United Nations
CHINA/TAIWAN/PACIFIC: Rivals woo Pacific Island states
As China emerges as a major Pacific power it is becoming more assertive in its opposition to...
ChinaINTERNATIONAL: Climate summit produces US 'dialogue'
Members of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change held their tenth summit in December. No...
InternationalHAITI: UN mission takes more assertive role
The mission marks the first time that the international community has made a long-term commitment...
HaitiRUSSIA: Putin marks out limits of foreign criticism
President Vladimir Putin held his fourth meeting with the international and domestic media on...
RussiaCROATIA: EU accession hopes mask domestic problems
The president elected on January 2 may lead the country into the EU. Croatia's progress in...
CroatiaSOUTH ASIA/SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Economic impact limited
An earthquake off the coast of Indonesia on December 26 triggered tsunamis in the Indian Ocean...
PROSPECTS 2005: Bleak outlook for peace in Sudan
In 2004, the government and the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) made...
SudanEASTERN EUROPE/EU: States combat people-trafficking
Trafficking in human beings is a major issue: 120,000 women are trafficked into the EU each...
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