Sudanese forces bombed two rebel locations in Darfur just days after the head of the African Union’s peacekeeping force visited the area to urge the rebels to join a cease-fire agreement, the AU said Sunday.
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The UN Security Council has approved a resolution imposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear enrichment program.
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Sudan’s president said he accepts a U.N. package to help end escalating violence in Darfur and is ready for urgent discussions on a ceasefire, according to a letter circulated Tuesday.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, in his farewell address, criticized the Bush administration, warning that America must not sacrifice its Democratic ideals while waging war against terrorism.
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United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said the situation in Iraq is much worse than a civil war.
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John Bolton resigned as Ambassador to the United Nations.
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The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has nearly completed an investigation into war crimes in Sudan’s Darfur region and has sufficient evidence to file charges soon, he said on Thursday.
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The AIDS pandemic is growing in all areas of the world, with worrisome signs of resurgence in some countries that were trumpeted as successes in combating the disease, the United Nations said yesterday.
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A team of United Nations investigators has concluded that Israel engaged in “a significant pattern of excessive, indiscriminate and disproportionate force” against Lebanese civilians that amounted to “a flagrant violation” of international law during its war against Hezbollah last summer.
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The Secretary-General of the UN criticized people who doubt global warming, and those that fail to act on it.
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More than 700 Islamic militants from Somalia traveled to Lebanon in July to fight alongside Hezbollah in its war against Israel, a United Nations report says.
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The United States vetoed a Security Council resolution on Saturday that condemned Israel for its military actions in Gaza and called for an immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from the area.
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Lincoln Chafee withdrew his support of John Bolton’s nomination for UN ambassador. Without Chafee’s vote, Republicans will likely fall short of moving Bolton’s nomination out of committee to the full Senate.
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A top United Nations expert on human rights says the new U.S. Military Commissions Act violates international treaties protecting detainees.
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Israeli jets intensified Monday their overflights over Lebanon reaching areas over the capital Beirut, Lebanese police said, despite warnings from the UN. The overflights are a violation of ceasefire conditions and UN troops are now authorized to open fire.
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For the first time in two years, Sudanese rebels are openly killing government soldiers and rejecting all previous cease-fires.
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In Lebanon, UN peacekeepers have reportedly warned Israel they may open fire if Israeli warplanes continue flights over Lebanese airspace. The warning was disclosed by Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz during testimony before the Israeli Knesset this week. Peretz says Israel will ignore the warnings and continue the flights.
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The United States accused Sudan of trying to intimidate the UN.
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The Bush Administration began making plans to appoint John Bolton as UN Ambassador during Senate recess for a second time, if Congress refused to approve him again.
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At the United Nations, South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon is poised to be elected the next Secretary General. He will replace the outgoing Kofi Annan.
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