Libya complains of Israeli high sea 'piracy' to UN council
AFP - 1 hour, 10 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 'hopeful' about Obama presidency, says expert
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier - 59 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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Palestinian rights groups urge end to Israeli 'discrimination'
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 3, 12:53 pm ESTThe UN Human Rights Council must ensure Israel ends "institutionalised racism and discrimination" against Palestinians when it examines the Jewish state's rights record, Palestinian groups urged Wednesday.
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Global warming could harm Pacific food security: UN
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 2, 2:04 pm ESTGlobal warming causes freak weather that may have a "devastating impact" on food security in the Pacific region, the UN food agency warned on Tuesday.
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Prepare for disasters despite downturn: UN
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 2, 12:25 pm ESTUN officials meeting in the Malaysian capital Tuesday warned Asian countries not to cut funding for disaster preparations, despite the global economic downturn.
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UN Expresses Support For EU Anti-Piracy Mission
Nasdaq - Tue Dec 2, 12:01 pm ESTUNITED NATIONS (AFP)--The UN Security Council on Tuesday passed a resolution expressing its support for an EU naval mission to begin Dec. 8 aimed at ending increased piracy off the coast of Somalia.
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Hutu militia return to key DR Congo axis after rebel retreat
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 3, 12:00 pm ESTRwandan Hutu militia retook Wednesday a key axis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo abandoned by Tutsi-led rebel forces, rebel and UN sources said, as the United Nations reported fresh fighting between the two sides.
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The Path Towards Centralization of Internet Governance Under UN: Part 2
CircleID - Wed Dec 3, 2:42 pm ESTThis essay is the second of a three-part series ( 1 , 3), published by the Publius Project of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. It focuses on the steps of a possible roadmap for centralizing Internet governance under the United Nations.
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Palestinian Rts Grps Urge UN To End Israeli "Discrimination"
Nasdaq - Wed Dec 3, 1:02 pm ESTGENEVA (AFP)--The U.N. Human Rights Council must ensure Israel ends " institutionalized racism and discrimination" against Palestinians when it examines the Jewish state's rights record, Palestinian groups urged Wednesday.
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Prosecutor warns UN to prepare for Darfur ruling
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 3, 12:01 pm ESTThe 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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Early HIV screening of newborns at risk can save lives: UN
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 1, 6:16 pm ESTTimely screenings can save the lives of newborns at risk of contracting HIV, according to a report released Monday by four UN agencies to mark World AIDS Day.
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UN concerned over treatment of Iraqi detainees
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 2, 4:09 pm ESTThe 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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If indicted, Al-Bashir destined to face justice before UN court
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 3, 3:44 pm ESTNew York - The United Nations' top prosecutor said Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir was destined to face justice if he is indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) later this month for his role in the deadly Darfur conflict. ICC pros...
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Twenty drown as 115 are forced overboard in Gulf of Aden: UN
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 2, 7:13 am ESTTwenty people were killed and two others feared dead after smugglers forced some 115 people overboard while crossing the Gulf of Aden, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday.
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UN extends powers against Somali piracy for 1 year
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 2, 12:00 pm ESTThe 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’s Ban Discusses Option of European Forces in Eastern Congo
Bloomberg - Mon Dec 1, 6:45 am ESTEuropean forces would bridge a gap while Monuc waits for 3,000 reinforcements, which were approved last month by the UN Security Council, spokesman Madnodje Mounoubai said.
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US to leave door open on climate for Obama: officials
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 3, 7:42 pm ESTPresident George W. Bush's outgoing administration promised Wednesday to leave options open at next week's UN climate talks in Poznan, Poland on president-elect Barack Obama's possible environment plans.
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UN close to new piracy resolution, German official says
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 2, 8:30 am ESTBerlin - The UN Security Council is close to passing a new resolution that authorizes a European Union fleet to fight piracy, according to German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday. The EU operation, using seven warships that mostly ...
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People in Muslim Nations Conflicted About UN
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 2, 7:00 pm ESTFavor More Active UN With Broader Powers, But See U.S. Domination and Failure to Deal With Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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Monsoon floods affect 370,000 in Sri Lanka: UN
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 2, 8:05 am ESTMonsoon floods in the north of Sri Lanka have affected more than 370,000 people, with 71,000 being displaced, the United Nations said Tuesday.
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UN chief backs EU force for DR Congo: Belgium
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 30, 3:37 pm ESTUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon favours sending an interim European force to Democratic Republic of Congo awaiting peacekeeping reinforcements, Belgium's foreign minister said Sunday.
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