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INTERNATIONAL: Economic crisis fuels human trafficking
According to a report yesterday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, human trafficking is the...
INTERNATIONAL: Genocide politicisation carries risks
Genocide, while defined legally in the 1948 Genocide Convention, has always also been a deeply...
INTERNATIONAL: MDGs face post-2015 rethink
The adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ten years ago was a bold new step in...
InternationalTURKEY: Israel and Iran policies may not help Erdogan
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday called on Arab states to step up efforts to end...
TurkeyIRAN/UN: New sanctions set stage for US and EU steps
The UN Security Council voted in favour of a fourth round of sanctions against Iran yesterday.
IranRUSSIA/UN/IRAN: Putin signals support for sanctions
In a strong signal of Russian support for UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions against Iran,...
RussiaINTERNATIONAL: R2P implementation faces opposition
'Responsibility to protect' (R2P) involves an international commitment to protect civilians from...
INTERNATIONAL: Expensive food can fuel instability
The global cost of imported food is expected to rise 11% this year, reaching 921 billion dollars,...
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