United Nations

  • Dec 14, 2007
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Picking Brammertz could prolong court

Serge Brammertz takes over from Carla del Ponte as chief prosecutor at the International Criminal...

International
  • Dec 13, 2007
  • 7 min read

PROSPECTS 2008: Darfur insecurity threatens neighbours

Over the past two years, the border region between Darfur (Sudan), Chad and the Central African...

  • Dec 5, 2007
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Battle against fake drugs intensifies

The flow of counterfeit medicines is a growing concern for both the research-based pharmaceutical...

  • Nov 29, 2007
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INTERNATIONAL: CDM is likely to expand

The carbon market is rapidly expanding, with the Kyoto Protocol Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)...

International
  • Nov 23, 2007
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SERBIA: Kosovo elections set scene for independence

Hashim Thaci, whose Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) won the elections on November 17, has said...

Serbia
  • Nov 9, 2007
  • 6 min read

INDIA: Coal credits boost clean energy prospects

A decision by the UN earlier this year to allow coal-fired power plants to apply for carbon...

India
  • Oct 30, 2007
  • 7 min read

IRAN: Sanctions could induce longer-term nuclear shift

Washington announced additional unilateral sanctions on Iran on October 25. Neither UN Security...

Iran
  • Oct 29, 2007
  • 7 min read

RUSSIA: Moscow keen to profit from nuclear renaissance

Russia is keen to enhance its influence in the nuclear energy arena, hoping to capitalise on the...

Russia