NORTH KOREA: Working groups hold six-party talks key

The Japan-North Korea working group ended two days of talks in Mongolia yesterday. Significant...

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KENYA: Small arms exacerbate violence upsurge

The proliferation of illegally held small arms and light weapons in Kenya -- and the wider region...

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South Korea's intelligence chief yesterday dismissed speculation that Seoul paid the Taliban a...

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The recent test-firing of a nuclear-capable missile raises questions about the security of...

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Clear signs have emerged this year that western parts of the country are increasingly unstable,...

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Russian, Chinese and Central Asian forces began counter-terrorist exercises near Chelyabinsk on...

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The EU, through its European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), is helping to redefine crisis...

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The International Atomic Energy Agency began inspecting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power...

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Georgia accused Russia today of committing an "act of aggression" against it by dropping a bomb...

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy called on July 20 for the swift UN authorisation of peacekeepers...

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