United Nations
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: Poznan conference yields little
Delegates to the UN climate change convention gathered for talks in Poland from December 1-12....
INTERNATIONAL: UN resolution authorises pirate pursuit
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution yesterday, authorising countries...
InternationalSOMALIA: Washington pushes for new peacekeepers
African Union (AU) Commission Chairman Jean Ping said today that he wanted AU peacekeepers to...
SomaliaINT/PAKISTAN: UN blacklists Mumbai suspects
The UN Security Council yesterday branded Jamat-ud-Dawa (JD) a front organisation for terrorist...
PakistanKOSOVO/EU: Rule-of-rule mission deploys in north
The first policemen, customs officers and legal officials began deploying as part of the EU's...
KosovoINTERNATIONAL: Pirates' hostages require caution
Pirates seized the Biscaglia in the Gulf of Aden on November 28. The pirates boarded the...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Infrastructure investment falls away
The financial crisis and ensuing economic downturn is bringing into question previous trends in...
InternationalSCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: Major progress unlikely at Poznan
Delegates to the UN climate change convention gather next month for talks in Poland. The Kyoto...