United Nations
CHINA/TAIWAN/PACIFIC: Rivals woo Pacific Island states
As China emerges as a major Pacific power it is becoming more assertive in its opposition to...
ChinaSUDAN: North-South peace agreement signed
The Sudanese government and southern rebel movement the Sudanese People's Liberation...
SudanINTERNATIONAL: Climate summit produces US 'dialogue'
Washington's agreement at the Buenos Aires summit of the UN climate change conference to engage...
InternationalHAITI: UN mission takes more assertive role
The UN military mission in Haiti (Minustah) has begun -- after several largely ineffective months...
HaitiCROATIA: Mesic should retain presidency in run-off
Incumbent President Stipe Mesic is likely to defeat Jadranka Kosor of the Croatian Democratic...
CroatiaRUSSIA: Putin marks out limits of foreign criticism
President Vladimir Putin's televised meeting with journalists on December 23 was meant to project...
RussiaCROATIA: EU accession hopes mask domestic problems
Zagreb's progress in advancing its EU ambitions signifies not only its own success in putting...
CroatiaSOUTH ASIA/SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Economic impact limited
The Christmas tsunami of 2004 ranks among the worst natural disasters of the past century,...
