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AFGHANISTAN: Return of warlordism puts Karzai at risk
Interim leader Hamid Karzai visited the city of Herat today for talks with governor Ismail Khan,...
AfghanistanCOLOMBIA: Rights abuse rises as peace talks fail
Despite international support for the peace process and the establishment of a permanent office...
ColombiaUNITED STATES: Fund stance remains divisive
The White House is holding up the transfer of 34 million dollars to the UN Population Fund...
United StatesCROATIA: Government foments frontier fracas
The country's prolonged inability to solve its three bilateral border disputes -- with...
CroatiaJAPAN/AFGHANISTAN: Questions over aid commitment
Major donor nations today pledged more than 1.5 billion dollars in aid to Afghanistan at a...
JapanCOLOMBIA: Peace talks remain flawed despite reprieve
Peace talks between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla group were salvaged on...
ColombiaINTERNATIONAL: Local needs count in conservation
The developed world largely appreciates the importance of dense forests to the wider...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Hurdles ahead for Global Tax Network
In an interlinked world economy, tax policies have several cross-border implications. Enhanced...
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