The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
New York - The conflict involving Russian and Georgian troops over South Ossetia has remained unsettled, influencing the determination of the role of the UN military observer mission in the area, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday. But he u...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
New York - The conflict involving Russian and Georgian troops over South Ossetia has remained unsettled, influencing the determination of the role of the UN military observer mission in the area, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday. But he u...
CNN (Free subscription) | yesterday
... the foreign minister said, "I cannot give you a timetable for this agreement."The current mandate which governs how foreign forces operate in Iraq expires at the end of the year.Negroponte would not elaborate on the ongoing discussions."We both agreed that while we're still negotiating, there's no point in getting into a detailed discussion of where we might not yet have come to closure,...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
... the police said.Zebari said the two sides were "very close" to an agreement to replace the UN mandate for U.S.-led forces that expires at the end of this year.U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have been working for months to hammer out an agreement to govern the status of American troops in this country. Iraqi officials say the deal calls for U.S. troops to leave the country by the end of 2011...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
... injured, police said. Zebari said the two sides were “very close” to an agreement to replace the U.N. mandate for U.S.-led forces that expires at the end of this year. U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have been working for months to hammer out an agreement to govern the operations of American troops in this country. Iraqi officials say the deal calls for U.S. troops to leave the country...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). A number ofIraqi politicians and lawmakers are also against the mandate, saying it will violate the country's sovereignty. The long term agreement would lay down the legal basis for a continued US military presence in Iraq after a UN mandate expires in December. However, after months of disputes and criticism, the United States and Iraq are working...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
... State John Negroponte.Zebari said the two sides were "very close" to an agreement to replace the U.N. mandate that expires this year.But he added that "I don't want to give you any false hope," citing the longtime sticking-point issue of legal immunity for U.S. troops under Iraqi law."This issue needs, I think, some bold political decisions. And we are at that stage," he said, adding...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
... hammer out an agreement governing the operations of U.S. forces in this country after the current U.N. mandate expires at the end of the year.
Iraqi officials say the deal calls for U.S. troops to leave the country by the end of 2011 unless the Baghdad government asks them to stay.
But legal immunity for U.S. soldiers under Iraqi law has emerged as the major obstacle,...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
... hammer out an agreement governing the operations of U.S. forces in this country after the current U.N. mandate expires at the end of the year. Iraqi officials say the deal calls for U.S. troops to leave the country by the end of 2011 unless the Baghdad government asks them to stay.But legal immunity for U.S. soldiers under Iraqi law has emerged as the major obstacle, with neither...
Raw Story (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
With UN mandate expiring after '08, ambassadors try to hammer out deal.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
... including isolation and solitary confinement, if convicted.The ICTR rulings were issued as its U.N. mandate for prosecuting the principle people allegedly responsible for the 1994 genocide draws to a close. All trials should be completed by the end of 2008, a goal which is unlikely to be met.So far, ICTR judges have sentenced 30 people and acquitted five. Eight suspects are still...
Times of India (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
... lay the framework for the future of US forces in the violence-wracked country after 2008, when a UN mandate governing their presence expires. But it has been delayed amid differences over certain key issues, mainly concerning the immunity granted to US soldiers in Iraq and who would lead the military operations from next year. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki last month said the two sides...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
... and a status of forces agreement that would govern the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq after a U.N. mandate expires at the end of this year. Mr. Bush still maintains that any withdrawals would be “aspirational” and contingent on conditions on the ground.Iraq:There are many substantial differences between the two tickets on Iraq policy. Mr. McCain has been the main advocate of “the...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
... three warships, one supply ship and three spotter aircraft to the Somalian coast to operate under UN mandate there. The EU has already set up a cell in Brussels tasked with coordinating searches and the deployment of naval resources. The EU fleet could become operational as early as December, French government sources said. The call for military action follows the September 26 pirate takeover...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
... three warships, one supply ship and three spotter aircraft to the Somalian coast to operate under UN mandate there. The EU has already set up a cell in Brussels tasked with coordinating searches and the deployment of naval resources. The EU fleet could become operational as early as December, French government sources said. The call for military action follows the September 26 pirate takeover...
