United Nations
RUSSIA/CHINA: Putin in Beijing
President Vladimir Putin today became the first major world leader to meet new Chinese...
RussiaLIBERIA: Sanctions review
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) announced on November 26 that sanctions -- including...
LiberiaETHIOPIA: Famine crisis
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has recently called for international assistance for Ethiopia's...
EthiopiaIRAQ/UN: Oil-for-food hiccup
Oil traders said today they have been assured by Baghdad that crude loadings will continue...
IraqEAST TIMOR: Growing pains
Demarcation of the land border with Indonesia could lead to significant reduction in the...
East TimorBALKANS: War crimes cooperation
Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia-Hercegovina's Republika Srpska (RS) have been accused of failing to...
AZERBAIJAN/RUSSIA: Balancing act
Baku's willingness to denounce Chechen separatism after the Moscow theatre hostage-taking in...
AzerbaijanLATIN AMERICA: Poverty increase
The most recent UN data provide further evidence that macroeconomic conditions are pushing...
Latin America