United Nations
ISRAEL/MIDDLE EAST: Rapid ceasefire unlikely
The UN Security Council yesterday passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the...
IsraelEU/INTERNATIONAL: Measles proves slow to wipe out
A study released today that was part-funded by the European Commission finds that the EU and...
EuCHINA/AFRICA: Beijing leans on Africa over ICC warrant
African countries on the UN Security Council (UNSC) should move to try to delay any indictment of...
ChinaCONGO-KINSHASA: LRA attacks leave hundreds dead
Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels have killed as many as 400 civilians in attacks in...
Congo-KinshasaCONGO-KINSHASA: MONUC mandate lacks bite without peace
The UN Security Council yesterday voted to extend for a year the mandate for its peace-keeping...
Congo-KinshasaSCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: Poznan conference yields little
Delegates to the UN climate change convention gathered for talks in Poland from December 1-12.
INTERNATIONAL: UN resolution authorises pirate pursuit
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution yesterday, authorising countries...
InternationalSOMALIA: Washington pushes for new peacekeepers
African Union (AU) Commission Chairman Jean Ping said today that he wanted AU peacekeepers to...
Somalia