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29 Aug 2008

A U.N. mediator who led slow-moving talks on Western Sahara and angered the territory's independence movement with comments appearing to favor Morocco, has left his job, U.N. officials said...

Russia, US trade barbs over Iraq, Kosovo at UN

UNITED NATIONS

U.S. and Russian envoys exchanged sharp words on Thursday over Iraq and Kosovo at a U.N. Security Council meeting on Georgia, at which Russia found little support for its actions in the Caucasus....

21 Aug 2008

AU backs Somalia pact, fighting rocks Kismayu

SOMALIA

The African Union said on Thursday that a pact between Somalia's government and some opposition figures was a very significant step, but fighting in the southern port of Kismayu dented hopes of a...

20 Aug 2008

UN approves Somalia force for six more months

UNITED NATIONS

The U.N. Security Council authorized on Tuesday an African Union force in Somalia for another six months, a day after Somalia's government signed a peace agreement with some opposition figures. A...

UN approves Somalia force for six more months

SOMALIA

The U.N. Security Council authorized on Tuesday an African Union force in Somalia for another six months, a day after Somalia's government signed a peace agreement with some opposition figures. A...

19 Aug 2008

Sudan warns 'consequences' over Bashir warrant

INTERNATIONAL

Sudan has warned the United Nations of "serious consequences" for its staff and facilities if the International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir over...

14 Aug 2008

Time short for climate pact, draft by mid 2009 - UN

CLIMATE CHANGE

Time is short to work out a new treaty to fight global warming as planned by the end of 2009 because drafts of a deal must be ready in less than a year, the U.N.'s top climate change official said...

11 Aug 2008

Iraq demands "very clear" US troop timeline

MIDDLE EAST

The United States must provide a "very clear timeline" to withdraw its troops from Iraq as part of an agreement allowing them to stay beyond this year, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said...

04 Aug 2008

Tehran says it won't stop nuclear work

IRAN

Iran and the representative of six world powers talked by telephone on Monday over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme but the Islamic Republic said it would press ahead despite a demand to halt...

01 Aug 2008

UN renews Darfur peacekeeping mandate

UNITED NATIONS

The U.N. Security Council renewed the mandate for peacekeepers in Darfur on Thursday in a resolution that Washington criticized for raising concerns about moves to indict Sudan's president for...

31 Jul 2008

Libya, Russia draft stronger energy ties

INTERNATIONAL

Libya's Prime Minister called on Thursday for stronger energy ties between Tripoli and Moscow, sounding alarms in Europe, which hopes Libya will help ease its dependence on Russian oil. "We would...

30 Jul 2008

UN council to disband Eritrea-Ethiopia force

AFRICA

The U.N. Security Council is planning to disband its peacekeeping mission to the volatile border between Eritrea and Ethiopia after Eritrea forced out most of the U.N. troops, diplomats said on...

SA tells ICC to back down on Darfur

SUDAN

South Africa said on Tuesday that an increasing number of countries want the International Criminal Court, in the interest of peace in Darfur, to halt any genocide indictment of Sudan's president....

24 Jul 2008

Somali Islamist vows to protect aid workers

SOMALIA

Somalia's new opposition head, Islamist cleric Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, has vowed to protect aid workers in the Horn of Africa nation where insecurity has prevented many groups from working. The...

23 Jul 2008

Darfur rebels condemn AU on ICC warrant

DARFUR

Darfur rebels accused the African Union of bias on Tuesday after it said it would urge the U.N. Security Council to suspend any warrant to arrest Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war...

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