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Horror in Syria as 90 people killed including 51 children
Violence in Syria
May 26, 2012
Reports from activists and the government have reported that at least 90 people were killed in the central town of Houla, Syria by a Syrian...
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China, Russia sign off on UN Syria action
Syria
April 15, 2012
China and Russia on Saturday agreed to a United Nations Security Council resolution authorizing 30 unarmed military observers to travel to Syria to...
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Susan Rice to lead UN Security Council
Susan Rice
April 1, 2012
Susan Rice, the United States' permanent representative to the United Nations, will become president of the UN Security Council on Monday, the...
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UN Security Council losing patience with Syria
Syria
March 1, 2012
The president of the United Nations Security Council on Thursday blasted the government of Syria for barring entrance of a UN human rights official...
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Americans back women in combat, poll says
women in combat
February 20, 2012
In the 1970s and 1980s, one of the main arguments against ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution would lead to women...
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Nuclear weapons useless, Iran says
Iran
February 19, 2012
The issue of nuclear weapons is a moot point, Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday, because the weapons cannot be used.“Atomic...
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Pressure mounting at UN over Palestinian statehood vote
Israel
September 20, 2011
Hanan Ashrawi, a senior member of the Palestinian delegation that came to New York, summed up her view of the events to come:'We expect an...
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Russia, China, others slam UNSC draft resolution against Syria
Syria
June 9, 2011
On Thursday, the United Nations Security Council failed to secure enough support to push through a draft jointly sponsored by the UK, France and...
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UN urges Israeli and Palestinian peace talks, condemns violence on both sides
Middle East peace talks
March 23, 2011
On Tuesday in a Security Council meeting the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs urged the international community to...
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Medvedev slams Putin's comments about Libyan intervention
Libya
March 21, 2011
In an unprecedented move today, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev openly criticized Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for having said that UN Security...
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