Middle East
MIDDLE EAST: Region is waking up to HIV/AIDS threat
The region has only a mixed record in its response to the AIDS pandemic, despite its geographical...
Middle EastUS/ WESTERN EUROPE: Underlying differences dog visit
President George Bush has today begun his first trip to Europe since he was re-elected for a...
Western EuropeCANADA: Challenges remain in oil sector
Canada now has the second largest proven oil reserves in the world. The country's oil-sands...
CanadaUNITED STATES: Foreign budget proposals face cutbacks
Congress has begun considering the administration's fiscal 2006 budget. The administration has...
United StatesTANZANIA: Oil surveys pique international interest
The managing director of Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation said yesterday that oil...
TanzaniaUNITED STATES: Bush outlines expansive agenda
President George Bush yesterday delivered the first State-of-the-Union address of his second term...
United StatesIRAQ: Election turnout boosts transition prospects
Iraqis voted yesterday to elect a 275-member Transitional National Assembly (TNA), as well as...
IraqCHINA: Energy-led foreign policy raises the stakes
Rapid economic growth is generating voracious demand for energy in China, which faces supply...
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