United Nations

  • Dec 17, 2008
  • 6 min read

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: Poznan conference yields little

Delegates to the UN climate change convention gathered for talks in Poland from December 1-12....

  • Dec 17, 2008
  • 1 min read

INTERNATIONAL: UN resolution authorises pirate pursuit

The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution yesterday, authorising countries...

International
  • Dec 12, 2008
  • 2 min read

SOMALIA: Washington pushes for new peacekeepers

African Union (AU) Commission Chairman Jean Ping said today that he wanted AU peacekeepers to...

Somalia
  • Dec 11, 2008
  • 2 min read

INT/PAKISTAN: UN blacklists Mumbai suspects

The UN Security Council yesterday branded Jamat-ud-Dawa (JD) a front organisation for terrorist...

Pakistan
  • Dec 10, 2008
  • 2 min read

KOSOVO/EU: Rule-of-rule mission deploys in north

The first policemen, customs officers and legal officials began deploying as part of the EU's...

Kosovo
  • Dec 2, 2008
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Pirates' hostages require caution

Pirates seized the Biscaglia in the Gulf of Aden on November 28. The pirates boarded the...

International
  • Dec 1, 2008
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Infrastructure investment falls away

The financial crisis and ensuing economic downturn is bringing into question previous trends in...

International
  • Nov 27, 2008
  • 6 min read

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: Major progress unlikely at Poznan

Delegates to the UN climate change convention gather next month for talks in Poland. The Kyoto...