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Regional leaders sign eastern DR Congo peace deal
World
February 24, 2013
Regional leaders sign eastern DR Congo peace deal
Regional African leaders signed a deal Sunday aimed at pacifying the troubled east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.…
North Korea threatens South with “final destruction”
World
February 19, 2013
North Korea threatens South with “final destruction”
North Korea threatened South Korea with "final destruction" during a debate at the UN Conference on Disarmament Tuesday, saying it…
Time to refer Syrian war crimes to international court, UN inquiry says
World
February 18, 2013
Time to refer Syrian war crimes to international court, UN inquiry says
United Nations investigators said on Monday that Syrian leaders they had identified as suspected war criminals should face the International…
UN adviser shares thoughts on Libya’s post-war stability
World
February 17, 2013
UN adviser shares thoughts on Libya’s post-war stability
Unlike in Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen, it took a civil war to ultimately bring leadership change in Libya. In the…
UN watchdog and Iran fail to reach nuclear deal
World
February 14, 2013
UN watchdog and Iran fail to reach nuclear deal
The UN nuclear watchdog said on Thursday it had again failed to clinch a deal in talks with Iran this…
UN, US condemn attack on Iran dissidents in Iraq
World
February 10, 2013
UN, US condemn attack on Iran dissidents in Iraq
The United Nations secretary general and the US government condemned a deadly attack on an Iranian dissident camp in the…
UN concerned about rising violence against female protesters in Egypt
Egypt
February 1, 2013
UN concerned about rising violence against female protesters in Egypt
The top United Nations official tasked with advancing gender equality today expressed “deep concern” about the escalating violence against women…
France backs possible UN force in Mali
World
January 31, 2013
France backs possible UN force in Mali
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Thursday backed the idea of sending a United Nations peacekeeping force into Mali,…
Egypt criticizes countries with nuclear weapons for failing to disarm
Egypt
January 23, 2013
Egypt criticizes countries with nuclear weapons for failing to disarm
Egypt on Wednesday criticized countries possessing nuclear weapons for not having taken serious steps toward disarmament, despite the Treaty on…
Russia says West to blame for arms used by Mali rebels
World
January 23, 2013
Russia says West to blame for arms used by Mali rebels
Russia said Wednesday that the rebels fighting French and African troops in Mali are the same fighters the West armed…