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UNITED NATIONS News, Feb 10, 2012


News of the world in photos: Aftermath of quake in Philippines
Seattle Post Intelligencer
The bombardment of Homs, the hot bed of the resistance to President Bashar Assad's regime, has intensified over recent days, after Syria's allies Russia and China vetoed a Western and Arab-backed resolution at the United Nations that would have ...
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Million Mom's Challenge Winner
NL-Aid
The Million Moms Challenge has now chosen a winner from its photo contest, in which hundreds of expectant mothers from across the United States submittedimages with original messages, written on their “baby bumps,” stating their wishes and dreams for ...
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NL-Aid
Gulf states pulling ambassadors from Syria
Fox News
Sergey Lavrov's visit comes days after Syrian allies Russia and China vetoed a Western- and Arab-backed resolution at the United Nations that would have condemned the Assad regime's crackdown on dissent and calling on him to transfer some of his powers ...
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Fox News
United Nations Web Site Hacked, Vulnerabilities Exposed
WebProNews
By Zach Walton · 1 min ago · Leave a Comment The Web site hacking and dumping of info will not stop – next up is the United Nations. A hacker going by the handle Casi dumped information from the United Nations Web site yesterday that contained many ...
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There is a need to reform the United Nations
Philippine Star
In this day and age of mass or instant communication, the United Nations (UN) has proven itself to be utterly archaic, useless and inutile. This is exactly what I felt when I saw the CNN and BBC report that Russia and China vetoed the UN Security ...
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Syria satellite images show government using artillery and mortars against Homs
Washington Post (blog)
The United Nations estimates that more than 5400 people have been killed in Syria since the uprising began in March. In his note, Ford also addressed Monday's decision to close the US embassy in Syria because of security concerns.
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UN court rules against Italy in case over Nazi compensation claims
UN News Centre
Photo: ICJ/UN, Capital Photos/Frank van Beek The United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled today that Italy has violated its obligation to respect Germany's immunity under international law by allowing civil claims seeking reparations ...
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UN News Centre
Tibetan Group Releases Photos of Chinese Crackdown
Voice of America
Friday, 03 February 2012 Tibetan Group Releases Photos of Chinese Crackdown Kurt Achin, India A Tibetan activist group has released photos it says are from the sites of recent protests, showing Chinese riot police beating and dragging bloodied ...
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Sunday's football photos
BBC Sport
Newcastle 2-1 Aston Villa: The Magpies' star striker Demba Ba is back from the Africa Cup of Nations and he's back on the scoresheet on the half-hour mark. Ryan Taylor's blocked shot spins back into Ba's path and he controls before hooking the ball ...
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BBC Sport
'Bahrainis need international support'
Press TV
A Human Rights committee needs to come from the United Nations to investigate on all the crimes and all the violation happening in this country." Bahrain's Saudi-backed forces have attacked anti-regime protesters in the capital Manama and several ...
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Press TV
Coming up on CNN
CNN (blog)
"Green Card Stories," with writing by Saundra Amrhein and photography by Ariana Lindquist, delves into the life stories behind those cards. The individuals profiled reflect the incredible diversity of the United States. They come from Japan, Colombia, ...
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International Internet Regulators Need to Clean Up Their ACTA
Minaret
Kwesi Ampofo/The Minaret Unlike the World Intellectual Property Organization, which is an offshoot of the United Nations, the ACTA negotiators met privately and without consultation with other international regulatory bodies.
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Human Rights Watch: Syrian forces torture kids
CBS News
The United Nations estimated in January that at least 5400 people have been killed in the crackdown, including soldiers who defected and those who refused orders to fire on civilians. But the UN has been unable to update its tally since because the ...
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Burning, Looting, Rape and "Sad Faces" Provide Virtual Reality in Congo
Huffington Post (blog)
So, it was startling to read an item in the Voice of America, echoed by the propaganda arm of the Rwandan government, the New Times, that the United States is cooperating with Rwanda to eliminate the murderous FDLR genocidaires from eastern Congo.
