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Rwandan Hutu rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have thwarted UN-led attempts to disarm them militarily and global action is needed to cut off their financing, UN experts say.
Mogadishu - Somali insurgent group al-Shabaab on Wednesday ordered the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to stop importing food aid, claiming it is damaging Somali agriculture. Half the Somali population - almost four million people - is depe...
Russia expects Iran to agree to enrich uranium abroad under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a Russian diplomatic spokesman said Tuesday.
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 25, 2009) - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES Newport Partners Income Fund ("NPF" or the "Fund") (TSX:NPF.UN)(TSX:NPF.DB)(TSX:NPF.DB.A) announced today that an amendment to the Forbearance Agreement, dated July 21, 2009, has been entered into ("First Amendment") with the syndicate of lenders ("Lenders ...
Six world powers have prepared a resolution critical of Iran's nuclear defiance for the next board meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency, diplomats said Tuesday.
An estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are infected with the AIDS virus, according to a statement issued by the World Health Organization and the Joint UN Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Diplomats say six world powers have prepared a resolution critical of Iran's nuclear program for the next board meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
GENEVA (AP) — World health officials say there's some encouraging data on the HIV front -- the number of people infected with the virus that causes AIDS seems to be mostly stable except for Africa.
Poor visibility delayed more than 180 domestic and international flights serving Beijing on Wednesday, the capital's airport said, following several days of heavy air pollution.
Iske receives UN-L scholarship Cayla J. Iske of Springfield recently received the Nebraska Farm Bureau Scholarship worth $1,000 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Iske is a freshman working toward a major in animal science at the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR). She is a graduate of Platteview High School.
UN-L recognizes local seniors The University of Nebraska-Lincoln recognized top Nebraska high school seniors for their academic excellence on Nov. 5 at the 2009 Distinguished Scholars Recognition Dinner. These distinguished scholars have demonstrated a high level of ability and a strong commitment to superior performance in academics as indicated by their class ranking, combined with their ACT ...
Philippine security forces found six more bodies on Wednesday at the site of an election-related massacre in the south of the country, taking the toll to 52 dead, officials said.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd edged a step closer to passing a climate-change bill that might provide a blueprint for other developed economies ahead of a key United Nations summit in Copenhagen next month.
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The following table lists the cumulative number of laboratory-confirmed human cases of the swine flu strain of influenza formally know as H1N1 as reported to the Geneva-based World Health Organization. Total cases are current as of Nov. 15, 2009.
Iran recently rejected a compromise plan proposed the UN Security Council members that would have sent uranium to Russia and France, where it would be processed into fuel rods and sent back to Iran for use in a research reactor . This would have been a classic compromise, one that satisfied no one and yet [...]
Three weeks have passed without news of two kidnapped civilians working for the joint United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur, a UNAMID spokesman said on Tuesday.
The Obama White House is addicted to the “unprecedented.”
It's a mad Cage-un smackdown. Not since gonzo auteur Werner Herzog teamed up with raving screen alter ego Klaus Kinski has Herzog found an actor to match him in the "they're-coming-to-take-me-away"...
After some painful losses — the 2004 election, Ted Kennedy’s death — Senator John Kerry is in a position of influence again.
Next month's climate summit in Copenhagen seeks to transform the way we run the planet, from the generation of energy, to the building of homes and cities, to the shaping of the landscape. It would also shift wealth from rich to poor countries in the process.
TEHRAN -- Iran would be willing to give up some of its stock of low-enriched uranium in exchange for fuel for a medical reactor, as long as the swap takes place on its own soil, Iranian officials told local media Tuesday.
