United Nations

  • May 27, 2003
  • 7 min read

UNITED NATIONS: Sanctions lifted but tensions persist

The UN Security Council voted 14-0 on May 22 to lift sanctions on Iraq. Concessions were made by...

United Nations
  • May 27, 2003
  • 7 min read

RUSSIA: Foreign ministry's continuing importance

After several years in the doldrums, the MID is showing signs of a revival. As a conservative...

Russia
  • May 23, 2003
  • 5 min read

CARIBBEAN/US: Iraq controversy puts ties under strain

Recent US foreign policy decisions, particularly concerning Iraq, have had an adverse impact on...

Caribbean
  • May 20, 2003
  • 2 min read

UNITED NATIONS: Iraq sanctions resolution

The Security Council will today consider in closed session a revised US, UK and Spanish...

United Nations
  • May 19, 2003
  • 8 min read

US/MIDDLE EAST: Bush unlikely to press Sharon on peace

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has postponed his visit to Washington to meet President...

United States
  • May 14, 2003
  • 1 min read

RUSSIA/US: Powell visit

In a sign of improving US-Russian relations after the war in Iraq, the Russian lower house of...

Russia
  • May 14, 2003
  • 1 min read

IVORY COAST: More peacekeepers

The UN Security Council yesterday voted unanimously in favour of sending up to 76 military...

Ivory Coast
  • May 13, 2003
  • 2 min read

CONGO-KINSHASA: Peacekeepers needed

African military chiefs met in Addis Ababa today for a second day of talks about the possibility...

Congo-Kinshasa