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Clinton Announces New Sanctions Against N. Korea
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced Wednesday that Washington will impose new sanctions on communist North Korea in a bid to stem the regime's illicit atomic ambitions.
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Senate Clears Way For Extension Of Jobless Benefits
A bill to restore unemployment benefits to millions who have been out of work for more than six months has cleared a Senate hurdle.
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UN agency stepping up operations to feed millions of hungry people in Niger
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today said it is boosting the delivery of aid to Niger, where up to eight million people are experiencing severe food shortages as a result of a prolonged drought that has caused crop failure and livestock deaths, leaving communities destitute.
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In Kabul, Ban urges full support for Afghan peace and development efforts
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced support for the priorities laid out by the Afghan Government to advance peace and development and called on the country’s men and women to rally around these efforts, as he opened a major international conference in the capital, Kabul.
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Expectations Low As Donors Meet In Afghanistan
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Kabul Monday for an international donors' conference that will host dozens of foreign ministers. Diplomats called the meeting Tuesday a symbolic success even before it began, just by the fact that it's possible to hold it Kabul — past donor meetings have been in London or Tokyo.
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Parliaments can play leading role in tackling today’s crises, Ban says
The world’s elected parliamentarians can play a leading role in tackling some of today’s global crises and challenges, including unconstitutional changes of government and threats to the rule of law, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today.
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UN chief to appeal for Afghan unity at major international conference
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is headed to Kabul for a major international gathering on Tuesday at which he will call on Afghans to unite in the interest of peace and development in their country.
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Biden determined to see US troops leave Iraq
The Obama administration has announced the United States will still be withdrawing troops from Iraq, as set in an earlier timetable.
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Funding pall hangs over AIDS 2010 conference
A chaotic protest against reduced funding for HIV delayed the opening of the International AIDS Conference, where money, or the lack of it, is likely to dominate proceedings. Dozens of activists stormed the stage of Vienna's Reed Messe Centre, holding a giant banner reading "No Retreat, Fund AIDS".
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'Post' Documents Growth Of Intelligence Since 9/11
Since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, top-secret intelligence gathering by the government has grown so unwieldy and expensive that no one really knows what it cost and how many people are involved, The Washington Post reported Monday.
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Human Rights
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
Awakening of Conscience - Promise Taiwan’s Rebirth and Hopeful Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020