United Nations
INTERNATIONAL/UN: Leadership questions hang over Ban
The UN General Assembly will tomorrow elect South Korea's foreign minister, Ban Ki-moon, as its...
WEST AFRICA: FAO warns of regional locust threat
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned yesterday of the threat to North and West...
West AfricaSERBIA/UN: Envoy doubts settlement is possible
The UN special envoy on Kosovo, Martti Ahtisaari, said yesterday he doubted a negotiated...
SerbiaSUDAN: Darfur clashes renew humanitarian fears
Government troops clashed with rebels of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) on Saturday,...
SudanNORTH KOREA: Nuclear test raises the stakes
Pyongyang said today that it had conducted an underground nuclear test.
North KoreaNORTH KOREA/UN:UNSC will pronounce on nuclear threat
The UN Security Council is expected to approve a statement today on North Korea's threat to...
North KoreaGEORGIA/RUSSIA: Conflict will stop short of war
Moscow has frozen transport and postal communications with Georgia, even after Tbilisi released...
GeorgiaAFGHANISTAN: NATO unwilling to boost narcotics role
NATO today assumed direct control of US forces in eastern Afghanistan, bringing over 30,000...
Afghanistan