World
Mali: Security Council demands end to hostilities, open to considering force deployment
A Tuareg clinic in Kati, Mali, that was recently ransacked.
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Panel: Fukushima Nuclear Disaster 'Man-Made'
A parliamentary report in Japan concludes the meltdowns last year at the Fukushima nuclear power plant were clearly a man-made disaster, and that the facility was vulnerable to earthquakes.
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France: Talks to Bring Practical Support to Syrian People
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says the Friends of Syria meeting in Paris will not be just abstract talks but are aimed at bringing practical support to the Syrian people.
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NATO Afghan Supply Convoys Resume
Just one day after Pakistan decided to reopen NATO supply routes into Afghanistan, drivers who have been waiting for months are ready to get their supply convoys moving. But as the reopening comes with drivers' calls for increased security.
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Kenyan Muslims Offer Christians Protection from Attacks
A leading member of Kenya’s Inter-Religious Council has welcomed as an unprecedented gesture an offer by Muslim leaders to protect Christians following last Sunday attacks.
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Turkey Locates Pilots' Bodies
Turkey says it has found the bodies of the two pilots whose jet was shot down by Syrian forces last month. But the circumstances of how and where the plane was shot down are in dispute that is putting increasing pressure on the Turkish government.
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At key conference, Ban calls for multilateral treaty to regulate conventional arms trade
Some light and heavy weapons collected from fighters under a disarmament programme.
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Assad Reportedly Regrets Syria Downing of Turkish Jet
A Turkish newspaper has quoted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad saying he regrets that his forces shot down a Turkish military jet last month.
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US: Pakistan to Reopen Supply Routes to Afghanistan
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that Pakistan will reopen key NATO supply routes into Afghanistan, after having closed them in response to a deadly NATO airstrike last year. The development comes months after Pakistan demanded that the United States apologize for the incident.
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Ban hails Action Group on Syria’s agreement, urges follow-through of commitments
Left to right: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan, Major-General Robert Mood and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva.
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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