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Israel Honors Martin Luther King (PHOTOS)
Algemeiner
Aharoni noted that “Israel is the only country outside the United States that officially commemorates Martin Luther King Day – part of a sacred tradition…we always admired Dr. Kings insistence that ultimately the human spirit will overcome hatred.
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Argentina to lodge protest with UN about Falklands Islands; newspaper calls ...
The Periscope Post
Photocredit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/expectativaonline/3604529765/sizes/z/in/photostream/ Argentina is going to lodge a complaint with the United Nations about the United Kingdom's apparent “militarisation” of the Falklands Islands, ...
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The Periscope Post
AFP: N. Korea completes hovercraft base near border: report
Focus News
Pyongyang refuses to recognise the boundary drawn by United Nations forces after the 1950-53 war and insists it should be moved southwards. Soul. An economic journal in communist North Korea has stressed the importance of advertising to compete against ...
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Kashmir Solidarity Day observed in befitting manner
The News International
Pakistan is marking the day since 1990 to highlight the plight of people of Kashmir for their birth right to self determination promised to them by the international community under the resolutions of United Nations Security Council.
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The News International
Obama on presidency: 'You get better as time goes on'
msnbc.com
Lauer asked Obama why the United Nations stepped in to help depose Muammar Gadaffi in Libya, but has not taken similar action in Syria — where over the weekend forces have reportedly killed more than 200 citizens as president Bashar Assad's government ...
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Father: Beheading plot suspect a dedicated teacher
Boston.com
Elshiekh was born in the United States, while Shkumbin Sherifi is a naturalized citizen. Like many from Raleigh's growing Muslim community, they insisted during trial that the defendants were innocent. There was no evidence presented that any of the ...
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Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault
WGME
Assad's regime has denied the assault, calling the reports part of a "hysterical campaign" of incitement by armed groups against the government aimed at a pressuring the United Nationsto act. 023-c-12-(Zeina Karam (ZAY'-nuh kah-RAHM'), ...
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Newcastle United's Papiss Demba Cisse thanks fans after stunning start against ...
Hartlepool Today
Picture by FRANK REID PAPISS Demba Cisse says Newcastle United's fans gave him a licence to thrill. The club's new No9 marked his debut with a stunning goal in yesterday's 2-1 win over Aston Villa. Cisse, back from the African Cup ofNations, ...
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Hartlepool Today
BC-AP Sports Digest
SI.com
By John Nicholson. Expected about 8:15 pm AP Photos. WORCESTER, Mass. - Venus Williams returns to the court when the United States plays Belarus in the opening round of the Fed Cup. ARCADIA, Calif. - Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert sends out his most ...
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The Day's Best | 02.04.12
News & Observer
(AP Photo/Cliff Owen) – AP Mohamed Ahmed, 21, wears the Syrian flag during a protest against Syrian President Bashar Assad outside the United Nations a day after fresh violence was reported in the embattled nation, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, in New York.
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News & Observer
Picturing World Environment Day 2012 with Piictu
Treehugger
... cause with people in other parts of the world, which is why TreeHugger and theUnited Nations Environment Programme are excited to expand our partnership to include Piictu, a social network based on sharing photos with people around the world.
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Treehugger
Syria Veto Won't Hurt China-US Cooperation
TIME
While it was natural for the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to disagree, such differences do not rule out future cooperation, he said. (See photos of Syria under siege.) "I do believe we can still cooperate because both ...
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Supporters promise success of nuke event
Korea Times
Nearly 50 dignitaries will participate including President Lee Myung-bak, US President Barrack Obama, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon among others.
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Korea Times
Conversation Of The Week XX: Understanding And Eliminating Discrimination ...
usariseup
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) which was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948 proclaims in Article 1 that “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights” and in Article 7 that “All are equal ...
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CENSORED NEWS: VIDEO: Occupy the United Nations 2012
By brendanorrell@gmail.com
San Francisco - The Native American Community, with support from the Occupy Movement is taking action to demand President Obama to make law the United NationsDeclaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), to STOP the Home Foreclosures and to enforce a 30% Fair-Share Tax on millionaires. United Native Americans Inc. invited members of .... Reno Rally for Leonard Peltier, photos by Carl Bad Bear Sampson/Censored News. Double click on images to enlarge.
