United Nations

  • Jul 12, 2007
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UN/SERBIA: West drops independence from Kosovo draft

Moscow will need time to study the latest "voluminous" draft UN resolution on Kosovo's future, a...

Serbia
  • Jul 12, 2007
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INTERNATIONAL: Biofuel effect on farm prices limited

Growth in both developing economy consumption and demand is changing global agricultural trading...

International
  • Jul 11, 2007
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INTERNATIONAL: Urban growth requires renewed thinking

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) recently released its annual 'State of World Population' report,...

International
  • Jul 2, 2007
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CIS/RUSSIA: Moscow will oppose GUAM revival

The leaders of the four post-Soviet states composing GUAM (Georgia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Moldova)...

Cis
  • Jul 2, 2007
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IRAN/UN: Nuclear initiatives seek to break impasse

The senior Iranian leadership is aware of the destabilising activities of the Qods Force (the...

Iran
  • Jun 28, 2007
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RUSSIA/CIS/IRAN: Politics complicate Caspian talks

The legal status of the Caspian Sea plays a key role in enabling or preventing the construction...

Russia
  • Jun 27, 2007
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IRAN: Sudden fuel rationing sparks protests

Tehran has introduced petrol rationing with effect from midnight last night.

Iran
  • Jun 25, 2007
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LEBANON: Bomb kills five UNIFIL peacekeepers

Three Colombian and two Spanish peacekeepers in the UNIFIL contingent in south Lebanon were...

Lebanon