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| Jun. 28 |
 Baghdad |
WHO to open permanent Baghdad office The World Health Organization is opening a permanent office, a move that underscores recent security improvements in Iraq's capital
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| Jun.4 |
 USA |
Obama pledges support for Israel Barack Obama has pledged unwavering support for Israel in his first foreign policy speech since declaring himself the nominee for president
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| Mar.5 |
Washington |
OAS passes resolution on Colombian raid The Organization of American States passed a resolution in hopes of easing tensions stemming from an attack into Ecuadoran territory by Colo...
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| Sep.25 |
UN |
UN chief calls for global action
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| Dec.14 |
 Belgium |
EU backs strict expansion rules| EU leaders have agreed that aspiring members must meet its tight entry criteria | |
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| Dec.8 |
London |
Fiji suspended from Commonwealth
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| Dec.7 |
Washington |
Bush says Iraq policy will change 
Bush and Blair have said that the US and UK must adopt a new approach to Iraq
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| Sep.28 |
Japan |
PM seeks better Asian ties |
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| Sep.26 |
Japan |
New Japan PM vows strong China ties |
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| Sep.11 |
Washington |
Rice presses Sudan to accept U.N. |
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US remembers 9/11 five years on
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| Sep.4 |
Darfur |
Africa Union 'will quit Darfur'
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| Aug.8 |
UN |
UN powers re-think Lebanon draft
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| Aug.5 |
 UN Security Council |
U.S., France draft truce deal goes to U.N. Security Council will receive the proposal and discuss it later
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Pakistan |
'Spy' diplomat expelled |
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| Jul.6 |
Gaza |
Palestinian PM makes appeal |
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Milosevic autopsy points to heart attack
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| Jan.26 |
Switzerland |
Davos: Annan lauds U.N.'s 'new mindset' |
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Bush unveils pandemic flu strategy
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| Oct.26 |
London |
EU heads to discuss globalisation |
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| Apr.18 |
UN |
UN call for China-Japan meeting
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| Mar.10 |
UN |
Annan proposes treaty on terrorism |
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| Mar.8 |
UN |
U.N. call for ban on human cloning |
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Pope has surgery to aid breathing
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| Feb.16 |
 Japan |
Kyoto Protocol comes into force| The Protocol, which aims to slow global warming, has come into force 7 years after being agreed | | |
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| Feb.1 |
Nepal |
World leaders condemn Nepal crisis |
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| Jan.5 |
 Indonesia |
International conference for tsunami aid| World and regional leaders, the UN were expected to attend | |
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| Nov.29 |
UN |
UN plan demands more intervention |
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| Nov.18 |
France |
Chirac urges fairer world order |
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| Nov.4 |
Beijing |
China welcomes Bush but stays wary |
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| Oct.6 |
European Union |
EU paves way for Turkey to join
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| Oct.1 |
Washington |
US urges Israel to show restraint
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| Sep.20 |
Washington |
Kerry and Bush square off on Iraq
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| Sep.16 |
Washington |
Iran nuclear resolution agreed |
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| Nov.28 |
European Union |
European defence 'deal' reached
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Italy |
EU discord over constitution text |
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| Oct.29 |
Baghdad |
Red Cross to reduce Iraq staff The agency stressed it was not pulling out of the country
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| Oct.7 |
Indonesia |
ASEAN to form EU-style trade bloc |
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| Sep.16 |
UN |
U.S. vetoes Arafat vote A resolution would have demanded Israel halt threats to expel Palestinian Authority President
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| Sep.13 |
UN |
UN powers stall on Iraq future
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| Aug.26 |
UN Security Council |
War crimes order to protect staff
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| Aug.3 |
South Africa |
Conference focusing on AIDS
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| Jul.21 |
Senegal |
W Africans seek Liberia crisis solution
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| Jun.20 |
Greece |
EU leaders welcome constitution
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| Apr.29 |
Thailand |
Asia adopts SARS war plan
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| Mar.11 |
Austria |
U.S., Russia confront dirty bombs
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| Mar.7 |
UN Security Council |
Inspectors report Blix, ElBaradei told the Security Council that they were making progress, need more time, and have found no smoking gun
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Turkey fails to approve US deployment
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| Dec.18 |
Ivory Coast |
West African leaders open summit
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| Nov.21 |
 Czech Republic |
NATO expands by 7 members The alliance has formally agreed to add ex-Soviet republics to its ranks for the first time
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| Nov.8 |
UN Security Council |
U.N. passes Iraq resolution 1441| Security Council resolution demands unfettered access for U.N. inspectors to search for weapons of mass destruction | | |
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Congress backs Bush war powers
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| Oct.9 |
European Union |
EU sets date for historic union The European Commission has recommended that 10 ex-communist countries join the European Union in two years' time
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| Sep.10 |
 Switzerland |
Switzerland joins United Nations| 190th member is pledging to respect its traditional neutrality while pursuing human rights, world peace | |
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| Jul.8 |
 South Africa |
Leaders launch African Union African leaders gathered to eulogize the Organization of African Unity as a crucial instrument in fight against colonialism
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| Jun.27 |
Canada |
Russia joins G8 top table
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| May.6 |
West Bank |
Deal reached on Bethlehem siege
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| Jan.13 |
 Malawi |
Southern African summit Heads of state and government from the Southern African Development Community are meeting to address the instability
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| Nov.9 |
Morocco |
Climate treaty set to be ratified
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| Oct.20 |
 China |
China rallies Apec to fight terrorism President Zemin has told Asia-Pacific leaders that the world is fighting an international battle
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| Oct.12 |
UN |
U.N., Annan receive Nobel Prize Norwegian Nobel Committee gave the centenary award to the U.N. and Kofi Annan, 63, for building peace
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| Oct.1 |
UN |
NY mayor addresses UN
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| Sep.28 |
UN Security Council |
Anti-terrorism resolution Security Council has unanimously passed a resolution introduced by the United States a cut off the financing of terrorist groups
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| Sep.12 |
Afghanistan |
UN evacuates Afghanistan staff
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| Sep.8 |
South Africa |
Racism conference ends Conference adopted a declaration of principles and a plan to combat discrimination and refused to accuse Israel of racism
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| Sep.4 |
Afghanistan |
U.N. urges fair trial of aid workers
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| Sep.3 |
South Africa |
U.S. pulls out of racism conference Israel and the U.S. have pulled out of the U.N. Conference Against Racism after compromise over condemning Israel had failed
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| Aug.31 |
South Africa |
Conference on racism starts
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| Aug.17 |
Afghanistan |
U.N. warns Taliban
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| Jul.22 |
 Northern Italy |
G8 leaders fail to agree on Kyoto The leaders' final communique showing the U.S. stood alone on whether to ratify the Kyoto Protocol
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| Jul.21 |
Northern Italy |
Police use tear gas at G8
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| Jun.25 |
UN |
UN AIDS Conference
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| Jun.13 |
Paris |
Assembly approves EU treaty |
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| May.29 |
Hungary |
NATO foreign ministers meeting |
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| Feb.26 |
France |
Treaty of Nice |
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| Feb.17 |
Southern Italy |
Optimistic end to G7 session |
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| Dec.10 |
France |
EU is ready for enlargement |
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