United Nations

  • Aug 13, 2008
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PHILIPPINES: UN wants civilians protected in Mindanao

UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon raised his concerns yesterday about the effect of fighting in Mindanao...

Philippines
  • Aug 7, 2008
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UN/KOSOVO: P5 members split on Mitrovica riot report

The UN Security Council (UNSC) decided last night to send a report on the riots in March in...

Kosovo
  • Aug 6, 2008
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INTERNATIONAL/SUDAN: ICC pursues calculated risk

The ICC's moves against President Omar Hassan al-Bashir represent the first time that the...

International
  • Jul 31, 2008
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ERITREA/ETHIOPIA: UN withdrawal endangers border area

The UN Security Council voted unanimously yesterday to disband the UN peace-keeping mission along...

Eritrea
  • Jul 30, 2008
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SERBIA/UN: Belgrade hands Karadzic to UN court

Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic makes his first appearance at the International War...

Serbia
  • Jul 28, 2008
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UN/KOSOVO: Russia is key to positive Kosovo outcome

On July 25, Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin accused Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of...

Kosovo
  • Jul 28, 2008
  • 5 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Drug control reform remains tenuous

Despite the numerous successes of multilateral drug control efforts over the last century,...

International
  • Jul 28, 2008
  • 2 min read

CYPRUS: Leaders will start direct talks in September

The newly appointed UN special advisor on Cyprus, Alexander Downer, arrived on the island...

Cyprus