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Ankara, 24May, 2004— The executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Antonio Maria Costa, started on Monday a six-day tour of four Central Asian states to review the drug control […]

Washington, 19 May, 2004— President Bush and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi discussed several issues during talks at the White House May 19 including the full transfer of sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government on […]

Islamabad, 14 May, 2004— Improved trade ties between Pakistan and the Central Asian state of Tajikistan would allow the South Asian nation to establish itself as a gateway for Central Asian trade and commerce, and […]

Washington, 26 April, 2004— Even though he was of a different generation, the late professional football star Pat Tillman exemplified President John F. Kennedy’s exhortation during his 1961 inauguration speech that urged Americans to ”ask […]

Washington, 21 April, 2004— The U.S. Supreme Court on April 20 heard oral arguments on the first case to address the legal implications of the war on terror and the rights of the approximately 600 […]

Kabul, 19 April, 2004— High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers said Sunday that UNHCR expects to see up to 1 million Afghans return to their homes this year, mainly refugees but also 50,000 to 100,000 displaced persons […]

IRAN: UNHCR head arrives in Iran UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers, arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran on Tuesday, as part of an eight day mission to the region, including visits Afghanistan and […]

Karachi, 12 April, 2004— Human rights activists in Pakistan have called for an improvement in the conditions faced by women prisoners and an overhaul of the entire justice system following an announcement by President Musharraf […]