UN Hot On Hariri Killer's Tail ... Not

Nine months after former Lebanese premier Rafik Hariri was assassinated and two months after finally getting its investigation up and running, the UN investigatory machinery grinds on. Here's the latest:

In a statement read out to the press by Ambassador Kenzo Oshima, of Japan, which holds the Council’s rotating presidency for August, Council members expressed satisfaction that the UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC)* had “significantly advanced” the course of its probe.

Stay on the trail boys! Here's a hint: Five letters, begins with "S." Don't have it yet? OK, one more clue -- but just one! Ends with "ryia."

* Pronounced "eunich."