UN court to rule on Niger-Burkina Faso border row
AFP - Sat Nov 21, 3:08 pm ETBurkina Faso and Niger are to ask the International Court of Justice to settle their long-running border dispute, the Burkinabe foreign minister said Saturday.
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Iran Yet to Give Final Answer on Atomic Fuel Proposal, UN Says
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 20, 7:06 am ETNov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Iran has yet to provide a final written response to a United Nations-brokered proposal to enrich its uranium overseas, the head of the UN atomic agency said.
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20 years after UN pact, many children still suffer
Boston Globe - Fri Nov 20, 7:18 am ETEDITOR'S NOTE -- The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease. Associated Press correspondents around the globe interviewed children who illustrate the remaining challenges, along with some victories.
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Sri Lanka Seeks UN Aid as Envoy Visits Tamils Displaced by War
Bloomberg - Wed Nov 18, 8:59 pm ETNov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka asked the United Nations for help resettling civilians displaced by the country’s civil war as a UN envoy visited camps where mainly Tamil refugees have lived since the defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels in May.
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UN committee targets Iran's rights violations
WCAX-TV Vermont - Fri Nov 20, 12:32 pm ETA United Nations committee has approved a resolution urging Iran to stop harassing political opponents in the wake of disputed presidential elections.
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North Korean Global Arms Smuggling Evades Ban, UN Panel Says
Bloomberg - Wed Nov 18, 4:31 pm ETNov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- North Korea is violating United Nations sanctions by selling weapons to nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America and by hiding financial transactions that support its missile and nuclear programs, a UN report said.
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North Korean Global Arms Smuggling Evades Ban, UN Panel Says
Bloomberg - Wed Nov 18, 4:28 pm ETNov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- North Korea is violating United Nations sanctions by selling weapons to nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America and by hiding financial transactions that support its missile and nuclear programs, a UN report said.
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UN urges help for 1 billion deprived children
Boston Globe - Thu Nov 19, 6:14 pm ETUNICEF urged the world to help the 1 billion children still deprived of food, shelter, clean water or health care -- and the hundreds of millions more threatened by violence -- two decades after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights.
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20 years after UN pact, many children still suffer
KSWO Lawton-Wichita Falls - Fri Nov 20, 6:07 am ETEDITOR'S NOTE - The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease. Associated Press correspondents...
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20 years after UN pact, many children still suffer
KCOY Santa Maria - Fri Nov 20, 6:07 am ETEDITOR'S NOTE - The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease. Associated Press correspondents...
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20 years after UN pact, many children still suffer
FOX 11 Santa Maria - Fri Nov 20, 6:07 am ETEDITOR'S NOTE - The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease. Associated Press correspondents...
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20 years after UN pact, many children still suffer
KJCT 8 Grand Junction - Fri Nov 20, 6:05 am ETEDITOR'S NOTE - The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease.
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Key UN committee approves resolution criticizing widespread human rights violations in NKorea
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Thu Nov 19, 6:52 pm ETUNITED NATIONS - A key United Nations committee is expressing very serious concern at widespread reports of torture and other grave human rights violations in North Korea.
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Oil Sands Split Trust (TSX: OST.UN and OST.PR.A) Announces Distribution Increase for Third Quarter 2009
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Nov 19, 5:07 pm ETTORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 11/19/09) - Oil Sands Split Trust (the "Trust") (TSX: OST.UN - News )(TSX: OST.PR.A - News ) is pleased to announce a quarterly distribution of $1.15 per Capital Unit, payable on December 15, 2009 to unitholders of record on November 30, 2009. The distribution of $1.15 per Capital Unit represents a $0.90 increase from the previous quarter. A quarterly interest ...
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UN committee criticizes NKorea rights violations
WLBT 3 Jackson - Thu Nov 19, 6:56 pm ETUNITED NATIONS (AP) - A key United Nations committee is expressing very serious concern at widespread reports of torture and other grave human rights violations in North Korea.
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UN children's convention at 20: Indian boy embodies the plight of millions of downtrodden kids
CBS 6 Richmond - Fri Nov 20, 5:59 am ETIn this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, Arun Kumar, 13, behind comes out of his class in a school, in New Delhi, India. Kumar, who ran away from his abusive grand parents and worked in a textile factory before coming to Apna Ghar, a children shelter for boys for street children.
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Rabbi Warren Stone to Sound Shofar at UN COP15 in Copenhagen: Jewish Leadership to Pave Way for Low Carbon World
PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 19, 11:00 am ETRabbi Warren Stone, an eco-activist and spiritual leader of Temple Emanuel in Kensington, Maryland, in the Greater Washington, D.C. area, will serve as a delegate at the UN Climate Change Conference (UN COP15) to be held in Copenhagen in December 2009.
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UNICEF urges help for 1 billion deprived children
Denver Post - Fri Nov 20, 3:15 am ETUNICEF urged the world to help the 1 billion children still deprived of food, shelter, clean water or health care — and the hundreds of millions more threatened by violence — two decades after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights.
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U.N. panel condemns Iran for post-election crackdown
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 2:48 pm ETThe U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee condemned Iran on Friday for a violent crackdown on protesters after presidential elections this year that the Iranian opposition says were rigged.
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Sentencia de 8 años para Henry Flores
Laredo Morning Times El Tiempo - Sat Nov 21, 11:06 am ETEl ex Secretario del Condado de Webb Henry Flores, fue sentenciado a ocho años en prisión por prostitución de un menor, el jueves.
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