United Nations

  • Jan 5, 2006
  • 2 min read

ETHIOPIA/ERITREA: UN faces peace-keeping quandary

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday made several proposals for the peace-keeping mission on...

Ethiopia
  • Jan 4, 2006
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IRAN/EU: Tehran to resume nuclear research

Tehran announced yesterday that it will resume nuclear research on January 9.

Iran
  • Dec 30, 2005
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Reform challenges ahead for UN in 2006

The UN is emerging from a difficult year that saw the release of the Volcker Inquiry Report into...

International
  • Dec 29, 2005
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INTERNATIONAL: Concrete progress made in Montreal

The conference discussed what international agreements would look like after the Kyoto Protocol's...

International
  • Dec 21, 2005
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IRAN/EU: Talks about talks being held today

Talks at senior official level are being held today in Vienna between Iran and the EU-3 (United...

Iran
  • Dec 20, 2005
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GERMANY/UZBEKISTAN: Minister evades legal threat

Uzbek Interior Minister Zakirdzhon Almatov has left Germany where he was receiving treatment for...

Germany
  • Dec 19, 2005
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INTERNATIONAL: ICJ Congo ruling pressurises Uganda

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled today that Uganda violated the sovereignty of the...

Uganda
  • Dec 16, 2005
  • 1 min read

IVORY COAST: Diamond ban adds pressure on rebels

The UN Security Council yesterday extended existing sanctions on the country for a year, as well...

Ivory Coast