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Nigeria's former military leader Ibrahim Babangida, right, welcomes Britain's Foreign Minister Jack Straw at a lecture in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 14 2006. Straw said Tuesday that Africa is an attractive base for terrorists looking to launch worldwide attacks and that the risk is set to grow over the next decade. Straw is on a three-day visit to Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation and largest oil producer.
Iraq   Legal   Photos   Straw   War  
 The Daily Mail 
Jack Straw denies ignoring advice on legality of Iraq war
| Jack Straw hit back today at claims that he ignored legal advice that the Iraq war would be unlawful without further United Nations backing. | He insisted he gave serious attention to a warning from... (photo: AP)
Iraqi and US soldiers fire a howitzer during a live fire exercise in Mosul, 360 kilometers (225 miles) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. (AP Photo)
International   Iraq   Photos   United Nations   War  
 The Independent 
Straw denies ignoring Iraq war legal advice
| Jack Straw hit back today at claims that he ignored legal advice that the Iraq war would be unlawful without further United Nations backing. | He insisted he gave serious attention to a warning from... (photo: AP)
A British Chaplain, 12 Mechanized Brigade, speaks to British Soldiers standing in formation for the St. George's Day ceremony at the Shat Al Arab Hotel in Basrah, Iraq. Saint George is the Patron Saint of England. The British Soldiers are part of the coal  BBC News 
Jack Straw to face Chilcot Iraq inquiry again
| