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HAITI: Security Council disagrees on UN mission
The UN Security Council yesterday agreed to extend the Haitian peacekeeping mission's mandate by...
HaitiSUDAN: Darfur peace hopes rise
At a summit in Libya this week, leaders of six African nations announced that Darfur peace talks...
SudanLIBERIA: Diamond deal underscores transition fragility
The signing by the transitional government of a secretive mining deal, bypassing institutions...
LiberiaSCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: Regulators target stem cell issues
Existing regulations controlling human stem cell research and stem cell therapies vary widely in...
BOSNIA: Tripartite presidency fills Croat vacancy
The upper house of parliament yesterday approved Ivo Miro Jovic as a replacement for Dragan Covic...
AFRICA/ASIA: New partners or scramble for resources?
At the recent Bandung reunion, the South African delegation couched intra-regional cooperation in...
AfricaINTERNATIONAL: Human rights and business advances
The UN Commission on Human Rights on April 20 adopted a resolution on 'Human rights and...
InternationalUNITED NATIONS: Momentum is growing for reform
If agreed upon and implemented, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's reform agenda represents the...
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