Introduction
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A recent spectacular aerial photograph of Africas highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, shows the peak very largely devoid of ice and snow, possibly for the first time in
The insurgency in Iraq continues to show itself capable of multiple bombings, repeated armed assaults on Iraqi police units, assassination and kidnappings. The last week has seen a spate of
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During March and much of April 2005, numerous United States sources declared
The desperate plight of Iraq is exemplified this week by a number of brutal incidents. The slaying of dozens of Shia civilian hostages by their Sunni insurgent captors in
A number of recent reports from Iraq have emphasised the possibility that a decline in the insurgency may lead to early United States troop withdrawals, a notable contrast to 2004
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After two months of often chaotic negotiations following the Iraqi elections on
The George W Bush administration has recently shifted its policy towards Iran, favouring a more European approach that prioritises diplomatic initiatives rather than hardline rhetoric. The move, which includes trade
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The Iraq war launched by a United States-led coalition two years
American and western assessments of the security situation in Afghanistan have become more positive in recent months (see Carlotta Gall, Optimism on Afghan Security, International Herald Tribune, 8 March 2005)
A striking theme emerged from an international conference last week at the Institute for Political and International Studies in Tehran, the Iranian foreign ministrys think-tank: confidence.
The conference
A significant though little-noticed announcement from Britains ministry of defence (MoD) in February 2005 signalled a further step in a project that could radically alter the countrys
