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INTERNATIONAL: Countries increase investment openness
Most national investment-related policies implemented between December 2009 and March 2010 point...
INTERNATIONAL: Human trafficking grows unchecked
Human trafficking is a fast-growing problem, with serious social and economic implications. ...
PAKISTAN: Robust action is unlikely over Bhutto murder
The 18th Constitutional Amendment Bill cleared its final hurdle today when 90 out of 100 upper...
PakistanINTERNATIONAL: Changes in aid pose challenges
Resources allocated to international humanitarian aid are increasing, but the presence of new...
INTERNATIONAL: New approaches address fragile states
Earthquake-devastated Haiti is only the most recent reminder of the vulnerability of large...
CONGO-KINSHASA: UN-backed army retakes seized airport
The UN-backed Congolese army yesterday retook Mbandaka airport in Equateur province which was...
Congo-KinshasaCENTRAL ASIA/UN: Brief Ban trip raises human rights
It is time for Uzbekistan to implement fully the international human rights agreements that it is...
Central AsiaCONGO-KINSHASA: MONUC exit is probable, but premature
President Joseph Kabila has called for the UN to depart, after eleven years in the country, which...
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