Mission
Moldovan official: We do not need tanks and soldiers with Kalashnikov in Transnistria
The War in Transnistria in 1992 between Moldova and Russia was ended with a ceasefire. The sides agreed to establish the Joint Control Commission (JCC), which was meant to monitor the ceasefire in the Security Zone - the strip along the Nistru River that...
US, EU, criticize Belarus expulsion of OSCE monitors
The United States and European Union Tuesday jointly criticized the Belarus government's decision to close the OSCE monitoring mission in Minsk that had called the country's December presidential election badly flawed. The State Department indicated...
Next 5+2 meeting to be held in Kiev
A two-day review conference on confidence-building measures in the Transnistria settlement process ended in southern Germany on Wednesday. The conference was organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova in the George C. Marshall European Center for Security...
Progress in confidence-building measures between Moldova, Transnistria assessed in Germany
A conference organized by the OSCE Mission in Moldova started in the German town Garmisch-Partenkirchen on 9 November. The meeting's goal is to assess the progress made in the elaboration and implementation of measures to bolster confidence and security...
Germany extends three of its foreign military deployments
German troops deployed with European Union forces in Bosnia and off the coast of Somalia will continue their mission for another year. The government will also extend its role in a NATO mission in the Mediterranean. The German government has decided...
Sri Lanka bomber targets gov. minister
A disabled woman carried out a suicide bombing mission Wednesday in a Sri Lankan government building in Colombo, killing an aide and herself. The attack happened in the office of Social Services and Social Welfare Minister Douglas Devananda around...
Mass grave found northwest of Baghdad
Iraqi and U.S. troops on an anti al-Qaida mission northwest of Baghdad found a grave containing at least 22 corpses, the military said Tuesday. The find was made in the Lake Tharthar region, which straddles Anbar and Salaheddin provinces, CNN reported...
Did deferred maintenance cause RAF crash?
A British surveillance plane that exploded in Afghanistan was sent on a mission even though it was known to have fuel leaks, The Times of London reported. The crash killed the 14 men onboard the plane. The newspaper said documents obtained through...
Ex-U.N. commander: Darfur mission dicey
The Nigerian general heading the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Sudan's Darfur region has been warned by a former colleague to expect betrayal. The letter of caution was sent Sunday, the Global Day for Darfur in 30 countries, to Gen. Martin Agwai by...
