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Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad, David W Lesch, Yale University Press, $28.00. David W Lesch, a historian specializing in the Middle East, is among the handful of Westerners to have gained ...
Diplomatic gaffes on culture as a determinant of economic performance aside, Mitt Romney’s recent trip to Israel was perhaps one of the most revelatory moments in this year’s race to the White House ...
The United Nations has confirmed that the overall UN financial situation seems to have improved this year, despite the world economic downturn and despite non-payment by some of the UN’s biggest contributors, notably the ...
After 18 years of negotiations, Russia’s ongoing battle for accession to the WTO (World Trade Organization) rages onwards as Swiss-mediated talks with Georgia fail. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin pointed the finger at the US ...
According to the latest world hunger report from the Rome-based FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), international food prices and volatility will continue to increase over the next decade without increased investment in agriculture and concerted ...
What is the future of printed media? Are we heading towards the disappearance of the traditional newspapers or a re-birth of the printed media through the digital world by the use of technology ? Francis Gurry ...
At the close of its 18th session (September 29), the UN Human Rights Council adopted by consensus a resolution creating a Special Rapporteur to help states deal with gross violations of human rights in transitional ...
The world’s second fastest-growing economy has embarked on a project of colossal proportions as it seeks to lift over 400 million Indians out of poverty and enfranchise a population of 1.2 billion through ...
China may have a convertible currency by 2015 according to reports in the state-run press and comments made to European Union officials in Beijing. If it happens, it would mean that the yuan would become ...
Switzerland has decided it will not hand over private bank data to the United States as demanded in a letter to the Swiss government published in two Swiss newspapers on August 31 from US Deputy ...
A US Embassy cable released by Wikileaks (September 01) has revealed that United Nations peacekeepers from Benin stationed in the Ivory Coast lured underage girls in the town of Toulepleu to engage in sexual activity ...
The Geneva-based OIF (Organization Internationale de Francophonie) is disturbed by the prevalence of the English language over French, the historic language of diplomacy, whether in UN documents, meetings or in the corridors of the UN ...
The Geneva-based Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has lifted its freeze on aid to China despite a dispute over alleged corruption and misuse of the funding. The Fund said it took the ...
ICC (International Criminal Court) Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo said on August 19 that because Syria has not accepted the jurisdiction of the Court, the ICC lacks the authority to investigate and prosecute those responsible for ...
In the face of the global recession and decelerating world economy, the UN is placing a word limit on the flood of documents produced by its offices. It is an attempt to meet Ban-Ki Moon ...
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