United Nations
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: Climate costs deemed 'reasonable'
Working Group Three of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on May 4 released its...
CENTRAL ASIA: Tensions thwart Aral Sea revival
The Aral Sea disaster symbolises the environmental problems facing Central Asia.
Central AsiaINTERNATIONAL: Agreement will support climate talks
Delegates to the third UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) conference in Bangkok...
InternationalSERBIA/UN: Serb politician announces Kosovo 'guard'
The Interior Ministry yesterday said that it was illegal to form an armed group to defend Serb...
SerbiaLIBERIA: Extractive sector opening for diamonds, iron
The UN Security Council voted on April 27 to lift its 2001 ban on diamond exports from Liberia,...
LiberiaNATO/AFGHANISTAN: Reconstruction is key to stability
NATO foreign ministers begin a two-day meeting in Oslo today to discuss the mission in Afghanistan.
NatoIVORY COAST: Gbagbo gains from peace process progress
Two weeks after the appointment of a new opposition-led government, Ivory Coast has reached the...
Ivory CoastRUSSIA/MIDDLE EAST: Moscow reviews its regional role
Middle Eastern conflicts and flashpoints provide Russia with an opportunity to demonstrate the...
Russia