World

New York, 20 December, 2003: United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today hailed Libya’s announcement that it will fulfill all obligations under regimes covering the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. “He sees this as a […]

Washington, 17 December, 2003— The recently completed European Union (EU) summit, Iran, Iraq, and the Middle East peace process were the subjects under discussion when Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage and European Union High […]

GENEVA / CAIRO / NEW YORK, 11 December 2003 — International development efforts are drastically short-changing girls, leaving hundreds of millions of girls and women uneducated and unable to contribute to positive change for themselves, […]

Salang, 3 December, 2003— Aziz Agha, a driver, told IRIN that since the closure of the Salang tunnel in July it had been taking him five days to drive his 20,000-litre diesel tanker south to […]

Kabul, 23 November, 2003— One person was killed and four injured during a demonstration on Sunday in the Afghan capital, Kabul, when several hundred former army officers entered the defence ministry compound demanding reinstatement and […]

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. […]