Libya complains of Israeli high sea 'piracy' to UN council
AFP - 2 hours, 58 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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UN Panel: Info Leads To Suspects In Murder Of Lebanon's Hariri
Nasdaq - Tue Dec 2, 3:31 pm ESTUNITED NATIONS (AFP)--Newly uncovered evidence may help identify more suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, a report from the U.N.'s international inquiry team said Tuesday.
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AIDS not prevalent in Iran: UNICEF envoy
Payvand Iran News - Wed Dec 3, 10:58 am ESTThe United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) representative to Iran said that AIDS is not prevalent in Iran. Addressing a news conference marking World AIDS Day, Christian Salazar said that AIDS in the country is limited to high risk groups.
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Panamá: Torrijos promete proceso electoral "justo"
Miami Herald - Wed Dec 3, 6:36 pm ESTLos panameños tendrán un proceso electoral "justo" y confiable, prometió el miércoles el presidente Martín Torrijos en la convocatoria formal para las elecciones generales del 3 de mayo del 2009.
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Financial crisis a distraction, says Nobel winner
AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 20 minutes agoThe global financial crisis is distracting attention from other pressing issues such as high food and energy prices, and environmental damage, Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus told AFP Wednesday.
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UN extends powers against Somali piracy for 1 year
Las Vegas Sun - Tue Dec 2, 12:36 pm ESTTue, Dec 2, 2008 (9:15 a.m.) 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 restarts special human rights session on Congo
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Dec 1, 7:45 am ESTGeneva - The United Nations Human Rights Council restarted Monday a special session on the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In the first part, which took place last Friday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay,...
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How Gaza Copes
Global Envision - Wed Dec 3, 5:31 pm ESTFuel shortages, power cuts, aid shipments blocked by Israel — the UN now describes conditions faced by Gaza's 1.5 million people as "the worst ever." A recent BBC report tells how four Gazans are coping.
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UN report calls for massive economic packages
AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 1, 6:48 am ESTThe United Nations is recommending massive economic stimulus packages to deal with the fallout of a global downturn.
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Obama is delivering diversity, but some seek more
AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 11 minutes agoBarack Obama, soon to be the first black U.S. president, is on the road to making good his pledge to have a Cabinet and White House staff that are among most diverse ever, although some supporters are asking him to go even further. He added to the minority representation at the top of his administration Wednesday when he named New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a Hispanic, as Commerce Secretary.
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U.N. approves first E.Europe Kyoto project CO2 cuts
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 3, 12:52 pm ESTA United Nations panel has for the first time approved greenhouse gas cuts made by an eastern European clean energy project registered under the Kyoto Protocol, the panel said on Wednesday.
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Richardson gets post as U.S. commerce secretary
International Herald Tribune - 2 hours, 23 minutes agoSecretary of commerce may not be the job Bill Richardson hoped for on his tumultuous journey this year, but Barack Obama said on Wednesday that it was not a consolation prize, either.
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UN probe looks at more suspects in Hariri killing
The State - Tue Dec 2, 5:53 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. Hariri's killing touched off widespread protests in Lebanon, which together with intensified international pressure forced Syria to withdraw its troops after a nearly 30-year presence. "The commission ...
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UN concerned over treatment of Iraqi detainees
WBAY Green Bay - Tue Dec 2, 6:25 am ESTAssociated Press - December 2, 2008 6:23 AM ET BAGHDAD (AP) - The United Nations says it's concerned about overcrowded prisons and the treatment of detainees in Iraq.
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UN Pick Rice: Another Wrong-on-Iraq Nominee
The Nation via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 1, 10:52 pm ESTThe Nation -- On the outside chance that anyone thought that Dr. Susan Rice might be the exception to the rule of wrong-thinking that characterizes Barack Obama's foreign-policy team, well, think again.
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As More Eat Meat, a Bid to Cut Emissions
New York Times - Wed Dec 3, 11:06 pm ESTFarm emissions are being discussed during international talks on a new treaty to combat global warming.
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CNN Student News Transcript: December 4, 2008
CNN - Wed Dec 3, 10:51 pm ESTDecember 4, 2008
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Richardson, futuro Secretario de Comercio
El Paso Times - Wed Dec 3, 9:16 pm ESTCHICAGO - Este mircoles, el Presidente electo Barack Obama nombr Secretario de Comercio al Gobernador de Nuevo Mxico, Bill Richardson, un puesto clave en tiempos de serias dificultades financieras a ser ocupado por un ex contrincante del entonces candidato demcrata a la primera magistratura del pas.
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UN report details human rights abuses in Sudan, not including Darfour
World Tribune - Mon Dec 1, 5:30 pm ESTDecember 1, 2008 - UN report details human rights abuses in Sudan, not including Darfour
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Obama nominates Richardson for Cabinet
CNN - Wed Dec 3, 10:22 pm ESTPresident-elect Barack Obama announced New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his pick for secretary of commerce on Wednesday, calling him a "leading economic diplomat for America."
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Long Road Behind Him, Richardson Gets a Post
New York Times - Wed Dec 3, 10:22 pm ESTSecretary of commerce may not be the job Bill Richardson hoped for on his tumultuous journey this year, but Barack Obama said on Wednesday that it was not a consolation prize, either.
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