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AFGHANISTAN/NATO: Alliance warns development key
NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has urged the EU and the UN to boost their roles in...
AfghanistanIRAN/UN/EU/RUSSIA/US: Moscow opposes EU draft
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov signalled Russian opposition to a draft UN Security...
IranCENTRAL ASIA: States follow divergent paths in mining
While energy remains the economic fulcrum of Central Asia, foreign investors are showing strong...
Central AsiaSOUTH KOREA: Sanctions point to tougher line on North
South Korea today announced sanctions against North Korea in response to Pyongyang's October 9...
South KoreaIVORY COAST: UN effort to bolster PM risks instability
France circulated a draft UN resolution yesterday which would shift significant powers to Prime...
Ivory CoastGEORGIA/RUSSIA: Tbilisi can expect little from West
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday called on Russia and Georgia to "de-escalate"...
GeorgiaVENEZUELA: Hopes for Security Council compromise rise
President Hugo Chavez said yesterday that Venezuela had achieved its objective of preventing...
VenezuelaSUDAN: Pronk's expulsion reflects UN difficulties
Jan Pronk, the UN special representative for Sudan, is due to leave the country today, after the...
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