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RUSSIA/UN/IRAQ: Talks continue on UN resolution
US National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice arrives in Moscow today for talks on a UN Security...
RussiaLATIN AMERICA: Doubts over democratic development
The UNDP has sponsored a thorough examination of the state of democracy in Latin America with a...
Latin AmericaBURUNDI: Peace deal holds but fragility remains
The fragmented and fractious nature of Burundian politics endures, despite a brokered ceasefire...
BurundiZIMBABWE: UN crop team told to cease work
President Robert Mugabe's government has refused to allow a team from the UN World Food Programme...
ZimbabweRUSSIA: Moscow does not want US failure in Iraq
Although Russia has consistently opposed the invasion of Iraq, it is not in its interests for the...
United StatesAFGHANISTAN: UN underlines disarmament fears
The UN yesterday warned that plans to disarm by July militias controlled by regional warlords are...
AfghanistanAFRICA: New focus for anti-malaria drive
A report in the current issue of the British Medical Journal has called for anti-malaria...
AfricaIRAQ: Transition blueprint faces multiple challenges
UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi returned to Iraq yesterday.
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