Reuters - Morocco and Western Sahara's
independence movement kept negotiations alive on the future of
the resource-rich territory, agreeing on Tuesday to meet again
in August after two days of groundbreaking talks.
AP - Morocco and rebels seeking greater control over Western Sahara ended their first direct talks in seven years Tuesday without resolving a 32-year dispute over the region, but agreed to meet again in August.
Reuters - The new United Nations human rights
watchdog earned mixed reviews Tuesday after its treatment of
Cuba and Israel caused friction among major powers.
AP - Members of the U.N.’s new human rights watchdog formally agreed Tuesday to continue their scrutiny of Israel while halting investigations into Cuba and Belarus — a move that immediately drew fire from the United States.
AP - A Canadian U.N. official who advised the Afghan government on eradicating opium poppy crops was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison for smuggling and drug possession.
AP - Universal pensions of just $1 a day in developing countries would significantly reduce old age poverty, a United Nations report said Tuesday.
Reuters - Belgian Serge Brammertz, who is
leading U.N. investigations into political murders in Lebanon,
has resigned from his separate post as deputy prosecutor of the
new International Criminal Court.
Reuters - The United States and Europeans
have drafted a new U.N. Security Council resolution that seeks
to delay independence for Kosovo for four months in an effort
to meet Russia's objections, a U.S. official and other
diplomats said on Tuesday.
OneWorld.net - UNITED NATIONS, Jun 19 (OneWorld) - When European leaders gather in Belgium this week, they might not be so pleased to see thousands of those who protested during the G8 Summit in Germany chasing them too on the streets of Brussels and asking the same old question: Why don't you match your words […]
President Bush tries to paint Abbas’s defeat in Gaza as a new chance for peace. But is he throwing good money after bad?
