FRANCE: New foreign policy looks south

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

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NORTH KOREA: Economy may start to open, even recover

Egypt's Orascom Construction Industries said on July 16 that it has agreed with Pyongyang...

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The protocol, signed last month, is meant to pave the way for future inter-governmental...

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Moscow's foreign policy is increasingly driven by the belief that major world powers are seeking...

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The Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on July 7 that it was investigating the alleged...

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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors visited North Korea last week. Their trip...

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Leader Kim Jong-il's health is uncertain, but no successor has been named. Nevertheless, there...

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London, Paris and Berlin on June 13 said that Iran faces further sanctions unless it changes...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 7 suggested that elements of the proposed US...

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The United States and Russia on June 1 agreed to accelerate a joint programme to install...

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