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UN chief Ban Ki-moon and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are to fire early shots in a global climate debate to start in earnest next month by dominating a Commonwealth summit opening in Trinidad on Friday.
A nuclear fuel swap inside Iran, as proposed by the Islamic Republic, is "not an option", the head of the UN atomic watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei said on Wednesday.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday his probe of allegations that Iran tried to make nuclear arms is at 'a dead end' because the government is not cooperating.
A landmark treaty aimed at denying port access to foreign boats engaged in illegal fishing has been signed by the United States and a host of other nations, as well as the EU, the UN said Wednesday.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 26, 2009) - Just one week before the UN climate conference in Copenhagen, a water conference taking place in Ottawa will highlight the need for better policies to protect water in Canada and around the world. Hundreds of participants from across Canada and allies from around the world will converge in Ottawa at the Blue Summit from November 27-29 for a weekend ...
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 26, 2009) - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION THROUGH U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE U.S. Tree Island Wire Income Fund ("Tree Island" or the "Fund") (TSX:TIL.UN) announced today that, further to its news release on August 13, 2009, the Fund has completed the private placement component of its convertible debenture financing, pursuant to which ...
Germany's top general quit on Thursday over an air strike in Afghanistan on two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban in which dozens of civilians are thought to have perished.
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 26, 2009) - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE U.S. Canadian Energy Services L.P. (" CES " or the " Partnership ") ( TSX:CEU.UN ) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a private placement financing agreement, on a bought-deal basis, with a syndicate of underwriters led by RBC Capital Markets and Cormark ...
FO urges resolution of Kashmir issue through UN resolutions ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Monday once again reminded India that Jammu and Kashmir is a disputed territory and it should be resolved and settled in accordance...
Iranian authorities have confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi's medal, the Norwegian government said Thursday, accusing Iran of a shocking first in the history of the prize.
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Russia urged Iran to cooperate with the international community, as the United Nations’ atomic agency warned it had hit a “dead end” over whether the Islamic republic is developing a nuclear weapon.
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Pledges by China and the U.S. to set numerical targets for their greenhouse-gas emissions through 2020 may improve chances for a global climate agreement at negotiations next month in Copenhagen.
A United Nations human rights official says a three-member U.N. commission has arrived in this West African nation to investigate the September massacre in which troops fatally shot pro-democracy demonstrators and raped women in broad daylight.
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Pledges by China and the U.S. to set numerical targets for their greenhouse-gas emissions through 2020 may improve chances for a global climate agreement at negotiations next month in Copenhagen.
A United Nations human rights official says a three-member U.N. commission has arrived in this West African nation to investigate the September massacre in which troops fatally shot pro-democracy demonstrators and raped...
A United Nations human rights official says a three-member U.N. commission has arrived in this West African nation to investigate the September massacre in which troops fatally shot pro-democracy demonstrators and raped...
A United Nations human rights official says a three-member U.N. commission has arrived in this West African nation to investigate the September massacre in which troops fatally shot pro-democracy demonstrators and raped...
One of Africa's most brutal rebel movements relies on a vast, international network of supporters in at least 25 countries including in the United States and Europe, a United Nations report said.
GENEVA (AP) — The number of people worldwide infected with the virus that causes AIDS — about 33 million — has remained virtually unchanged for the last two years, United Nations experts said Tuesday.
ROME (AP) — A U.N. food agency says climate change could push more people into hunger in the Pacific islands by ruining crops and forests and damaging the fish industry.
ROME (AP) — A U.N. food agency says climate change could push more people into hunger in the Pacific islands by ruining crops and forests and damaging the fish industry.
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