http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Kofi_AnnanFind stories, videos, and photos about Kofi Annan from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:05:23 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Kofi_Annan14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Kofi Annan from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/05/kenya.icc.trials/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/05/kenya.icc.trials/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe International Criminal Court chief prosecutor on Thursday told Kenya's leaders that he will proceed with trials against suspected perpetrators of postelection violence that left more than 1,000 dead.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/04/kenya.justice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/04/kenya.justice/index.html#cnnSTCTextShe calmly recounts her story, her voice firm, her face stoic, in a dim room in Nairobi's Kibera slums.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:50:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/28/news/economy/davos/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/28/news/economy/davos/index.htmThe worldwide economic recession has exposed a "crisis of global governance" that can only be addressed by the radical reform of the United Nations, former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Wednesday as the World Economic Forum got under way in Switzerland.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/13/sbm.dallaire.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/13/sbm.dallaire.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn 1993, Romeo Dallaire was full of hope for the future of Rwanda.Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/05/poll.leaders/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/05/poll.leaders/index.html#cnnSTCText"The Spirit of..." team has been running an online poll asking viewers to choose who they think has been the most influential leader to have featured on the show over the course of the past twelve months.Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/22/zimbabwe.delegation.jimmy.carter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/22/zimbabwe.delegation.jimmy.carter/index.html#cnnSTCTextA group including former U.N. chief Kofi Annan and former U.S. President Carter postponed a visit to Zimbabwe meant to highlight the country's humanitarian crisis after the government refused to cooperate, Annan said.Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/09/2008.leaders/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/09/2008.leaders/index.html#cnnSTCTextWho do you feel has been the most inspirational leader featured on The Spirit Of in 2008?Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/13/KofiAnnan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/13/KofiAnnan/index.html#cnnSTCTextKofi Annan has an ambitious vision for Africa.Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:46:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818527,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818527,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe creeping coup that will keep Mugabe in office signals the end of the West's interventionist eraFri, 27 Jun 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/29/zimbabwe.annan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/29/zimbabwe.annan/index.html#cnnSTCTextZimbabwe opposition leaders must be willing to work alongside Robert Mugabe's party -- even if they unseat him in an upcoming presidential run-off vote, former U.N. chief Kofi Annan says.Thu, 29 May 2008 13:01:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1718060,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1718060,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA hard-won agreement to form a coalition between bitter rivals is a huge step toward stability. But several hurdles remainThu, 28 Feb 2008 19:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/27/kenya.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/27/kenya.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextKenya's opposition leader Wednesday called off mass demonstrations that his supporters had threatened to hold the next day.Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/26/rice.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/26/rice.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer U.N. Secretary-General and chief mediator Kofi Annan on Tuesday suspended talks to end Kenya's violent post-election crisis.Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/25/kenya.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/25/kenya.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextKofi Annan has threatened to leave as mediator in the tense Kenyan power-sharing talks if a quick agreement is not reached, a senior aide to former U.N. chief said Monday.Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/21/kenya.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/21/kenya.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextFeuding Kenyan political parties are close to a deal that could help end recent post-election violence, according to mediators in the settlement talks.Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/20/kenya.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/20/kenya.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextKenya's opposition party called for renewed mass protests unless the Parliament meets within a week and changes the constitution to make way for a political settlement.Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/15/kenya.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/15/kenya.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextKofi Annan, mediating talks between bitter Kenyan political rivals, said Friday that major progress is being made in forging a political deal that will end the crisis in the East African country.Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/14/kenya.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/14/kenya.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextKenyan negotiators trying to end the violent ethnic tensions that erupted after the disputed presidential elections last year have reached some sort of a political agreement and will continue talking next week, a spokesman for the mediators said.Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:01:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1713358,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1713358,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPolitical rivals trying to lead Kenya out of weeks of violence that left more than 1,000 people dead signed an agreement Thursday, a U.N. spokesman saidThu, 14 Feb 2008 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/04/kenya.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/04/kenya.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe death toll from post-election violence in Kenya climbed to more than 1,000 Tuesday as government and opposition politicians discussed plans that could eventually lead to a power-sharing agreement.Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:11:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1711525,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1711525,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsLeaders on both sides of a contested election move toward a new deal, but the impact of weeks of bloodshed may be more difficult to resolveFri, 08 Feb 2008 20:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/05/kenya.deathtoll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/05/kenya.deathtoll/index.html#cnnSTCTextKenya's government Tuesday announced it will find and prosecute anyone who sent "hate text messages" that helped incite ethnic tensions after the contested election in December.Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:55:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1709156,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1709156,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSome of the world's most prominent diplomats are in Kenya trying to prevent an all-out ethnic war from plunging east Africa's most important economy into chaosFri, 01 Feb 2008 19:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/31/kenya.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/31/kenya.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextTalks to mediate an end to Kenya's political crisis were to resume Friday morning after being suspended in the wake of a second opposition lawmaker's killing a day earlier, according to a U.N. spokesman.Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/29/kenya.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/29/kenya.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Tuesday pleaded with Kenya's government to take "extraordinary measures" to protect civilians hours after an opposition lawmaker was killed outside his home. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/30/kenya.violence.0830/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/30/kenya.violence.0830/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn American diplomat has described the violence in Kenya's Rift Valley as "clear ethnic cleansing" aimed at chasing out members of the Kikuyu tribe who are loyal to President Mwai Kibaki.Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/23/kenya.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/23/kenya.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTextTear gas was fired Wednesday on people taking part in a prayer march sparking more post-election violence in the Kenyan capital.Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/21/kenya.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/21/kenya.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextKenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetang'ula said hopes were high that former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan can start a dialogue to help resolve Kenya's political crisis.Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/16/kenya.tension/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/16/kenya.tension/index.html#cnnSTCTextRunning battles erupted across Kenya on Wednesday after the country's opposition leader called for three days of nationwide protests against the outcome of last month's presidential elections.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/15/kenya.session/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/15/kenya.session/index.html#cnnSTCTextKenya's opposition party struck a significant blow against the government as its candidates were elected as the house speaker of parliament and deputy speaker in the third round of voting Tuesday. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/12/YourAppraisalsofKofiAnnan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/12/YourAppraisalsofKofiAnnan/index.htmlUnited Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is making his farewells; he steps down from the helm of the world body at the end of this month. As the seventh U.N. chief -- he served nearly a decade dealing with one global crisis after another.Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/11/annan.speech/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/11/annan.speech/index.htmlKofi Annan had some strong words Monday for the United States in his farewell speech as secretary-general of the United Nations.Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/30/mideast.un/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/30/mideast.un/index.htmlThe U.N. Security Council called for an end to the fighting between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas Sunday night, warning that continued fighting could have "grave consequences for the humanitarian situation."Mon, 31 Jul 2006 01:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/26/rome.transcript/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/26/rome.transcript/index.htmlKey Middle East players and top diplomats meeting in Rome failed to reach agreement on a plan to end the 15-day-old conflict between Israel and Hezbollah militants.Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/20/mideast.diplomacy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/20/mideast.diplomacy/index.htmlU.N. chief Kofi Annan called on Thursday for an immediate end to the fighting between Israeli and Hezbollah forces.Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/28/israel.soldier/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/28/israel.soldier/index.htmlA body found near Ramallah appears to be that of an 18-year-old West Bank settler abducted by Palestinian militants last weekend, Israeli security sources said Thursday.Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/02/08/haiti.election/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/02/08/haiti.election/index.htmlElection workers in Haiti on Wednesday counted votes that will determine the new president and parliament of the impoverished Caribbean nation.Wed, 08 Feb 2006 13:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/01/24/annan.car/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/01/24/annan.car/index.htmlThe son of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he is sorry he misused his father's name to save more than $20,000 on a Mercedes SUV he had shipped to his native Ghana. Now, eight years later, he's looking to make things right.Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/12/12/lebanan.blast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/12/12/lebanan.blast/index.htmlA car bomb exploded in an eastern Beirut suburb Monday morning, killing at least four people, a Red Cross worker said.Mon, 12 Dec 2005 07:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/12/09/birdflu.thai/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/12/09/birdflu.thai/index.htmlThailand's Health Ministry has confirmed the death of a 5-year-old boy from avian influenza.Fri, 09 Dec 2005 08:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/11/16/bird.flu.china/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/11/16/bird.flu.china/index.htmlThe World Health Organization confirmed two human cases of bird flu in China, including a female poultry worker who died from the H5N1 strain of avian influenza.Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/12/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/12/iraq.main/index.htmlUnited Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan -- the latest top diplomat to visit volatile Iraq -- on Saturday denounced the deadly terror strikes coursing through the Middle East and called for Iraqis to reconcile.Sat, 12 Nov 2005 05:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/09/jordan.blasts.worldreax/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/09/jordan.blasts.worldreax/index.htmlWednesday's deadly explosions in Amman, Jordan, drew swift condemnation in Washington and at the United Nations.Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/11/05/indonesia.birdflu/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/11/05/indonesia.birdflu/index.htmlA woman who died last month in Indonesia was suffering from the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza, health officials said Saturday, and an 8-year-old relative has tested positive for the disease.Sat, 05 Nov 2005 05:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/11/03/asia.birdflu.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/11/03/asia.birdflu.main/index.htmlU.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on the international community to make immediate preparations for a possible pandemic of bird flu.Thu, 03 Nov 2005 23:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/11/03/anan.birdflu/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/11/03/anan.birdflu/index.htmlSecretary-General Kofi Annan called on the international community Thursday to make immediate preparations for a possible pandemic of bird flu.Thu, 03 Nov 2005 15:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/14/un.reform/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/14/un.reform/index.htmlWorld leaders are examining ways to revitalize the United Nations at a summit in New York, but their blueprint falls short of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's vision of freedom from hunger, persecution and war.Wed, 14 Sep 2005 07:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/07/un.oil.food.probe/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/07/un.oil.food.probe/index.htmlThe latest report by the independent panel investigating the U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq reiterates its finding that U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan did not personally engage in unethical behavior.Wed, 07 Sep 2005 22:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/11/oil.for.food/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/11/oil.for.food/index.htmlNearly half the vendors who participated in the United Nations' oil-for-food program in Iraq engaged in some illicit payments to the Saddam Hussein regime, investigators have found.Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/08/oil.food/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/08/oil.food/index.htmlA wide-ranging United Nations investigation into oil-for-food program abuses was published Monday, naming the group's head and one of his senior officers as having accepted or solicited bribes.Mon, 08 Aug 2005 17:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/15/oil.food/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/15/oil.food/index.htmlThe author of an e-mail that renewed scrutiny on Kofi Annan's role in Iraq's oil-for-food program denied Wednesday that he ever lobbied the U.N. secretary-general to award a lucrative inspection contract.Thu, 16 Jun 2005 00:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/14/oil.food/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/14/oil.food/index.htmlInvestigators probing the United Nations' oil-for-food program said Tuesday they are reviewing an e-mail that suggests a communication between Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the company that won a lucrative contract and employed his son.Tue, 14 Jun 2005 23:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/09/afghan.marines/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/09/afghan.marines/index.htmlTwo U.S. Marines were killed during a five-hour firefight with insurgents near the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, a U.S. military spokeswoman told CNN.Mon, 09 May 2005 07:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/08/afghan.blasts/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/08/afghan.blasts/index.htmlU.N. head Kofi Annan has condemned the bombing of a Kabul Internet cafe that killed three people and has expressed concern about increasing violence in Afghanistan.Sun, 08 May 2005 08:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/04/27/zimbawe.un/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/04/27/zimbawe.un/index.htmlOver U.S. opposition that branded Zimbabwe an "entirely inappropriate" choice, Zimbabwe was re-elected Wednesday to the U.N. Commission on Human Rights.Thu, 28 Apr 2005 01:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/04/04/zimbabwe.election/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/04/04/zimbabwe.election/index.htmlThe Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, has said he is concerned over aspects of last week's parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe.Tue, 05 Apr 2005 00:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/28/oil.for.food/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/28/oil.for.food/index.htmlAn independent U.N. investigative committee is expected to clear Secretary-General Kofi Annan of conflicts of interest in the now-defunct oil-for-food program in Iraq.Tue, 29 Mar 2005 03:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/21/un.reform/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/21/un.reform/index.htmlU.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged world leaders to reconfigure the international body to reflect the world's population and better enable it to tackle environmental and human rights challenges.Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/15/oil.for.food/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/15/oil.for.food/index.htmlA congressional subcommittee investigating the United Nations' defunct oil-for-food program in Iraq alleged in a public hearing Tuesday that an employee of one of the program's major contractors took a bribe that enabled former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to smuggle half a million barrels of oil.Tue, 15 Feb 2005 22:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/02/07/UN.Sudan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/02/07/UN.Sudan/index.htmlUnited Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is pointing the finger squarely at the Sudanese government for allowing ongoing violence in the western Darfur region.Tue, 08 Feb 2005 00:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/09/maldives.tsunami.tourism/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/09/maldives.tsunami.tourism/index.htmlThe December 26 tsunami has prompted the first visit by a U.N. Secretary General to the Maldives, a collection of 1200 tiny islands in the Indian Ocean.Mon, 10 Jan 2005 04:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/06/britain.tsunami/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/06/britain.tsunami/index.htmlBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair has rejected criticism of his decision to remain on holiday as the scale of the tsunami disaster was revealed.Thu, 06 Jan 2005 09:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/05/tsunami.aid.promises/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/05/tsunami.aid.promises/index.htmlAs nations rush to make donations in the wake of the tsunami tragedy, concerns are being raised over how much of the promised monetary relief will materialize.Thu, 06 Jan 2005 03:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/05/europe.silence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/05/europe.silence/index.htmlMuch of Europe fell silent for three minutes on Wednesday as busy rail stations, stock exchanges, offices and shops paused to mourn the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.Wed, 