IVORY COAST: Only foreign troops prevent civil war

The UN Security Council votes today on an arms embargo against the Ivory Coast. The Ivorien peace...

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NORTH/SOUTH KOREA/US: Nuclear stand-off to persist

Seoul and Pyongyang had both privately hoped that the next US administration would be a...

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Taiwanese opposition legislators yesterday blocked approval of a major package of arms purchases...

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Prime Minister Tony Blair will meet President George Bush in Washington this week. Blair is...

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The retrial on terrorism charges of Abimael Guzman, founder-leader of the Sendero Luminoso (SL)...

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The Parliamentary Defence Committee will undertake a thorough review of defence policy during the...

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Voters go to the polls today in a presidential election that surveys still indicate could be...

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The intense transatlantic disagreements that have coloured the second half of President George...

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Policymakers and observers in Washington and Tokyo argue that the alliance is stronger than ever....

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There have been a growing number of public protests in recent months over rising food prices,...

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