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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Libya 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.
The 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.
Poznan, 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...
POZNAN, Poland — Barack Obama's upcoming presidency has infused a sense of hope in the current UN climate talks that the United States — one of the world's biggest polluters — may soon emerge as a global leader in saving the planet from environmental disaster.
(RTTNews) - A United Nations report on security conditions in Iraq has brought to light grave human rights violations by "all parties to the conflict."
A 12-day UN conference on climate change began Monday to warnings that the impact of global warming could wreak a dark toll in human misery and conflict.
Associated Press - December 2, 2008 12:03 PM ET UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council has extended for another year its authorization for countries to enter Somalia's territorial...
GENEVA (AFP)--The death toll from cholera in Zimbabwe rose to 565 on Wednesday with 12,546 cases reported across the southern African country, the U.N. humanitarian affairs office said in a statement.
Cluster bomb treaty signing begins Representatives from more than 100 countries began signing a treaty to ban the use, creation and storage of cluster bombs Wednesday. Some of the world’s largest military players, including the U.S., Russia, China and India have refused to support of the effort. UN envoy to press Nepal on child soldiers [...]
The UN atomic watchdog called Tuesday for renewed interest and increased investment in a technique that uses radiation to improve crop yields and resistance against a backdrop of the global food and energy crises.
President-elect Barack Obama’s selection for United Nations ambassador will have a familiar ring to many people in Maine. Susan Rice is the daughter of Lois Dickson Rice, a Maine native, and her family has a summer home in Lincolnville.
Wed, Dec 3, 2008 (9:15 a.m.) The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court cautions "it is time to be prepared" for reprisals in Darfur if he obtains a warrant to arrest the Sudanese president on genocide charges.
La policía y la presidencia de Colombia desmintieron el miércoles un atentado contra la primera dama Lina Moreno de Uribe en una zona del suroeste del país.
December 1, 2008 - UN agency backs nuclear aid for Syria one year after bombing of reactor
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is known for its inspections of nuclear facilities around the world. But it's quite surprising to learn that the IAEA is collaborating with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to apply nuclear science to food security. 'IAEA scientists use radiation to produce improved high-yielding plants that adapt to harsh climate ...
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- People with disabilities play a key role in a country's development, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday.
President-elect Barack Obama is nominating Susan Rice to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
(By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer) A U.N. special commission investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri reported Tuesday that it has uncovered fresh evidence that could lead to more suspects. Hariri's killing touched off widespread protests in Lebanon, which together with intensified international pressure forced Syria to withdraw its troops ...
Susan Rice is well known at National Cathedral School where she graduated at the top of her class.
Dayton-born nun Sister Dorothy Stang will be posthumously awarded the 2008 United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights — an honor whose previous recipients include Martin Luther King Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt, Nelson Mandela, Jimmy Carter and Amnesty International.
(RTTNews) - The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, on Wednesday briefed the UN Security Council on his investigation into the alleged genocide in Sudan's Darfur region.