UN missions anthrax scare may be a hoax
WABC-TV New York - 21 minutes agoNYPD says tests show no danger in the white powder mailed to three UN missions.
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Iran to reject UN-brokered nuclear plan: leading MP
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 7, 11:27 am ETIran has decided to reject proposals from major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, a leading member of parliament said on Saturday, in a serious setback for UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns about its atomic ambitions.
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UN Urges Karzai to Fight Corruption
ABC News - Sat Nov 7, 1:45 am ETUN Security Council urges new Afghan government to improve security and fight corruption
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Delegates discuss way forward in UN climate talks
Park Hills Daily Journal - Mon Nov 9, 8:12 pm ETBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Countries most vulnerable to climate change said Friday they were incensed that rich nations were rethinking the timetable for concluding a global treaty that would hold them to legally binding targets for cutting emissions.
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UN: Closer Congo-Rwanda ties could end Africa's Great Lakes war
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 9, 1:20 pm ETNew York - The recent warming up in ties between the leaders of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo could alter the situation in the war-prone Great Lakes region in Africa, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said Monday. Congo's Presiden...
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PC virus can frame innocent of child porn
The Washington Times - 58 minutes agoOf all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an un suspecting collector of child pornography. Heinous pictures and videos can be deposited on computers by viruses -- the programs better known for swiping your credit card numbers. In this twist, it's your reputation that's stolen. Pedophiles can exploit virus-infected PCs to remotely store and ...
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Korean navies exchange fire in disputed waters
CNN - 1 hour 57 minutes agoNorth and South Korean naval forces exchanged fire on Tuesday in disputed waters, a South Korean defense official said.
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PAKISTAN: UN seeks safe access to IDPs
IRIN - Sun Nov 8, 7:30 am ETISLAMABAD, 8 November 2009 (IRIN) - As concern over the lack of access to internally displaced persons (IDPs) from South Waziristan grows among humanitarian workers, UN agencies have called for measures to ensure the security of all civilians caught in the conflict, including relief workers.
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UN-proposed nuclear deal still on table: top Iran MP
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 6:29 am ETProposals from world powers to supply nuclear fuel for a research reactor in Iran are still on the table, a leading MP said on Sunday a day after suggesting that Tehran could reject the deal.
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UN General Assembly Passes Resolution Endorsing Gaza War Crimes Report
INO News - Thu Nov 5, 7:12 pm ET(RTTNews) - The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution endorsing a report submitted by a UN-appointed investigating committee that probed alleged war crimes by Israeli forces and Hamas militants during the December-January Gaza conflict.
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Suspicious powder sent to U.N. missions
WABC-TV New York - Mon Nov 9, 10:39 pm ETThe letters containing suspicious powder were delivered to three UN missions.
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U.N. declares Afghan election "credible, legitimate"
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 3:56 pm ETThe U.N. General Assembly declared on Monday that Afghanistan's presidential election was both credible and sound, despite allegations of widespread fraud that led critics to question the vote's legitimacy.
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Israel Rejects UN General Assembly's Endorsement Of War Crimes Report
INO News - Fri Nov 6, 9:57 am ET(RTTNews) - Israel has rejected UN General Assembly's endorsement of the UN Fact Finding Mission's report on the Gaza Conflict, which requires it to investigate war crimes committed by Israeli forces during the December-January military offensive in Gaza.
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UN's Extreme Makeover Home Edition?
ABC News - Sun Nov 8, 9:37 am ETThe United Nation's headquarters in New York gets a 21st-century update.
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Jaime Bayly: un antiburgués conservador
El Nuevo Herald - Sun Nov 8, 1:00 am ETCon la fama de ser el infante terrible de la televisión, Jaime Bayly se ha dado el lujo de escribir como le da la gana, de lo que quiere y como quiere, sin aparentes cortapisas ni pudores. Sus columnas periodísticas le garantizan el disgusto de muchos que, sin embargo, las leen. El sabe divertir: es un conservador político, pero a la vez un radical social, que confiesa ser bisexual desde hace ...
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Un almuerzo especial con la Primera Dama
El Nuevo Herald - Sun Nov 8, 1:00 am ETLa Primera Dama de los Estados Unidos, Michelle Obama, fue la invitada de honor y la oradora de un almuerzo muy especial...
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Keystone diplomats
New York Post - Mon Nov 9, 4:36 am ETThe UN General Assembly last week formally endorsed the odious Gold stone Report, which accuses Israel of war crimes for defending itself. Nearly all Western nations either opposed the Arab-sponsored resolution or abstained, leaving the usual Thi...
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EL ROSTRO DE HOY: IAN PEARL
El Nuevo Herald - Tue Nov 10, 1:01 am ETIan Pearl, quien vive con un tubo de respiración artificial, se ha convertido en el alma inspiradora para un proyecto de ley estatal contra las prácticas discriminatorias de los seguros de salud.
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Maya Angelou, Rihanna among Glamour mag's honorees
AP via Yahoo! News - 58 minutes agoEven for a venue as grand as New York's Carnegie Hall, there was a pretty dazzling concentration of star power at Glamour magazine's Women of the Year awards.
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Dulces sueños
El Nuevo Herald - Tue Nov 10, 1:01 am ETCinco consejos del doctor Robson Capasso para lograr mejores noches de sueño: No trate de forzar el sueño; de esa manera, un minuto sin dormir puede parecer una hora.
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Estudio 13
El Nuevo Herald - Tue Nov 10, 1:01 am ET`AL ROJO VIVO' EN AUTO. Dos corresponsales de Al rojo vivo con María Celeste están llevando a los televidentes en un recorrido de costa a costa para mostrarles las áreas rurales y urbanas de todo el país en las que los hispanos han llegado para quedarse. En la serie especial Latinos USA, dos corresponsales iniciaron el viaje partiendo desde Los Angeles (Francisco Cuevas y su camarógrafo Carlos ...
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UN relocating 600 staff in Afghanistan
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