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Lessons in communications from the United Nations | Dot-Connection
By Lise Janody
Takeaways from a presentation given by Stephane Dujarric, News and Media Director for the United Nations, at the Europe IABC conference April 2011. ... United NationsHeadquarters, New York. UN Photo/Mark Gordon. While I was curious from a purely intellectual standpoint about what would he would say, I wasn't sure how much of it would apply to my mostly B2B world. After all, the UN has communication challenges that most of us don't. (Few of us have as a mandate to promote ...
Dot-Connection
Washington - US Official: China And Russia Will Regret UN Vote ...
By admin
4, 2012 at United Nations headquarters. Russia and China vetoed the resolution. (APPhoto/Mary Altaffer). Washington - U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice says China and Russia are running of risk of suffering the same sort of international ...
Vos Iz Neias (Yiddish: What's News?)
China no-go: Why force Syria vote amid UN disputes? — RT
By RT
China says it was forced to veto a United Nations vote on Syria because it was called before differences over the text had been bridged. Both state-run media and country's foreign ministry spokesman defended the decision.
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Photos: NY Giants Hold Victory Parade | BetterTheWorld.org
By nidzack205
... Contact Group on the Great Lakes region. Since the early 2000s, the contact group, a body that consists of representatives from the United States, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the European Union, and the United Nations, has met o […] ...
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United States Ambassador to the United Nations ... - Yahoo! News
View the photo United States Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice speaks to reporters after the Security Council voted on a resolution backing an Arab ...
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United Nations - News, views, gossip, pictures, video - Mirror Online
United Nations latest news, views, gossip, pictures and video.
www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/United%20Nations
Beekmantown students shine at Harvard Model United Nations ...
Staff Photo / Kelli Catana ... Some are disqualified, at the newspaper's discretion, for a number of reasons. ... Members of Beekmantown High School's Model United NationsClub recently learned an empowering lesson — strength doesn't ...
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Photo: the United States and France intends to set up ... - Agile News
On the 7th, in the streets of the Syrian capital of Damascus, the portion of the Syrian people lined the streets to greet the fleet of the Russian Foreign Minister ...
www.agile-news.com/news-625748-Photo:-the-United-States-a...
UN launches information system to boost disaster ... - United Nations
The United Nations launched today an information system to improve and expand the exchange of weather, climate and water data, which ... UN Logo UN News Centre logo and link back to News Centre home ... UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré ...
www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41091
Anger after Russia, China block U.N. action on Syria - Yahoo! News
News: BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Western and Arab states voiced ...Damascus denies firing on houses and says images of dead bodies on the ...
news.yahoo.com/russia-china-veto-u-n-draft-backing-arab-00...
League of Nations: Latest News & Videos, Photos about League of ...
League of Nations Latest Breaking News, Pictures, Videos, and Special ... The United Nations said in December more than 5000 people had been killed in the ...
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CENSORED NEWS: Bad Bear's Photos: Reno Rally for Leonard ...
VIDEO: Occupy the United Nations 2012. VIDEO: Occupy the United .... ground truth and deception. Click for article by Censored News (Nickolas Muray photo.) ...
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Russia, China veto U.N. plan for Syria ... - wn.com - World News
Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar Jaafari passes a piece of paper during the U.N. Security Council ... News; Videos; Video Details; Photos ...
article.wn.com/view/.../Russia_China_veto_UN_plan_for_Syri...
United States capital police have evicted Occupy D.C. ...
United States capital police have evicted Occupy D.C. demonstrators. The Occupy ...By Pan-African News Wire File Photos Abayomi Azikiwe+ Add Contact ...
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Russian FM in Syria amid escalating violence - AP News | The ...
(AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ... just days after diplomatic efforts at the United Nations to end the crisis collapsed.
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Photo from Getty Images - Syrian pro-governmenrt protesters wave t ...
... double veto of a resolution on Syria at the United Nations Security Council on February 5. ... protesters wave the Syrian (R) and Chinese (C) Getty Images logo ...
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