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Cambodia: Khmer Rouge genocide suspect Ieng Thirith unfit for trial

November 17, 2011 09:39
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Ieng Thirith was due to stand trial with three other Khmer Rouge officials on November 21.
November 13, 2011 10:59
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Palestine ponders next statehood steps

After failing to garner support, Palestine declined to press for a UN vote. What next?
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Members of the United Nations Security Council meet in September 2011. Chaired by Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, the global body met to discuss the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian bid for statehood. (Spencer Platt/AFP/Getty Images)

JERUSALEM — The road to Palestinian statehood has hit another bump.

The Palestinian Authority's bid for recognition as a full member state of the United Nations is mired in bureaucratic limbo, following the Palestinian delegation's decision not to call for a Security Council vote on Friday. Palestine decided not to go for the vote after learning that it had failed to secure the nine votes necessary to pass the 15 member panel.

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Sarkozy overheard telling Obama: Netanyahu's a liar

November 8, 2011 08:54
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"I can't stand Netanyahu, he's a liar," the French president told his US counterpart.

Syria death toll passes 3,500, UN says

News DeskNovember 8, 2011 08:19
Ravina Shamdasani, a spokeswoman with the UN agency, told reporters in Geneva that "the brutal government crackdown on dissent" is to blame for the 3,500 deaths.

A UN agency has voted for Palestinian statehood. So what?

November 7, 2011 07:23
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JERUSALEM — The Palestinian Authority plans to apply for membership in 16 other UN agencies in defiance of Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon's appeal that it waits for a Security Council decision.

After UNESCO, Israel suspends Palestinians' tax payments (VIDEO)

November 3, 2011 14:09
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Israel collects about $100 million in customs, border and some income taxes each month that it then transfers to the Palestinians' government in the West Bank.

UN group: Mercenary activities violates human rights

November 1, 2011 20:53
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A resurgence of recent mercenary activities in Africa have called the attention of a United Nations expert group.

NATO to end Libya mission October 31

October 28, 2011 09:42
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NATO's decision comes a day after the United Nations voted to end its authoriziation for a military operation in Libya and lift the no-fly zone over the country.

UN lifts Libya no-fly zone

October 27, 2011 19:17
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"This closes what I think history will judge to be a proud chapter in the Security Council's history," Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, reportedly said Thursday.

World population to officially reach 7 billion on Oct. 31

News DeskOctober 26, 2011 13:57
The world adds 80 million to its population every year — about the same number of people who live in Germany or Ethiopia.
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