United Nations

  • Jun 20, 2011
  • 6 min read

Assad reform pledge will not ease pressure on regime

President Bashar al-Assad addressed the nation on television today, justifying the regime's...

Syria
  • Jun 15, 2011
  • 6 min read

OECD markets can be riskier than emerging economies

Companies have a variety of reasons for making cross-border investment decisions....

International
  • Jun 13, 2011
  • 7 min read

Natural disaster prevention rises up the global agenda

Natural hazards will continue to exact a toll in deaths and damage to property, but there is...

International
  • Jun 3, 2011
  • 6 min read

Rebels prepare for life after Qadhafi

On June 1, NATO extended its military operation in Libya for 90 days. With the popular uprising...

Libya
  • May 27, 2011
  • 6 min read

Mladic capture sets Serbia on EU candidate track

Doctors are examining today whether arrested war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic is fit to plead....

Serbia
  • May 19, 2011
  • 6 min read

EU's Ashton averts threat of Bosnian collapse for now

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed in...

Bosnia-Hercegovina
  • May 16, 2011
  • 6 min read

FDI growth brings mixed fortunes to world's poorest

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the 48 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) has been rising...

LDCs
  • May 5, 2011
  • 6 min read

Libya stalemate shapes Russia's stances on UNSC, Syria

Russia's UN ambassador yesterday criticised as "unacceptable" any attempt to go beyond the...

Russia