United Nations

  • Sep 24, 2008
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IRAN/RUSSIA/UN: Moscow scuttles P5+1 meeting on Iran

There will be no P5+1 meeting this week to discuss a fourth round of sanctions against Iran, the...

Iran
  • Sep 24, 2008
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GEORGIA: Saakashvili promises 'second revolution'

President Mikheil Saakashvili appealed to UN members yesterday not to recognise South Ossetia and...

Georgia
  • Sep 17, 2008
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INTERNATIONAL: Should force be used to provide aid?

The international principle known as the 'responsibility to protect' (R2P) was endorsed by heads...

International
  • Sep 16, 2008
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IRAN/UN: IAEA criticises Iran over nuclear deadlock

Tehran has stonewalled IAEA efforts to establish the veracity of intelligence reports suggesting...

Iran
  • Sep 10, 2008
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RUSSIA/GEORGIA: Conflict renews debate on sovereignty

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov yesterday asserted that Moscow had established formal...

Russia
  • Sep 5, 2008
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INTERNATIONAL: Financial stability needs coordination

The 2008 UN Conference on Trade and Development report provides the latest call for an...

International
  • Sep 3, 2008
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CYPRUS: Negotiations face daunting list of issues

Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat today...

Cyprus
  • Aug 29, 2008
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GEORGIA: Villagers accuse Ossetians of intimidation

About 2,300 Georgians have fled villages bordering South Ossetia, Helene Caux of the UN High...

Georgia