United Nations

  • Dec 3, 2012
  • 2 min read

'Rich-poor' gap undermines Doha climate talks

The executive director of the International Energy Agency, Maria van der Hoeven, today urged...

International
  • Nov 29, 2012
  • 2 min read

Serbs still think Kosovo's Haradinaj a war criminal

Judge Bakone Justice Moloto today released Haradinaj for lack of evidence connecting him with...

Kosovo
  • Nov 26, 2012
  • 7 min read

Prospects for Syria's civil war in 2013

The stalemate between government and rebel forces is set to break in 2013. The balance of power...

Syria
  • Nov 26, 2012
  • 2 min read

Doha climate meeting faces unpromising scenario

The two-week Doha COP opened today in Doha.

International
  • Nov 21, 2012
  • 2 min read

CO2 levels reach record as global deal remains elusive

Carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere reached in 2011 a historical record of 390.9 parts...

International
  • Nov 20, 2012
  • 2 min read

Goma's fall ups pressure on Congo's Kabila

Rwandan-backed Congolese rebel group M23 appear to have occupied the provincial capital of Goma...

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Nov 16, 2012
  • 2 min read

ICTY frees Croats, confirms Serbs' sense of victimhood

Serbia has condemned today's acquittal of former Croatian generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen...

Croatia
  • Nov 13, 2012
  • 2 min read

Sahel crisis overshadows Western Sahara

The UN envoy for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, warned yesterday that the crisis in northern...

Western Sahara