United Nations

  • Aug 27, 2008
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UK/ANTARCTICA: London presents territorial claim to UN

The United Kingdom will today formally present its claim to the United Nations for extending its...

United Kingdom
  • Aug 26, 2008
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INTERNATIONAL: Sudan raises Security Council tensions

The request by the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for an arrest...

International
  • Aug 26, 2008
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INTERNATIONAL: Drug trade still strong despite curbs

Recent expert reports on global drug markets have stressed that the markets for opiates and...

International
  • Aug 20, 2008
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PACIFIC/UN: New agency will help islands at risk

The UN and Samoa are to set up an Inter-Agency Climate Change Centre addressing the threat posed...

Pacific
  • Aug 13, 2008
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PHILIPPINES: UN wants civilians protected in Mindanao

UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon raised his concerns yesterday about the effect of fighting in Mindanao...

Philippines
  • Aug 7, 2008
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UN/KOSOVO: P5 members split on Mitrovica riot report

The UN Security Council (UNSC) decided last night to send a report on the riots in March in...

Kosovo
  • Aug 6, 2008
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INTERNATIONAL/SUDAN: ICC pursues calculated risk

The International Criminal Court's (ICC's) moves against Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir...

International
  • Jul 31, 2008
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ERITREA/ETHIOPIA: UN withdrawal endangers border area

The UN Security Council voted unanimously yesterday to disband the UN peace-keeping mission along...

Eritrea