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Iran nuclear talks extension poses risk to Rouhani
Tehran announced today that the P5+1 talks on its nuclear programme would restart in early...
IranSyria crisis confounds international aid efforts
The UN Security Council passed Resolution 2165 on July 14 authorising the UN to deliver...
SyriaUN Syria resolution bolsters international aid effort
The UN Security Council yesterday approved Resolution 2165, authorising humanitarian agencies to...
SyriaWeakened Hamas will struggle to reverse Gaza fortunes
Israel's offensive on Gaza, 'Operation Protective Edge', entered its seventh day today with the...
Middle EastBrazil will weigh on Latin America FDI outlook
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2013 rose for the fourth...
Latin AmericaPost-2015 UN development goals face financing gap
Negotiations in New York suggest that the new SDGs will incorporate commitments in areas such as...
InternationalLower Latin American growth to hit anti-poverty effort
Regional growth will reach 2.7% this year, according to the UN Economic Commission for Latin...
Latin AmericaEU-US loopholes undercut 'conflict minerals' controls
This week the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia invalidated part of the 2010...
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