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Top UN official urges young people to use their voices to promote understanding
The second annual Global Model United Nations conference, bringing together hundreds of students from more than 60 countries, wrapped up in the Malaysian capital today with a call by a senior official from the world body for greater dialogue and understanding.
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Mosque In Your Neighborhood
The proposed Islamic center near ground zero has spurred intense debate, but it isn't the only U.S. mosque to trigger controversy.
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UN scales up aid delivery to flood-hit Pakistan despite huge logistical challenges
Efforts by the United Nations agencies to scale up aid delivery to those affected by the massive floods in Pakistan continued today despite enormous logistical challenges posed by the devastated infrastructure that has left many areas accessible only by air after roads and bridges were destroyed by the deluge.
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Islam in Danish society leaves uneasy feeling
A survey just published in Denmark has shown a majority of Danes fear that Islam is an obstacle to society.
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China: GDP rising, public spending too?
Indication that China's economy is close to second largest in the world came today with the release of Japan's growth figures for the second quarter.
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UN warns on waterborne disease risk among flood-affected Pakistanis
Waterborne diseases continue to pose great risk to millions of people affected by the devastating floods in Pakistan, the United Nations warned today, a day after Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on a visit to the country, described the “heart-wrenching” suffering he witnessed among flood survivors.
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Obama mosque opinion turns lite
US President Barack Obama has once again weighed into the mosque for Ground Zero argument, saying Muslims have the right to build their house of worship near the site of the 9/11 terrorist event.
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Israel and US want harmony with Turks
US President Barack Obama has told Turkish Prime Minster Recep Tayyip Erodgan that the US will not sell weapons to his country if he does not change his attitude toward Israel.
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MOZAMBIQUE: Algae survival soup
Pointing to his tiny plot along the Zambezi River in central Mozambique, Tome Lande explains how the maize plants at the top of the sloping riverbank withered away during the drought, and those at the bottom washed away during the floods. His entire crop is gone, and he now collects washed up algae to fill his stomach.
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Launching International Year of Youth, UN urges dialogue, respect across generations
The International Year of Youth kicked off today with calls from United Nations officials to harness the talents and energy of the world’s young people to promote better understanding and dialogue between different generations, cultures and religions.
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