Libya complains of Israeli high sea 'piracy' to UN council
AFP - 2 hours, 56 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 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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Greens 'go nuts' at UN climate talks
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 1, 10:17 am ESTGreen groups upped the pressure at UN climate talks in Poland on Monday with wacky stunts aimed at prodding delegates from around the world to get moving on a new deal to tackle global warming.
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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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Ab-un-original
The Reader - Wed Dec 3, 4:58 pm ESTWriter/director Baz Luhrmann and three companion screenwriters so revere Australia’s aborigines they made a movie dedicated to the latter’s magical powers, which include (but are not limited to) teleportation and sorcery.
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UN calls for 'massive' economic stimulus to temper global crisis
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 1, 7:15 am ESTA massive and coherent economic stimulus must take place soon to counter the global economic downturn, UN experts said in a report published Monday in Doha.
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Security Council to discuss global terrorism in the wake of Mumbai attacks
Nasdaq - Tue Dec 2, 4:01 pm EST(RTTNews) - The most fatal terrorist attack in the history of India has prompted the UN Security Council to hold talks on international efforts to mitigate the global menace of terrorism.
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Trusted Obama adviser Susan Rice to be UN envoy
AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 1, 4:01 pm ESTSusan Rice, the first African-American woman named as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, brings to the job a lifetime's work on international issues, an insider's knowledge of the White House and State Department, and close ties to President-elect Barack Obama.
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United Nations Sends Team to Subdue Violence at Darfur Camp
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 3, 4:15 am ESTDec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations sent a team of armed peacekeepers to a camp for people displaced by war in Sudan ’s western Darfur region to calm violence between residents and militia members.
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Nuclear science for food security: International Atomic Energy Agency says plant breeding technique can help beat ...
SeedQuest - Tue Dec 2, 9:36 pm ESTThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today called for increased investment in a plant breeding technique that could bolster efforts aimed at pulling millions of people out of the hunger trap.
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Cops nab 3, hunt 2 in series of un-related thefts
Asbury Park Press - Wed Dec 3, 6:54 am ESTThe arrest of a man on burglary charges has capped a busy three-day stretch during which police also arrested a pair of robbery suspects and sought two burglars who were scared off by homeowners.
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UN climate talks focus on clean technology for poorer countries
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 2, 10:30 am ESTPoznan, Poland - UN climate change talks focussed Tuesday on how rich countries can help poorer nations curb emissions of global-warming gases, with governments struggling to craft a shared vision for a wider deal due within a year. Providing so-ca...
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