Middle East

  • Feb 21, 2005
  • 6 min read

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 East
  • Feb 21, 2005
  • 7 min read

US/ 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 Europe
  • Feb 16, 2005
  • 7 min read

CANADA: Challenges remain in oil sector

Canada now has the second largest proven oil reserves in the world. The country's oil-sands...

Canada
  • Feb 10, 2005
  • 7 min read

UNITED STATES: Foreign budget proposals face cutbacks

Congress has begun considering the administration's fiscal 2006 budget. The administration has...

United States
  • Feb 10, 2005
  • 1 min read

TANZANIA: Oil surveys pique international interest

The managing director of Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation said yesterday that oil...

Tanzania
  • Feb 3, 2005
  • 7 min read

UNITED STATES: Bush outlines expansive agenda

President George Bush yesterday delivered the first State-of-the-Union address of his second term...

United States
  • Jan 31, 2005
  • 7 min read

IRAQ: Election turnout boosts transition prospects

Iraqis voted yesterday to elect a 275-member Transitional National Assembly (TNA), as well as...

Iraq
  • Jan 27, 2005
  • 7 min read

CHINA: Energy-led foreign policy raises the stakes

Rapid economic growth is generating voracious demand for energy in China, which faces supply...

China