United Nations
UNITED NATIONS: Global Compact faces challenges
The Global Compact, introduced by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 1999, is an important...
United NationsIVORY COAST: Gbagbo has no intention to go before poll
President Laurent Gbagbo said yesterday that he intends to stay in office until elections are...
Ivory CoastMIDDLE EAST/UN: Resolution divides antagonists
Israel is continuing its military operations in Lebanon today, and has also detained the Hamas...
HAITI: Annan called for UN mission extension
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday made his first visit to Haiti, where he met President...
HaitiNATO/LEBANON: NATO is unlikely to send a major force
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said today that there would be no ceasefire until an...
NatoLATIN AMERICA: Consumer spending remains uneven
A study of ten South American countries, released recently as part of the World Bank's...
Latin AmericaIRAN/UN: Security Council sets nuclear deadline
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said today that Beijing hopes the passage of yesterday's...
IranCONGO-KINSHASA: Landmark poll will shore up Kabila
Counting of votes is underway following yesterday's first multi-party presidential and...
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