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US President George Bush has nominated John Negroponte, 64, as the first US Ambassador to Iraq since 1991. Negroponte will lead the American presence in Iraq, which includes 130,000 US troops, after sovereignty is transferred to a caretaker Iraqi government on June 30th. He will be part of a
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The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), a centre-left think-tank, has published a report claiming that Britain's human rights policy has been compromised due to its involvement in the Iraq war, military action in Afghanistan, and terrorist attacks against the US. The report's author, David Mepham,
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European Union diplomats involved in negotiating a settlement for the divided island of Cyprus have dismissed concerns raised by Greek Cypriot leaders over the United Nations (UN) plan to unify the country. The Greek Cypriot leaders, led by Tassos Papadopoulos, have expressed fears that the plan would amount to "
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UN Undersecretary General for Political Affairs Kieran Prendergast is seeking clarification from Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash on his refusal to join the four-way talks in Switzerland. The talks, which began on March 15, aim to reunify the island of Cyprus, which has been split since 1974. Prendergast noted that
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A heated debate erupted Monday at the United Nations as several countries, including Iran and the Holy See, expressed concerns over Secretary-General Kofi Annan's decision to allow benefits to U.N. staffers in same-sex relationships, citing that the decision was not consistent with U.N. rules and regulations.
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The British government is embroiled in a fresh controversy over the Iraq war after claims emerged that British spies bugged United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the request of the United States. The allegations, made by former cabinet minister Clare Short, have sparked a furious response from Prime Minister Tony
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The controversy surrounding the alleged surveillance of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan by British intelligence officials has intensified, with Tony Blair, the UK prime minister, dismissing the claims as "deeply irresponsible." Former minister Clare Short has alleged that Britain spied on Annan in the lead-up to the Iraq
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At an address to 4,000 soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, US President Bush accused Saddam Hussein of showing "contempt" for the UN and warned that unless the Iraqi leader dramatically changes his ways, he is heading towards war. Bush stated that Saddam's recent declaration to
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President George W. Bush launched a renewed assault on Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, accusing him of acting with "contempt" and defiance to international will. Bush stated that Saddam Hussein failed to account for chemical and biological weapons caches left over from the 1991 Gulf War in Iraq'
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Iraqi scientist Salman Yassin Zweir, a 39-year-old design engineer who worked for 13 years for the Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission, has come forward with information about a secret document issued in August 1998 ordering him and other former nuclear scientists back to work on the country's nuclear weapons
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Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been playing a delicate game with the outgoing US President Bill Clinton and the incoming President-elect George W. Bush, all while maneuvering the global market with oil prices in flux. Saddam began this game in September when he accused Kuwait of stealing Iraqi oil, followed
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The UN General Assembly has formally approved a budget reduction, lowering the US share of the institution's general administrative budget from 25 to 22 percent, and peacekeeping expenses from 31 percent to approximately 27 percent. The agreement, brokered by the US delegation, was met with opposition from South
