Washington, 25 June– U.S. and European agricultural subsidies have undercut the ability of developing countries to export their products, weakened the commodity prices on world markets and severely undermined African economies, Malian President Amadou Toumani […]

New York, 25 June– In the wake of renewed fighting in Liberia, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan condemned again any attempts to resolve political differences through armed violence and called on the parties to give […]

The Hague, 25 June– The roster of senior officials who will guide the International Criminal Court (ICC) was completed today with the election of prominent French litigator and legal expert Bruno Cathala as Registrar of […]

New York, 25 June– The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today it was ”horrified” by the abductions this week of at least 100 young girls in Uganda by the rebel Lord Resistance Army. The […]

Bunia, 25 June– Pressing ahead with a ”weapons-free Bunia” initiative and other efforts to maintain the recent calm in the war-torn northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) town, the Interim Emergency Multinational Force is […]

Washington, 24 June– Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure was greeted at Peace Corps headquarters with a standing ovation from Peace Corps volunteers June 24 as Peace Corps Director Gaddi H. Vasquez pledged to further expand […]

Washington, 24 June– Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said June 24 there is ”no reason to believe” that senior Iraqi leaders were among those killed in the U.S. raid on a convoy about six days ago […]

Washington, 24 June– African farmers want access to biotechnology and they want it now, according to African educators, scientists and farmers participating on a panel at the Biotechnology Industry Organization’s annual convention in Washington, D.C. […]