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ALLAFRICA.COM · 2 HRS, 45 MINS AGOKenya: Kenya Wants US, UK to Abstain From ICC Vote
Kenya wants three permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to abstain from voting when the country's application for deferral ...
Japan informs UN atomic watchdog of explosion at nuclear power plant
The United Nations atomic watchdog agency today reported that Japan's nuclear safety body has informed it of an explosion at one ...
Should we intervene in Libya?
George Galloway was expelled from the Labour party because of his stance on Iraq. No longer an MP, he is still ...
AP's Kuhnhenn Does a Water-Carrying White House Workout
The Associated Press's Jim Kuhnhenn's did some really heavy lifting this morning, carrying bucket after bucket of water for the White ...
World Briefing | EUROPE: The Netherlands: Taylor Trial Ends
Arguments in the more than three-year-long war crimes trial of Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president, ended Friday at a United ...
Israeli family of 5 stabbed to death
JERUSALEM, March 12 (UPI) -- Five members of an Israeli family living in the West Bank were stabbed to death in ...
Tear down this Israeli wall | Roger Waters
I want the music industry to support Palestinians' rights and oppose this inhumane barrierIn 1980, a song I wrote, Another Brick ...
Earthquake devastates Japan
More than 1,000 people were believed dead and many more missing after the worst earthquake in Japan's records struck its north-east ...
Insurgents Kill Most Civilians, Military Says
The casualties reported in statistics provided to Science magazine are far below those reported by the United Nations. In both cases, ...
UN Voices Sorrow And Pledges Assistance After Deadly Quake
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep sorrow today and offered the full support of the United Nations after a massive earthquake and ...
Sharp Increase In Israeli Demolition Of Palestinian Homes
An independent United Nations expert has called on Israel to stop illegally demolishing Palestinian homes in the West Bank, including two ...
UN Envoy Expected In Libya Next Week
A special United Nations envoy to Libya is expected to arrive in Tripoli, the capital, early next week for humanitarian and ...
Britain's child soldiers | Michael Bartlet
Denying those under the age of 18 the right to leave the army is outdated, immoral and in breach of UN ...
NATO Sends Ships Toward Libya, Says No-Fly Zone Mandate Needed
NATO agreed to send more ships to the seas off Libya and said more planning and a United Nations mandate are ...
UN humanitarian official arrives in Libya to discuss aid delivery
The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Libya, Rashid Khalikov, arrived in Tripoli today for discussions with authorities that will focus on ...
World Briefing | United Nations: Secretary General Calls for Budget Cuts
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is asking his senior managers to help trim the United Nations’ next spending plan by 3 percent.
U.N. envoys mull escrow for Ivory Coast cocoa revenue
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council may consider a proposal to set up an escrow account for Ivory Coast ...
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