United Nations
SUDAN: Washington threatens oil sanctions
Washington yesterday circulated a draft UN resolution on the Darfur crisis, threatening Khartoum...
SudanMIDDLE EAST: HIV/AIDS complacency carries heavy costs
The region's socio-economic and development challenges are such that it possesses many of the...
Middle EastUNITED KINGDOM: Pyongyang visit reflects broader push
The medium-term exercise of UK global diplomatic influence requires a more intense engagement...
United KingdomAFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA: Regional swagger tests relations
In the ten years since the end of apartheid and the lifting of international sanctions, South...
South AfricaSERBIA-MONTENEGRO: UN Kosovo head moves on status
The 'contact group' of international representatives appealed on September 2 to Kosovo's Serbs to...
INTERNATIONAL: Al-Qaida damaged but still in business
The US independent commission investigating the September 11 attacks warns that there could be...
LIBERIA: Fragile security
The UN peacekeeping force is now fully deployed and international assistance has been promised,...
LiberiaSYRIA/LEBANON: UN vote reflects isolation
The Lebanese parliament is going ahead with a vote later today to amend the constitution to allow...
Syria