United Nations

  • Aug 18, 2006
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CONGO-KINSHASA: New allegations against UN soldiers

The UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) said yesterday that it was...

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Aug 18, 2006
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UN/LEBANON: Donor countries reluctant to send troops

French President Jacques Chirac yesterday authorised the deployment of 200 French troops to...

Lebanon
  • Aug 17, 2006
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Flu strain linked to China

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said today that a strain of bird flu that has...

China
  • Aug 16, 2006
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SERBIA/UN: Sell-offs complicate Kosovo status talks

Kosovo Trust Agency (KTA) Chairman Joachim Ruecker has succeeded Soeren Jessen-Petersen as UN...

Serbia
  • Aug 16, 2006
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UN/LEBANON: Hizbollah arms issue faces peacekeepers

As the ceasefire between Israel and Hizbollah largely holds, UN officials expressed the hope...

Lebanon
  • Aug 14, 2006
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UN/LEBANON: UN brokers fragile peace

Fighting has largely ceased today between the Israeli army and Hizbollah in southern Lebanon.

Lebanon
  • Aug 14, 2006
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SERBIA/UN: Polticians disagree on Kosovo's fate

Serbian Interior Minister Dragan Jocic insisted yesterday at the commemoration of the 1806 Battle...

Serbia
  • Aug 10, 2006
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UN/POLAND/RUSSIA: Potential atom bomb is made safe

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has helped Poland return safely to Russia nearly 40...

Poland