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GEORGIA: International bodies' security role weakens
The mandate for the UN observer mission expires on February 15. Moves to extend the mandate for...
GeorgiaHAITI: Government faces formidable obstacles
A succession of disasters has hampered government efforts to deliver on pledges to improve living...
HaitiRUSSIA/EUROPE: Scepticism greets security proposals
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on...
RussiaSCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: Poznan conference yields little
Delegates to the UN climate change convention gathered for talks in Poland from December 1-12....
INTERNATIONAL: Pirates' hostages require caution
Pirates seized the Biscaglia in the Gulf of Aden on November 28. The pirates boarded the...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Infrastructure investment falls away
The financial crisis and ensuing economic downturn is bringing into question previous trends in...
InternationalSCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: Major progress unlikely at Poznan
Delegates to the UN climate change convention gather next month for talks in Poland. The Kyoto...
INTERNATIONAL: New leadership may boost UNAIDS role
A new executive director for UNAIDS is expected to be named imminently. UNAIDS over the past...
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