United Nations

  • Jul 30, 2008
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SERBIA/UN: Belgrade hands Karadzic to UN court

Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic makes his first appearance at the International War...

Serbia
  • Jul 28, 2008
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UN/KOSOVO: Russia is key to positive Kosovo outcome

Opposing views of the way ahead in Kosovo were set out at the Security Council discussion of the...

Kosovo
  • Jul 28, 2008
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INTERNATIONAL: Drug control reform remains tenuous

Despite the numerous successes of multilateral drug control efforts over the last century,...

International
  • Jul 28, 2008
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CYPRUS: Leaders will start direct talks in September

The newly appointed UN special advisor on Cyprus, Alexander Downer, arrived on the island...

Cyprus
  • Jul 25, 2008
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INTERNATIONAL: Rights activist replaces Louise Arbour

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon yesterday appointed South African jurist Navanethem Pillay to...

  • Jul 17, 2008
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GEORGIA/INTERNATIONAL: Germany makes Abkhaz overture

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits Tbilisi today to discuss a proposal to end...

Georgia
  • Jul 14, 2008
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RUSSIA/UN: Moscow blocks Western move against Mugabe

The United States and United Kingdom have accused Russia of going back on a G8 summit promise to...

Russia
  • Jul 11, 2008
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NIGERIA: Gambari resigns from peace committee

Ibrahim Gambari, the UN special advisor selected last month to head a steering committee...

Nigeria