By Noel King Khartoum 12 November 2006 UN Emergency Coordinator Jan Egeland (L) with Martin Ojul, chairman of LRA negotiating team, in Sudanese town of Juba, November 11, 2006 The United Nations humanitarian chief is in southern Sudan for a meeting...
By Sonja Pace London 10 November 2006 Britain's top domestic intelligence chief says authorities are investigating dozens of terror plots and warns of future attacks, which she says could involve chemical or even nuclear devices. ------- Eliza Manni...
By Catherine Maddux Washington 01 November 2006 UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Jan Egeland gestures during a news conference in Kenya (File photo - Sept. 12, 2006) The top U.N. humanitarian official says the operating environmen...
By Catherine Maddux Washington 30 October 2006 The top U.N. humanitarian affairs official says there has been dramatic improvement in northern Uganda since the start of peace talks to end nearly 20 years of devastating civil war. ----- Jan Egeland (...
By Michael Bowman Washington 19 October 2006 The International Committee of the Red Cross says the United States has made progress in the treatment of detainees in the war on terrorism, but that concerns remain. Jakob Kellenberger, the president of...
By Gary Thomas Washington 02 October 2006 The United States' top intelligence official says that although the Islamic-based terrorist movement is growing, counter-terrorism efforts have kept the threat in check. Director of National Intelligence Joh...
By David Gollust United Nations 18 September 2006 Kofi Annan U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned Monday that Iraq could be heading for full-scale civil war if current levels of violence continue. He spoke at a meeting on the Iraq situation at t...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 08 September 2006 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Gutteres warns the worsening situation in Sudan's Darfur region threatens to spark another round of mass displacement that could destabilize the entir...
By Margaret Besheer Beirut 28 August 2006 Kofi Annan arrives in Beirut, Monday After a meeting with the Lebanese Prime Minister and other top officials, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he is satisfied Lebanon is committed to the U.N. resoluti...
By Gary Thomas London 18 August 2006 Passengers wait to check in with a pile of luggage at Heathrow Airport terminal 4, London, Tuesday, August 15, 2006 The head of the leading low-cost airline in Britain lashed out at the government's new airport s...