PANAMA: Strikes held over social security dispute

A second general strike in a month is scheduled for October 30. The strike is part of an ongoing...

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RUSSIA: Ambiguity marks new defence doctrine

Although it does not describe itself as such, the document appears to be the draft of a new...

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Carlos Mesa was sworn in as president on Saturday, following the resignation of Gonzalo Sanchez...

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Ahmad Kadyrov was inaugurated as president of Chechnya yesterday, amid tight security. By...

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US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher on October 14 asked Pakistan to restrain its...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder held one of their...

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Following the departure of US forces, the United Nations Mission in Liberia formally began...

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Last week's summit produced few policy initiatives, but revealed a new commitment by Russia and...

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French peacekeepers entered the rebel stronghold of Bouake for the first time on September 27 in...

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One of the unifying elements of a number of peasant-led protests is hostility to plans to export...

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