Ukraine agreement built on fragile foundations
WASHINGTON/GENEVA (Reuters) - The agreement designed to pull Ukraine back from the brink of civil war had been floundering around lunchtime on Thursday, so U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry...
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Geneva talks on Ukraine aim for written ‘solution’: source
GENEVA (Reuters) - Four-party talks to resolve the crisis in Ukraine are working on a written document that will be published later on Thursday if the talks go well, said...
‘Broke’ U.N. agency pleads for help in Central African Republic
GENEVA (Reuters) - Inter-communal violence is tearing Central African Republic apart but the conflict is not getting the attention, or aid, needed to save huge numbers of lives, the head...
Russia faces July deadline to fix $2.2 billion trucking row
GENEVA (Reuters) - Russia is inflicting $2.2 billion of annual costs on crossborder trade by enforcing illegal customs charges and inspections on trucks, the Secretary General of the International Road...
Aid bureaucracy, suspicion threaten to deepen South Sudan crisis: MSF
GENEVA (Reuters) - The humanitarian crisis created by South Sudan's civil war may well worsen this year because of the slow international response and suspicions among warring parties of U.N....
‘Mind your own business’, North Korea says of U.N. demand for justice
GENEVA (Reuters) - "Mind your own business," North Korea's ambassador told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday, moments before it voted to demand justice for Nazi-style atrocities in his...
China loses WTO bid to overturn U.S. law against unfair subsidies
GENEVA (Reuters) - China lost its bid to overturn U.S. legislation targeting unfair trade subsidies on Thursday, its second defeat in a World Trade Organization dispute within 24 hours. A...
Australia demands opponents stop stalling WTO tobacco case
GENEVA (Reuters) - Australia asked five countries challenging its tobacco policies on Wednesday to stop delaying the progress of their cases at the World Trade Organization and took the unusual...
Australia demands opponents stop stalling WTO tobacco case
GENEVA (Reuters) - Australia asked five countries challenging its tobacco policies on Wednesday to stop delaying the progress of their cases at the World Trade Organization and took the unusual...
China loses trade dispute over rare earth exports
GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has lost a dispute at the World Trade Organization over limits on rare earth and metals exports, handing Europe and the United States a victory over...