United Nations

  • Jun 27, 2006
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CONGO-KINSHASA: Peacekeepers freed in volatile east

Militias released two of seven Nepalese UN peacekeepers today in the volatile east of the...

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Jun 26, 2006
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SUDAN: UN suspension in Darfur reflects weak position

Relations between the UN and the Sudanese government deteriorated sharply at the weekend, as...

Sudan
  • Jun 26, 2006
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NATO/AFGHANISTAN: NATO credibility at risk in handover

Poland announced today that it will send only half of the 1,000 troops it had pledged to the...

Nato
  • Jun 16, 2006
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INTERNATIONAL: UN management reform compromise likely

UN management reform is being linked to approval of the UN budget by the United States and other...

International
  • Jun 14, 2006
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RUSSIA: Kremlin has yet to tackle ultra-nationalism

The UN special rapporteur for contemporary forms of racism, xenophobia and related intolerance is...

Russia
  • Jun 14, 2006
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LIBERIA: UN sanctions review signals confidence

The UN Security Council yesterday eased its arms embargo against Liberia, allowing the sale of...

Liberia
  • Jun 12, 2006
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SERBIA/UN: UN Kosovo chief lays down burden

Soeren Jessen-Petersen, the head of the UN administration in Kosovo (UNMIK), today confirmed that...

Serbia
  • Jun 9, 2006
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RUSSIA/BOSNIA/UN: Moscow sends Serb to Sarajevo

Former Bosnian Serb military policeman Dragan Zelenovic appears before a Sarajevo court today,...

Russia