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...took a robot to breathe life into a state dinner. In Prague, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi charmed guests with assistant envoy ASIMO, a Honda humanoid. Asimo paid tribute to Czech writer Karel Capek, who coined the term robot in his 1921 play R.U.R. The mechanical sidekick also danced and made a toast--in Czech--but revealed that he was too young to drink...
DIED. SERGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO, 55, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights and Secretary-General Kofi Annan's envoy to Iraq, in last week's bombing of U.N. headquarters in Baghdad. In a career that spanned more than three decades, Vieira de Mello dedicated his keen intellect and considerable charm to rebuilding war-torn states, from Bangladesh to Mozambique. The Brazilian diplomat won accolades for helping restore a measure of civilian order to Kosovo in 1999. His greatest acclaim resulted from his work from 1999 to 2002, when he oversaw the transformation of East Timor into an independent democracy after...
...occupying forces. Removing Hakim also strikes a blow at the IGC - the Ayatollah's sanction would have been important in establishing the body's legitimacy. Ironically - and not necessarily coincidentally - last week's bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad killed Sergio Vieira De Mello, the UN special envoy who had persuaded the leaders of SCIRI to join Bremer's Council. Now a second voice supporting participation in the body has been silenced. The Baathists certainly have a vested interest in ensuring the IGC's failure - after all, they're fighting an insurgency against foreign occupation...
...Bush has set Taylor's departure as a condition for any large-scale deployment of American peacekeepers, though seven arrived on Aug. 6 to coordinate logistics with the West Africans. Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has offered Taylor asylum from a war-crimes indictment. Jacques Paul Klein, the top U.N. envoy in Liberia, has urged Taylor to accept the offer. "Go while the getting is good," Klein says. Even Taylor's militia and congressmen from his own party say he should leave, arguing that his presence would spur on the rebels and risk his safety. His critics worry instead about what...
...created an updated version of a Soviet ruling party, and was returned to office in elections that were widely condemned for what the U.S. called "numerous, serious irregularities." Had his health held up, he would have been re-elected again this year "by whatever margin he chose," the former envoy says. Aliyev's greatest successes are the creation of his own power base and the establishment of a superficial calm after the bloody conflicts of the early '90s. He leaves few other achievements. He positioned himself as a pro-Western leader, cracking down on alleged Islamic fundamentalists. Yet U.S. officials...