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UN watchdog censures Iran on nuclear drive

AFP - Fri Nov 27, 7:37 am ET

The UN nuclear watchdog censured Iran on Friday and demanded it immediately halt construction of a newly-revealed uranium enrichment plant as world powers united against Tehran.

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UN Worker Shot Close To Philippine Massacre Site - Aid Agency
Nasdaq - Fri Nov 27, 12:02 am ET
MANILA (AFP)--An unknown gunman has shot a local U.N. Children's Fund worker in a lawless part of the southern Philippines close to where a political massacre occurred, the aid agency said here Friday.
Commonwealth seeks to shape global climate talks
AFP via Yahoo! News - 55 minutes ago
Heads of Commonwealth nations warned Friday of a looming catastrophe posed by climate change as they opened a summit to be addressed by the UN chief and other world leaders.
UN Group Probes Killings of Demonstrators in Guinea
Fox News - Thu Nov 26, 9:25 am ET
A United Nations human rights official says a three-member U.N. commission has arrived in Guinea to investigate the September massacre in which troops fatally shot pro-democracy demonstrators and raped women in broad daylight.
UN Helicopter Shot At In Northern DR Congo
INO News - Thu Nov 26, 4:25 pm ET
(RTTNews) - At least five people were wounded when a UN helicopter came under fire from militants in northern Democratic Republic of Congo, said officials on Thursday.
Commonwealth summit to stoke climate debate
AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 2 minutes ago
Leaders of the two-billion-strong Commonwealth and the UN on Friday opened a summit pushing the rest of the world to strike a deal to save the planet from catastrophic climate change.
Iran Censured At UN Nuclear Meeting
The Huffington Post - Fri Nov 27, 9:09 am ET
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In reversal, Canada's prime minister to attend UN climate-change meeting in Copenhagen
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Thu Nov 26, 5:04 pm ET
TORONTO - Canada's prime minister is reversing his position and will attend a United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen next month, Stephen Harper's spokesman said Thursday.
World powers seek Iran nuclear censure
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 4:00 am ET
World powers united on Friday to seek a new UN censure of Iran's nuclear programme and demand that it halt construction of uranium enrichment site kept secret until recently.
Iraq invasion of 'questionable' legitimacy: diplomat
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 9:08 am ET
The 2003 invasion of Iraq was "of questionable legitimacy", Britain's then ambassador to the UN said Friday, adding he had wanted another six months of diplomacy before military action was launched.
UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief Retires 'disappointed' Over Iran's Non-cooperation
INO News - Thu Nov 26, 8:25 am ET
(RTTNews) - Outgoing chief of the UN nuclear watchdog said Iran was not cooperating with his agency in uncovering the truth about that country's dubious nuclear weapons program.
Diplomats: Iran censured at UN nuclear meeting
Durant Daily Democrat - 58 minutes ago
VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board censured Iran today, with 25 nations backing a resolution demanding that Tehran immediately freeze construction of its newly revealed nuclear facilit...
UN AIDS chief in China to push for stronger civil society
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 12:10 pm ET
The UN AIDS chief said 50 million people are at risk from the disease in China and the government must do more to reach out to civil society and work with vulnerable groups such as homosexuals.
Civilians on the move in eastern DR Congo: UN
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 12:37 pm ET
Thousands of civilians are fleeing Rwanda for eastern Democratic Republic of Congo causing fresh ethnic tensions in the region, the UN peacekeeping mission MONUC and refugee agencies said Wednesday.
'Patience is running out' over Iran: US ambassador
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 7:07 am ET
Patience is "running out" over Iran's nuclear programme, the US ambassador said here Friday after the UN atomic watchdog passed a resolution censuring Tehran.
UN agency approves 'groundbreaking' anti-illegal fishing treaty
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Nov 25, 5:41 am ET
Rome - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has approved a treaty that aims to close fishing ports to ships involved in illegal fishing, the Rome-based UN agency said Wednesday. The treaty, known as the Agreement on Port State M...
Resolution against Iran adopted at IAEA - Update
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Nov 27, 6:11 am ET
Vienna - The International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) board adopted a resolution Friday, saying Iran had breached UN Security Council orders to halt nuclear activities by secretly building a new nuclear site. The resolution was supported by 25 of ...
IAEA votes to censure Iran nuclear program
The Christian Science Monitor - Fri Nov 27, 9:43 am ET
IAEA censure of Iran nuclear program comes as UN nuclear watchdog chief ElBaradei says agency at 'dead end' with Iran.
Louis Belanger: Congo and Peacekeeping Operation: Oxfam's Demands Gather Strength with Leaked UN Experts Report
The Huffington Post - Wed Nov 25, 5:25 pm ET
This wednesday (November 25th), Oxfam met with UN Security Council Ambassadors to present over 6500 signatures from concerned citizens in more than 130 countries, all...
Brazil's Sadia Food Co Gets UN Carbon Credit Certified
Nasdaq - Thu Nov 26, 3:31 pm ET
SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- Brazilian food company Sadia said Thursday that it has been accepted to be a part of the United Nations' Clean Development Mechanism project, which will allow the company to sell carbon credits next year.
Georgianne Nienaber: UN Report on Congo: A Boeing 727 From Florida, Money Laundering and Gold for Dubai
The Huffington Post - Fri Nov 27, 6:24 am ET
From New York to Singapore, hundreds of major news organizations, including the New York Times, the BBC, the Associated Press, Reuters, and the Voice of...