Britain, France, Germany Back Annan; Bush Wavers
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Britain, Germany, France,  Russia, and China rallied around U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan on Thursday, but President Bush did not explicitly  endorse the U.N. chief, under fire over suspected corruption in  the now-defunct Iraq humanitarian program.
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WASHINGTON - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan was pressed Thursday to do more in Iraq, while at the same time he was being snubbed by the US president.
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The prime minister has thrown his weight behind beleaguered secretary general of the United Nations as Kofi Annan faces stringent criticism over the UN oil-for-food scandal in Iraq.
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The United States gave UN Secretary General Kofi Annan a belated show of support but said the United Nations remains under a cloud over allegations of corruption in Iraq.
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Germany and France offered a ringing endorsement for Turkey&#39;s eventual membership of the European Union at a bilateral summit, as French President Jacques Chirac brushed aside doubts about Paris&#39;s backing.
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Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said he has won broad support among Asian countries for Germany's bid for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council.
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UNITED NATIONS The United States has now joined the rest of the world backing United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. It&#39;s an abrupt turnaround from the US refusal to back him last week after a senator called for his resignation.
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Iraq war opponents France, Germany and Russia Monday hailed elections in the country as a success and, in a sign of warming transatlantic ties, pledged to back U.S. efforts to restore stability.
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Diplomats from several countries have expressed support for the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, after a call for his resignation over the UN role in the Iraq Oil-for-Food programme.
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The European Union threw its political weight behind beleaguered U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Friday but the United States again refused to back him and a U.S. senator reiterated his call for the U.N. chief to resign.
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The European Union gave strong personal backing to Kofi Annan as secretary-general of the United Nations on Friday in a diplomatic broadside against US critics trying to force him from office.
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Embattled UN Secretary General Kofi Annan got a standing ovation from diplomats from around the world in United Nations on Wednesday, in what UN officials said was a show of support at a time of crisis.
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US envoy John Danforth publicly backed United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, saying ``we are expressing confidence in the secretary-general and his continuing in office&#39;&#39; to end
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Argentina, Denmark, Greece, Japan and Tanzania won this week seats as non permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
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Many Europeans didn't want a second term for President Bush, but as his inauguration approaches they're warily hopeful for more cooperation with the U.S. leader and his new foreign policy team led by Condoleezza Rice.
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Britain, Germany, France,  Russia, and China rallied around U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan on Thursday, but President Bush refused to explicitly  endorse the U.N. chief under fire over suspected corruption in  an Iraqi-oil sales program.
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WASHINGTON : President George W Bush Thursday joined a chorus of US-allied leaders in defending the Iraq war from UN chief Kofi Annan&#39;s charge that it was illegal.