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Obama Challenges China Auto Subsidies
The Obama administration is complaining to the World Trade Organization, or WTO, that China is illegally subsidizing exports from its automobile and auto-parts industries. President Barack Obama made the announcement on Monday at a campaign rally in the swing state of Ohio, whose economy relies heavily on auto manufacturing.
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UN-African mission applauds Darfur rebel group's decision to end use of child soldiers
Child soldiers.
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President's inauguration marks 'new era' for Somalia, says UN envoy
Special Representative Augustine Mahiga (left) with Somali President-elect Hassan Sheikh Mohamud during a courtesy visit.
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US Defense Secretary Addresses Tension in Asia, Mideast
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says anti-U.S. protests and violence in the Muslim world, sparked by a privately-made video, will likely continue but he says it appears to be leveling off. Panetta has begun a week-long visit to the Asia-Pacific region.
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http://www.voanews.com/content/us-asia-disputes/1508960.html
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OSCE/ODIHR opens limited observation mission for early parliamentary elections in Montenegro
The Millennium Bridge in Podgorica. The OSCE/ODIHR opened a Limited Election Observation Mission for the 14 October early parliamentary elections in Montenegro's capital.
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Rethink Role of State in Finance, says World Bank
It is time to rethink the role of the state in the financial sector, so that governments can better balance the need for credit and emergency support for banks with measures to promote transparency and competition when crises erupt, says a new World Bank report.
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States urged to focus on common security, as UN disarmament meeting ends in deadlock
As the United Nations Conference on Disarmament ended its 2012 session in Geneva today – without breaking an impasse over its agenda, including the consideration of a fissile materials treaty – the top UN official on the issue urged Member States to continue to seek progress, keeping in mind that their national security was not solely dependent on military might.
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Tokyo: 6 Chinese Ships Enter Waters Near Disputed Islands
Japan says six Chinese patrol ships have entered its territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea, further heightening the tensions over the uninhabited archipelago claimed both by Tokyo and Beijing.
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Ban, Security Council condemn ‘in strongest terms’ attack on US consulate in Libya
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Libya on 2 November 2011.
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Japan Awaits China's Next Move On Disputed Islands
Japanese patrol boats are circling a small group of islands in the East China Sea, guarding against any encroachment by Chinese ships sent by Beijing to invoke its claim of sovereignty over the islands.
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Human Rights
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Declaration of World Day of the Power of Hope Endorsed by People in 158 Nations
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020