that the international community...
US/UN: Bolton appointed as UN ambassador
President George Bush yesterday gave a 'recess appointment' to John Bolton who now becomes US...
United StatesINTERNATIONAL: New UN focus on companies' actions
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed Professor John Ruggie as Special Representative on...
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