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US/IRAQ: State-building woes put Bush on defensive
General John Abizaid, the commander of the US Central Command, announced plans on July 20 to...
United StatesIRAQ: Governing Council divisions
Another US soldier was killed today by a rocket-propelled grenade -- the 39th combat death since...
IraqSAO TOME/PRINCIPE: Ministers freed
An international mediation team yesterday secured the release of six senior government officials...
Sao TomeBALKANS: HIV/AIDS infections pose epidemic risk
Although the current level of infection with HIV and AIDS in the region is low, the rate of new...
BalkansRUSSIA/IRAQ: UN peacekeeping role?
Foreign Ministry spokesman Aleksandr Yakovenko said today that there was currently no possibility...
RussiaSERBIA-MONTENEGRO: Kosovo convictions
Thousands protested in the northern Kosovo town of Podujevo yesterday against the sentencing for...
CENTRAL ASIA: Environmental collaboration set to rise
There is now a more integrated effort to tackle environmental problems in the region, involving...
Central AsiaLIBERIA/US: Bush and Annan discuss peacekeeping
US President George Bush met UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday to discuss means of...
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