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LATIN AMERICA: UN vote yields continuing deadlock
A second day of voting yesterday again failed to give either Venezuela and Guatemala the...
Latin AmericaINTERNATIONAL: FDI shows important globalisation trend
The UN yesterday released its 2006 World Investment Report, highlighting forceful trends in...
InternationalLATIN AMERICA: Security Council stalemate continues
Both Venezuela and Guatemala failed to gain the two-thirds majority needed to win a non-permanent...
Latin AmericaSERBIA: New basic law's short-term aims risk crisis
Pronouncing Kosovo to be an inalienable part of Serbia, the new constitution is a further...
SerbiaNORTH KOREA/UN: Sanctions will anger Pyongyang
The UN Security Council passed a resolution condemning North Korea on Saturday.
North KoreaLATIN AMERICA: Chile abstains from Venezuela vote
Chile will abstain in today's vote to replace Argentina as a non-permanent member of the UN...
Latin AmericaLATIN AMERICA: Security Council vote divides region
On October 16, UN members will vote to fill five non-permanent Security Council seats, including...
Latin AmericaBURMA: Convention resumes as UN focus turns to junta
The fourth session of the National Convention opened on October 10.
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