The UN Committee Against Torture has determined the use of taser stun guns can be a form of torture and violate the UN Convention Against Torture. Four men in the United States and three in Canada have died after being shot with tasers in the past two weeks.
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The United Nations called on Israel to stop its daily air violations of Lebanese airspace.
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It was reported that 2007 was the deadliest year yet for US troops in Iraq, hundreds of US diplomats protested against a government move to force them to accept postings in war-torn Iraq, the UN reported that independent security contractors in Iraq are mercenaries, Congress approved a $459 billion military spending bill, and the Pentagon was secretly reviewing plans to ease enlistment standards to make up for recruiting shortfalls. The number of recruits seeking waivers for criminal behavior rose three percent last year to nearly one-fifth of all prospective servicemembers. Two-thirds of the waivers were approved.
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UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei said Sunday he had no evidence that Iran is building nuclear weapons and accused US leaders of adding “fuel to the fire” with recent inflammatory rhetoric.
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The UN reported that we may be passing the point of no return.
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The UN warned that the situation in Gaza was deteriorating fast in a way that undermined potential progress in planned peace talks, and Israel’s defense minister approved sanctions against Gaza, including cuts in the supply of electricity and fuel.
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The United Nations reported that people around the world are healthier, and wealthier. “People around the world are becoming healthier, wealthier, better educated, more peaceful, more connected, and they are living longer,” they said.
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In Afghanistan, more than one thousand people gathered for a protest Wednesday against a foreign troop raid in Kandahar. Residents say two Islamic clerics were killed overnight.
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President George W. Bush skipped all events related to the UN discussions on global warming, except for dinner, because he was holding his own summit later in the week.
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Syria lodged a formal complaint with the United Nations Tuesday over a “flagrant violation” of its airspace last week by Israeli warplanes, which dropped munitions on its territory.
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A roadside bomb killed the governor and police chief of an Iraqi southern province, the UN voted to expand its role in Iraq, US military deaths resulting from the Iraq War were at 3,684, President Bush’s new war adviser said it “made sense” to consider a draft, and Bush said his new strategy in Iraq was producing good results.
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The UN Security Council has approved a joint UN-African Union force of up to twenty-six thousand troops for Darfur.
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United Nations inspectors verified North Korea’s shutdown of its five nuclear facilities.
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At least four UN soldiers were killed and four wounded Sunday when a Spanish vehicle of the UN interim force was rocked by a blast in the Marjeyoun-Khiyam area in southern Lebanon.
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A UN reported warned that the Darfur conflict heralds era of wars triggered by climate change.
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Up to 380 Afghan civilians have been killed in fighting between Taliban insurgents and Afghan and international forces this year, the
United Nations said Monday.
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United Nations officials said on Friday that rebel leaders in the Central African Republic had agreed to begin sending 400 child soldiers home to their families.
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The US is fighting to lower goals and reduce UN involvement on global warming in preparation talks for next month’s G8 summit.
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Sudan agreed to allow more than 3,000 armed U.N. and African peacekeepers into Darfur.
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The UN reported more that 34,000 war related deaths in Iraq last year.
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