Libya complains of Israeli high sea 'piracy' to UN council
AFP - 2 hours, 56 minutes agoLibya protested in vain Wednesday before the UN Security Council over Israel's interception of one of its cargo ships attempting to offload aid in Gaza.
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Libya Complains Of Israeli High Sea "Piracy" To UN Council
Nasdaq - Wed Dec 3, 10:31 pm ESTUNITED NATIONS (AFP)--Libya protested in vain Wednesday before the U.N. Security Council over Israel's interception of one of its cargo ships attempting to offload aid in Gaza.
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World leaders press UN chief on Myanmar prisoners
The Kansas City Star - Wed Dec 3, 8:29 pm ESTA letter signed by 112 former presidents and prime ministers urged U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday to return to Myanmar and press its military junta to free all political prisoners.
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UN Extends Authorization For Anti-Piracy Operations Off Somali Coast
INO News - Tue Dec 2, 4:08 pm EST(RTTNews) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday approved a resolution that extends the rights of international warships to enter Somalia's territorial waters to combat piracy for another year, said officials.
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UN 'hopeful' about Obama presidency, says expert
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier - 2 hours, 52 minutes agoCHARLESTON — A 2006 photo of President-elect Barack Obama in front of the popular Superman sculpture in the small Southern Illinois town of Metropolis generally received one of two reactions.
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Former World Leaders Urge UN Chief To Intervene In Myanmar
Nasdaq - Wed Dec 3, 3:16 am ESTWASHINGTON (AFP)--More than 100 former government leaders wrote to U.N. Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon Wednesday, asking him to travel to military-ruled Myanmar to secure the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners.
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UN concerned over treatment of Iraqi detainees
Washington Post - Tue Dec 2, 10:22 am ESTBAGHDAD -- The United Nations expressed concern Tuesday about overcrowding and "grave human rights violations" of detainees in Iraqi custody _ in one case, 123 men crammed into a single cell.
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Japan Plans New Climate Goal in 2009, Not at UN Talks (Update1)
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 2, 10:29 am ESTDec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Japan will announce targets to reduce greenhouse gases blamed for global warming next year rather than accede to demands from developing countries to do so now at the United Nations climate change talks in Poland.
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Japan to Announce New Climate Goals Next Year, Not at UN Talks
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 2, 9:29 am ESTDec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Japan will announce targets to reduce greenhouse gases blamed for global warming next year rather than accede to demands from developing countries to do so now at the United Nations climate change talks in Poland.
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World carbon market now worth 38 bln euros, up 41 percent
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 3, 6:58 am ESTThe world market in greenhouse gases was worth 38 billion euros (48.26 billion dollars) in the first half of 2008, an increase of 41 percent over the figure for the same period in 2007, the UN climate conference heard on Wednesday.
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Prosecutor warns UN to prepare for Darfur ruling
KHQ Spokane - Wed Dec 3, 12:29 pm ESTAssociated Press - December 3, 2008 12:13 PM ET UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court cautions "it is time to be prepared" for reprisals in Darfur if he...
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UN reports grave human rights violations in Iraq
INO News - Tue Dec 2, 3:54 pm EST(RTTNews) - A United Nations report on Iraq has brought to light grave human rights violations by "all parties to the conflict." In its biannual report, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) called for the perpetrators of human rights abuses to be brought to justice.
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Cops nab 3, hunt 2 in series of un-related thefts
Asbury Park Press - Wed Dec 3, 4:28 am ESTThe arrest of a man on burglary charges has capped a busy three-day stretch during which police also arrested a pair of robbery suspects and sought two burglars who were scared off by homeowners.
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UN extends powers against Somali piracy for 1 year
KHQ Spokane - Tue Dec 2, 12:14 pm ESTAssociated Press - December 2, 2008 12:03 PM ET UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council has extended for another year its authorization for countries to enter Somalia's territorial...
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Prosecutor warns UN to prepare for Darfur ruling
NBC26 Green Bay - Wed Dec 3, 12:22 pm ESTUNITED NATIONS (AP) - The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court cautions "it is time to be prepared" for reprisals in Darfur if he obtains a warrant to arrest the Sudanese president on genocide charges.
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UN extends powers against Somali piracy for 1 year
KRON 4 Bay Area - Tue Dec 2, 12:08 pm ESTUNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council has extended for another year its authorization for countries to enter Somalia's territorial waters with advance notice and use "all necessary means" to stop acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea.
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UN extends powers against Somali piracy for 1 year
WHBF-TV Quad Cities - Tue Dec 2, 12:12 pm ESTUNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council has extended for another year its authorization for countries to enter Somalia's territorial waters with advance notice and use "all necessary means" to stop acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea.
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UN probe looks at more suspects in Hariri killing
The Kansas City Star - Tue Dec 2, 5:59 pm ESTA U.N. special commission investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri reported Tuesday that it has uncovered fresh evidence that could lead to more suspects.
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UN selects AIDS program's deputy director to become new chief
Newsday - Mon Dec 1, 1:04 pm ESTGENEVA, Switzerland (AP) _ The United Nations' AIDS program says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed a new chief for the group.
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UN report cites grave human rights violations in Iraq
INO News - Tue Dec 2, 9:52 am EST(RTTNews) - A United Nations report on security conditions in Iraq has brought to light grave human rights violations by "all parties to the conflict."
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Jewish family caught in tides of war
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune - 51 minutes agoClaude Miller's haunting new movie, based on a novel by Philippe Grimbert, is called "A Secret" ("Un Secret"). But the gist of this story of repression and family tragedy is that secrets are rarely singular. What is hidden from sight and excluded from discussion has a tendency to multiply and expand.
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