United Nations

  • Dec 5, 2006
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US/UN: Bolton's fall ends era of forceful diplomacy

US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton yesterday announced that he would resign his post at the end...

United States
  • Dec 1, 2006
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SUDAN: AMIS extension no great balm to Darfur security

The African Union (AU) voted yesterday to extend the mandate of its mission in the Darfur region...

Sudan
  • Dec 1, 2006
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SERBIA/UN/RUSSIA: Ceku pays first visit to Moscow

Agim Ceku paid the first visit by a Kosovo prime minister to Moscow yesterday -- albeit an...

Serbia
  • Nov 30, 2006
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SOMALIA: Intervention compounds escalating tensions

Council of Somali Islamic Courts militia are reported to have clashed this week with Ethiopian...

Somalia
  • Nov 29, 2006
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SERBIA/UN: Few Kosovars heed 'independence now' call

UN police fired tear gas yesterday to disperse demonstrators trying to remove barriers outside...

Serbia
  • Nov 28, 2006
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UN/SUDAN: Sudan remains opposed to UN role in Darfur

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir yesterday explicitly rejected plans for a joint peace-keeping...

Sudan
  • Nov 27, 2006
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HAITI: Security setbacks pressure government

The international community needs a safe environment if it is to maintain its commitment to...

Haiti
  • Nov 22, 2006
  • 7 min read

NEPAL: Republic looms as parties sign peace pact

The government and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) yesterday signed a peace accord. The...

Nepal