United Nations

  • Feb 15, 2010
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ARGENTINA: Oil fracas may hit Barclays' debt swap bid

A complaint brought before a federal court in Buenos Aires is seeking to bar UK-based bank...

Argentina
  • Feb 8, 2010
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IRAN/UN: Tehran tries to buy time with mixed signals

Tehran today informed the IAEA of its plans to begin enriching its uranium to 20% from tomorrow,...

Iran
  • Feb 8, 2010
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NORTH KOREA: Pyongyang can make a China play

The head of the Chinese Communist Party's International Department arrived in North Korea on...

North Korea
  • Feb 5, 2010
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INTERNATIONAL: Asset recovery hampers UNCAC action

The UNCAC framework for the first time officially links domestic and international aspects of...

International
  • Feb 3, 2010
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IRAN/UN: Ahmadi-Nejad says he will accept IAEA deal

President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad said yesterday in an interview with state television that he had...

Iran
  • Feb 2, 2010
  • 7 min read

CYPRUS: Intensive talks fail to force breakthrough

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is visiting Cyprus to show his personal support for...

Cyprus
  • Jan 29, 2010
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INTERNATIONAL: Global migration body faces obstacles

The third Global Forum on Migration, held in November, is being viewed by many as the start of a...

  • Jan 25, 2010
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INTERNATIONAL: Human Rights Council splits to persist

Expectations of a more assertive approach to human rights by the HRC after the Obama...