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Washington, 13 July– The situation in Iraq is ”difficult” at the moment, but ”the outcome is going to be a good outcome,” Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said in an interview on NBC’s ”Meet the […]

Washington, 11 July– President Bush says intelligence services cleared his January 28, 2003 State of the Union Address to the U.S. Congress that included a sentence indicating that Saddam Hussein was seeking uranium from Africa, […]

Nairobi, 11 July– The independent claims commission, which is looking into post-war claims by Eritrea and Ethiopia, has announced partial awards regarding the issue of prisoners-of-war. In a lengthy document issued on 8 July, the […]

Rome, 11 July– With the humanitarian situation in Liberia deteriorating by the day, the United Nations World Food Programme warns that hundreds of thousands of displaced people in camps outside the capital, Monrovia, will soon […]

New York, 8 July– Both the international community and the leaders of the factions fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been faulted by the United States for failing to take steps to […]

Washington, 3 July– President Bush ”is exploring all of the options — political options, diplomatic options and military options as well,” towards Liberia, Secretary Powell told reporters at a press availability at the State Department […]

Nairobi, 2 July– Hundreds of Kenyan women are to receive British legal aid to allow them to pursue a rape claim against the British ministry of defence. A total of 650 women – mostly from […]

Geneva, 2 July– Food aid needs in southern Africa remain substantial due to erratic weather patterns, deteriorating economies, and the devastating impact HIV/AIDS is having on communities across the region, the United Nations World Food […]