Word: internationale
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It's a little early for sighs of relief over the fate of East Timor. Indonesian foreign minister Ali Alatas met with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan in New York Monday to negotiate the terms of a peacekeeping mission to East Timor. But although President B. J. Habibie caved in...
In January of this year, Indonesia's new president, B. J. Habibie, attempted to boost his international credibility by offering East Timor a referendum on its status. In the August poll, 78 percent of the electorate chose independence, but pro-Indonesia militias ? backed by Indonesian military officers ? then launched a...
Will East Timor get an international peacekeeping force, and which countries would send troops? Indonesia's failure to keep its commitment to ensure security in East Timor has raised the clamor for an international peacekeeping force to replace Indonesian troops. Jakarta has thus far resisted the idea, at least until...
The key is to move quickly: These prices are only the starting point; actual tabs could run quite a bit higher. Members of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee expect 10 percent of the first tickets made public to be auctioned off online. And who is looking out for the downtrodden...
Nobody knows why this is happening, but researchers think that identifying risk factors may help solve the mystery. Genetics clearly plays a role: in the Journal study, more than 11,000 of the U.S. cases cited involved white men, while fewer than 650 victims were nonwhites. International data tell the...