United Nations

  • Sep 28, 2006
  • 2 min read

SERBIA/EU: Mladic trial adds to Belgrade's headaches

The trial of ten people for aiding war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic began in Belgrade yesterday,...

Serbia
  • Sep 26, 2006
  • 7 min read

BOSNIA: Former moderates turn to hardline rhetoric

Bosnia holds elections on October 1. The ballot follows one of the wildest, dirtiest pre-election...

  • Sep 26, 2006
  • 2 min read

IRAN/RUSSIA: Bushehr agreement could be divisive

Moscow and Tehran signed a deal today setting out a timetable for the long-delayed completion of...

Iran
  • Sep 26, 2006
  • 2 min read

LEBANON/SYRIA/UN: Hariri investigator reports progress

Serge Brammertz, the Belgian investigator now leading the UN inquiry into the assassination of...

Lebanon
  • Sep 26, 2006
  • 1 min read

EAST TIMOR: Prime minister talks with rebel leader

Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta today held talks with rebel leader Gastao Salsinha, the leader of...

East Timor
  • Sep 21, 2006
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Human rights survey shows progress

The findings of a survey of the human rights practices of Fortune 500 firms suggest that, in...

International
  • Sep 21, 2006
  • 1 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Human rights survey shows progress

The findings of a survey of the human rights practices of Fortune 500 firms suggest that major...

International
  • Sep 21, 2006
  • 2 min read

SUDAN: Khartoum gets breathing room on Darfur

The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council yesterday extended the mandate of its mission...

Sudan