United Nations

  • Jul 19, 2006
  • 6 min read

RUSSIA/NORTH KOREA: Stance contradicts grand rhetoric

North Korea's July 5 missile tests initially placed Russia in a highly advantageous diplomatic...

North Korea
  • Jul 19, 2006
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CONGO-KINSHASA: Tensions prompt UN billeting call

The UN called yesterday for the Congolese Armed Forces to be confined to barracks before, during...

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Jul 19, 2006
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THAILAND: UN criticises emergency decree

The UN yesterday urged the government to repeal part of the emergency decree currently enforce...

Thailand
  • Jul 17, 2006
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NORTH KOREA/UN: UNSC moves against Pyongyang

The UN Security Council (UNSC) passed a resolution condemning North Korea on Saturday.

North Korea
  • Jul 14, 2006
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UNITED STATES: Drug control strategy may affect trade

Congress is assessing the administration's Synthetic Drug Control Strategy. A primary focus of...

United States
  • Jul 14, 2006
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SERBIA/RUSSIA/UN: Moscow backs Belgrade on Kosovo

Russian UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said yesterday that the international community had neither...

Serbia
  • Jul 13, 2006
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ISRAEL/LEBANON: Conflict threatens Beirut government

Israeli forces today imposed a land and sea blockade on Lebanon and put Beirut International...

Israel
  • Jul 12, 2006
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RUSSIA: 'Far abroad' policy becomes proactive

Relations with Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Latin America are assuming greater importance in...

Russia