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UN Envoy Urges Serbia and Kosovo to Overcome Past Feuds UN Envoy Urges Serbia and Kosovo to Overcome Past Feuds Tue 15 May 2012
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 3:57 pm Press Release: UN News UN Envoy Urges Serbia and Kosovo to Overcome Past Feuds and Seek Stability New York, May 14 2012 - The United Nations... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider) Scoop
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Soldiers operate their Bradley armored fighting vehicle during an operation to search for weapons and munitions in areas of anti-Coalition activity along the Iraq-Syria border. The troopers are assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment. U.S. Fighting kills 32 as Syria peace plan falters Mon 14 May 2012
Fighting in Syria has killed at least 32 people, activists said, and Saudi Arabia said stubborn violence was shredding the credibility of a U.N.-Arab League peace plan... (photo: U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Joseph Roberts) Otago Daily Times
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A Syrian rebel walks past destroyed shops at al-Bayada neighborhood in Homs, Syria, Thursday, May 10, 2012. A Syrian opposition leader said Friday the regime is trying to destroy a U.N.-brokered peace plan for the country. Syrian clashes 'kill 23 soldiers' in Rastan Mon 14 May 2012
At least 23 soldiers have died in clashes in the central Syrian city of Rastan, according to activists. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said dozens were... (photo: AP) BBC News
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Syrian unrest spills into Lebanon Syrian unrest spills into Lebanon Mon 14 May 2012
THE violence in Syria spread to neighbouring Lebanon yesterday with deadly clashes between Alawite supporters of President Bashar al-Assad and opponents, security... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Business Day
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Indian village in the Maharashtra - Konkan area - rural area Jairam Ramesh asks UNDP to suggest ways for ‘greening’ rural development Mon 14 May 2012
Tweet NEW DELHI: With an eye to mainstreaming sustainability, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has reached out to the United Nations Development Programme to... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Times of India
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File - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the opening session of the sixth Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, which was adopted in New York on 10 September 1996 and has been signed, to date, by 181 States. Ban welcomes South Sudan's withdrawal of police from disputed Abyei area Sun 13 May 2012
The disputed town of Abyei was the scene of renewed violence in May 2011 after Sudanese Government forces took over the area. UN Photo/Stuart Price12 May 2012 –... (photo: UN / Sophie Paris) United Nations
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A shopkeeper runs from his store after riot police came under petrol bomb attack by Bahraini anti-government protesters, unseen, Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in the western village of Malkiya, Bahrain. U.S. resumes Bahrain arms sales despite rights concerns Sat 12 May 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will resume some military sales to Bahrain, a key Gulf ally facing Iran, despite human rights concerns linked to months of... (photo: AP / Hasan Jamali) The Star
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File - An Mi-26 heavy lift cargo helicopter of the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) is seen landing as UNMIS troops prepare to depart from their mission site in armoured personnel carriers for a patrol around Abyei town, 26 May, 2011. UN: South Sudan pulls police out of disputed Abyei Sat 12 May 2012
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations said Friday that South Sudan has pulled its police force out of the disputed Abyei region on the border with Sudan. The... (photo: UN / Stuart Price) The Guardian
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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian man walks in front of destroyed shops and houses where two bombs exploded, at Qazaz neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, May 10, 2012. Syria Bombings: Opposition Blames Attacks On Al Qaeda, Regime Fri 11 May 2012
TOKYO -- The head of Syria's main opposition group said Friday the twin suicide car bombings that killed 55 people in Damascus appeared to be the work of al-Qaida forces... (photo: AP / SANA) Huffington Post
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Thousands remain in secret Libya militia prisons Thousands remain in secret Libya militia prisons Fri 11 May 2012
UNITED NATIONS - About 4,000 people are still being held in militia detention centres in Libya, often in secret and many are tortured, a UN envoy said Thursday. Ian... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Middle East Online
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Israeli border police scuffle with a demonstrator during a protest calling for the release of prisoners jailed in Israel outside the Ofer military prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday May 1, 2012. Israel: Profile of a Police State Fri 11 May 2012
Police states are defined by lawlessness, injustice, and contempt for democratic values. Merriam Webster calls them "political unit(s) characterized by repressive... (photo: AP / Majdi Mohammed) The People's Voice
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In this Feb. 14, 2012 photo, Libyan militias from towns throughout the country's west parade through Tripoli, Libya. UN envoy: Libya unstable but moving to democracy Fri 11 May 2012
EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press= UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top U.N. envoy in Libya said Thursday there are positive signs that the country is moving toward democracy... (photo: AP / Abdel Magid Al Fergany) The Guardian
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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian citizens walk at a damaged street near the scene where two bombs exploded, at Qazaz neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, May 10, 2012. Hopes for peace shattered as scores are killed in twin Damascus blasts Fri 11 May 2012
The massive rush-hour car bombings, which targeted a notorious branch of the Syrian secret police, sparked a round of claims and counter-claims, with the government... (photo: AP / SANA) The Independent
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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, flames and smoke raise from burning cars after two bombs exploded, at Qazaz neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday May 10, 2012. Syrian capital rocked by blasts, TV blames 'terrorists' Thu 10 May 2012
AFP - Two powerful blasts in quick succession rocked the Syrian capital at morning rush hour Thursday, killing and wounding dozens of people, state television said,... (photo: AP / SANA) France24
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Iraqi students children writing the litter for the USA children about the war in Iraq and peace in this area The Children of Iraq: "Was the Price Worth It?" Thu 10 May 2012
The following is a presentation given in the Dialogue sessions of the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal, May 2012. “ Line up the bodies of the children, the... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny) GlobalResearch
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Mohammad Javad Ardeshir Larijani, Secretary General of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights, addresses the UN Human Rights Council after a briefing on Iran from Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed, 12 March 2012. Sanctions: Reciprocal and Incentive Versus Retaliatory and Disincentive Wed 9 May 2012
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Before explaining how reciprocal and incentive sanctions are much more honorable, fair, and usually lead to peaceful... (photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferre) WorldNews.com
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Last chance to avoid civil war: Annan Last chance to avoid civil war: Annan Wed 9 May 2012
UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said his peace plan could be the last chance to avoid civil war in Syria, where a truce has failed to end 14 months of bloodshed that... (photo: UN / Violaine Martin) Taipei Times
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A Syrian army soldier secures the scene as he stands next to a military truck which was attacked by a roadside bomb, in Daraa city, southern Syria, on Wednesday May 9, 2012. Blast hits UN observer's convoy in Syria Wed 9 May 2012
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweet DARAA, SYRIA: A roadside bomb wounded six soldiers as they escorted a convoy of UN peace observers, including the general who heads the mission, in... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman) The Times of India
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AFRICA: AU wants peace, security and bigger global role in 2012 AFRICA: AU wants peace, security and bigger global role in 2012 Wed 9 May 2012
Photo: Trevor Samson/World BankThe IMF predicts average growth of 5.5 percent for Africa in 2012WASHINGTON, 12 January 2012 (IRIN) - The African Union (AU) has unveiled... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) IRINnews
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Agricultural land in India - farming India should learn from Chhattisgarh Wed 9 May 2012
Veteran agricultural scientist and alumnus of Harvard and Berkeley Universities, Dr Peter Kenmore was in Mumbai for NABARD's 30th anniversary lecture on 'Future of Global... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) DNA India
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