World

Sedgefield, England, 21 November, 2003— President Bush said he phoned Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan from Great Britain November 21 and told him ”our prayers are with his people … and that we will […]

Washington/London, 19 November, 2003— President Bush said the peace and security of free nations rest on three pillars during a speech in London today. ”We will encourage the strength and effectiveness of international institutions, we […]

London, 18 November, 2003— A senior administration official briefed reporters on Air Force One November 18 as they accompanied President Bush on a royal state visit to Great Britain at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth. […]

Ankara, 17 November, 2003— The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is temporarily closing its voluntary repatriation centres (VRCs) in Pakistan. The announcement follows a deadly attack in the southeastern Afghan […]

New York, 14 November, 2003— Despite international efforts to stop the practice, children are still being recruited and used as child soldiers on a massive scale, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan says in a new […]

Kabul, 12 November, 2003— The United Nations in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar has told its staff to stay home and banned all street movements in the city until further notice after a car […]

Kabul, 9 November, 2003— Afghanistan has taken another step forward on the road to democracy with the publication of its draft constitution, the United Nations Mission (UNAMA) in the country announced today. Hailing this development […]

Konduz, 27 October, 2003– Following continual calls by aid workers and Afghans alike for the expansion of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) outside the confines of the Afghan capital, Kabul, the first ISAF forces […]