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BURMA: UN resolution defeat will strengthen junta
China and Russia this month vetoed a US-backed draft resolution on Burma at the UN Security...
BurmaURUGUAY/ARGENTINA: Roadblocks ruling offers no relief
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) today declared itself incompetent, by a vote of 14 to 1,...
UruguaySERBIA: Radical vote holds up as Tadic's party gains
President Boris Tadic said today his Democratic Party (DS) wanted the premiership in the cabinet...
SerbiaINTERNATIONAL: FDI grows, as does economic nationalism
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows grew by 34% in 2006 year-on-year, UNCTAD said in a...
InternationalUNITED NATIONS: Major powers need shared vision
The UN is a platform for the conduct of power politics, where states aim to protect and further...
United NationsCIS: UN removes ban on export of Caspian caviar
The UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)...
CisSUDAN: Sex scandal undermines UN Darfur agenda
The UN said today it will investigate reports that some of its peacekeepers and civilian staff in...
SudanLATIN AMERICA: Sustained growth helps cut poverty rate
Favourable international conditions and increasingly prudent economic policies are contributing...
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