Reuters - The United States and European
nations circulated on Wednesday a draft U.N. Security Council
resolution that would pave the way for independence in Kosovo
if further negotiations fail in four months time.
AP - A revised U.N. resolution circulated Wednesday would delay granting Kosovo internationally supervised independence for four months to give the province’s majority ethnic Albanians and minority Serbs more time to negotiate its status.
The wave of Internet-fueled criticism over atrocious labor practices could mark a milestone how grassroots protests affect the country’s leaders
AFP - Taiwan said Wednesday that it planned to go ahead with a referendum next year on joining the United Nations under its own name, despite a warning from key ally Washington not to do so.
Reuters - Last year was one of the worst on
record for refugees and the crisis is deepening in 2007 thanks
to conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia and Sudan's Darfur
region, the United Nation's refugee chief said.
Reuters - Taiwan is to push ahead with plans for a
referendum on joining the United Nations under its own name
despite U.S. and Chinese objections, a ruling party official
said on Wednesday.
Reuters - The United States and European
nations hope to circulate a U.N. Security Council resolution on
Wednesday that seeks a four-month delay on a independence plan
for Kosovo in an effort to get Russia's approval.
Once, the Thakur of Mandawa lorded it over the merchants of his parched Silk Road region. Today, the heir to that title needs a little help from those merchants-turned-moguls
AP - Universal pensions of just $1 a day in developing countries would significantly reduce old age poverty, a United Nations report said Tuesday.
AP - Taiwan will proceed with a planned referendum on rejoining the United Nations under its own name, an official said Wednesday, despite strong objections to the move from China and the United States.