05 Jan 2005 05:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/04/tsunami.saudis/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/04/tsunami.saudis/index.htmlSaudi Arabia, criticized in the Arab world for not offering more money for tsunami disaster relief, said Tuesday it will triple the aid it has pledged to $30 million and will hold a fund-raising telethon to benefit victims.Tue, 04 Jan 2005 18:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/13/un.annan.kojo/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/13/un.annan.kojo/index.htmlKojo Annan, the son of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, says he had no involvement in the troubled Iraqi oil-for-food program that has drawn both men into multiple investigations.Tue, 14 Dec 2004 01:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/09/annan.un.us/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/09/annan.un.us/index.htmlThe Bush administration is not seeking to remove U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan from his post and remains confident in his leadership, U.S. Ambassador John Danforth said Thursday.Thu, 09 Dec 2004 20:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/08/annan.un/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/08/annan.un/index.htmlU.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who faces criticism over corruption in the agency's defunct oil-for-food program, enjoyed a standing ovation Wednesday from General Assembly members.Wed, 08 Dec 2004 18:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/07/un.annan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/07/un.annan/index.htmlIn his first televised comments since a member of the U.S. Senate called for his resignation, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan shrugged off the senator Tuesday.Tue, 07 Dec 2004 20:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/12/07/sudan.un/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/12/07/sudan.un/index.htmlU.N. head Kofi Annan has warned that chaos is looming as fighting in the Sundanese province of Darfur escalates, displacing millions of people.Tue, 07 Dec 2004 06:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/06/annan.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/06/annan.tm/index.htmlThe sonorous voice is familiar around the world. No matter what the crisis of the day, Kofi Annan's soft baritone always manages to convey a sense of imperturbable gravitas.Mon, 06 Dec 2004 22:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/01/annan.coleman/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/01/annan.coleman/index.htmlThe U.S. senator leading the investigation into allegations of corruption and mismanagement in the Iraq oil-for-food program is urging U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to resign, saying the "massive scope of this debacle demands nothing less."Wed, 01 Dec 2004 14:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/07/iraq.un/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/07/iraq.un/index.htmlIraq's interim defense minister Hazem Sha'alan has lashed out at U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and leaders of other Arab countries during a pep talk for Iraqi troops before an expected assault on the insurgent-held city of Falluja.Mon, 08 Nov 2004 03:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/07/21/sudan.annan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/07/21/sudan.annan/index.htmlUnited Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has called on the international community to do more to avert a looming humanitarian tragedy in Sudan.Thu, 22 Jul 2004 01:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/07/11/aids.conference/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/07/11/aids.conference/index.htmlGlobal efforts to reduce the scale and the impact of AIDS by next year are not following projections made three years ago, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Sunday.Sun, 11 Jul 2004 16:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/07/03/sudan.annan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/07/03/sudan.annan/index.htmlThe Sudanese government Saturday vowed to crack down on militia violence in the country's strife-torn Darfur region, where a shocking humanitarian crisis has been unfolding for months.Sat, 03 Jul 2004 14:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/06/12/annan.un/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/06/12/annan.un/index.htmlU.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan lamented new struggles that developing countries face in trying to pull their people out of poverty in a speech Saturday to the Group of 77.Sat, 12 Jun 2004 21:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/05/27/un.sudan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/05/27/un.sudan/index.htmlA day after a peace agreement marked the end of fighting in southern Sudan, attention has turned to the still embattled western part of the country.Thu, 27 May 2004 19:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/myanmar.talks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/myanmar.talks/index.htmlUnited Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan is urging southeast Asian nations to pressure Myanmar to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.Tue, 18 May 2004 00:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/31/iraq.un.probe/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/31/iraq.un.probe/index.htmlThe U.N. Security Council has offered formal support for Secretary-General Kofi Annan's plan for an independent, high-level investigation of the controversial Iraq oil-for-food program.Wed, 31 Mar 2004 23:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/27/un.britain/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/27/un.britain/index.htmlA former U.N. chief weapons inspector has fueled the row over allegations Britain spied on the United Nations before the Iraq war by saying his phone calls were routinely bugged.Fri, 27 Feb 2004 09:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/26/un.britain/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/26/un.britain/index.htmlThe United Nations said alleged British spying on Secretary-General Kofi Annan's office, if true, is illegal and must stop immediately.Thu, 26 Feb 2004 17:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/26/uk.annan.spying/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/26/uk.annan.spying/index.htmlBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair says claims that UK intelligence agents spied on U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan are "deeply irresponsible" and threatened the security of the country.Thu, 26 Feb 2004 09:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/15/sprj.nirq.un/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/15/sprj.nirq.un/index.htmlLakhdar Brahimi, previously U.N. special representative to Afghanistan, has been appointed special adviser to Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the United Nations said Thursday.Thu, 15 Jan 2004 18:59:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/12/24/315309/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/12/24/315309/index.htmIf you're American, the Nobel Peace Prize isn't what it used to be. After adjustment for inflation, this year's winners will receive less than the first recipients did 100 years ago. Blame the stro...Mon, 24 Dec 2001 05:01:00 EST