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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Miembro del Casino Online VegasRed.com Gana Cerveza Gratis por un Año
PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 3, 2:01 am ESTNuestro afortunado jugador, Joerg S. de Alemania ganó cerveza gratis por un año en la promoción Oktoberfest en VegasRed.com
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Two-thirds of Myanmar HIV cases involve youths: UNICEF
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 1, 12:19 pm ESTYouths in Myanmar are particularly at risk from HIV, with almost two thirds of the near quarter million people living with the virus in that country aged under 24, the UN Children's Fund said Monday.
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Vatican Opposes Any UN Action to Decriminalize Homosexuality
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 2, 5:20 am ESTDec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The Vatican will vote against a European Union draft declaration to the United Nations to decriminalize homosexuality, a stance that has drawn criticism from pro-gay rights groups seeking to persuade countries such as Saudi Arabia to lift the death penalty for same-sex relations.
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UN chief 'backs EU force for DR Congo'
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 30, 8:16 am ESTUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is in favour of sending an interim European force to Democratic Republic of Congo until peacekeeping reinforcements arrive, Belgium's foreign minister said Sunday.
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UN, zoo group launch 'Year of the Gorilla 2009'
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 1, 2:42 pm ESTEndangered gorilla species will be placed "on a higher pedestal" next year in efforts to raise awareness about their plight and threats to their habitat, a UN expert said Monday.
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Japan Plans New Climate Goal in 2009, Not at UN Talks (Update1)
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 2, 10:47 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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Climate juggernaut on the horizon, UN talks told
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 1, 1:54 pm ESTWar, hunger, poverty and sickness will stalk humanity if the world fails to tackle climate change, a 12-day UN conference on global warming heard on Monday.
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Greens go nuts at UN climate talks
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 1, 1:27 pm ESTArmed with walnuts, apocalyptic art and a small green dinosaur, environmentalists spiced up the UN climate talks here Monday with colourful demands for action on global warming.
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Obama's pick for UN ambassador has ties to Maine
Boston Globe - Tue Dec 2, 12:47 pm ESTThe name of President-elect Barack Obama's selection for United Nations ambassador will have a familiar ring to many people in Maine.
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UN concerned over treatment of Iraqi detainees
Boston Herald - Tue Dec 2, 4:38 pm ESTBAGHDAD - The United Nations expressed concern Tuesday about overcrowding and "grave human rights violations" of detainees in Iraqi custody - in one case, 123 men...
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Flooding Affects 97,000 People in Ethiopia, United Nations Says
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 3, 4:00 am ESTDec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Flooding of the Wadi Shabelle River in Ethiopia ’s Somali region led to a “widespread loss of assets” that affected 97,000 people, the United Nations’ humanitarian agency said.
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UN reports grave human rights violations in Iraq
Nasdaq - Tue Dec 2, 3:45 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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World carbon market now worth 38 bln euros
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 3, 7:01 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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UNICEF Calls for End to Forced Recruitment of Child Soldiers in DRC
Voice of America - Wed Dec 3, 4:48 pm ESTThe United Nations Children's Fund is calling for a halt to the forced recruitment of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It says all warring parties in North Kivu Province forcibly recruit children into their armies. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva.
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Prosecutor warns UN to prepare for Darfur ruling
WHO-TV 13 Des Moines - Wed Dec 3, 2:30 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 Court Trying Hariri, Lebanon Murders to Begin Work March 1
Bloomberg - Sun Nov 30, 7:36 pm ESTNov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations court which will try suspects in the assassination former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and other Lebanese political murders will begin work in The Hague on March 1, Lebanese and UN leaders said.
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U.N. urges radiation to spur plant growth
UPI - Wed Dec 3, 1:01 pm ESTUNITED NATIONS, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency is urging increased use of radiation to produce high-yielding plants to help people avoid hunger.
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350 women in Afghan prisons, many for 'moral crimes:' UN
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 1, 5:24 pm ESTAfghanistan has some 12,500 prisoners, including 350 women, many of whom are being detained for "moral crimes" such as running away from home, the United Nations said on Monday.
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UN calls for 'massive' economic stimulus to ease global crisis
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 1, 8:01 am ESTGovernments of the world must embark on a massive financial stimulus to counter the global economic downturn, UN experts said in a report published on Monday.
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Security Council to discuss global terrorism after Mumbai attacks
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 2, 2:00 pm ESTNew York - The UN Security Council will hold talks on international efforts to combat terrorism next week in the wake of the Mumbai attacks that killed more than 180 people, Croatia's ambassador to the United Nations said Tuesday. The 15-member counc...
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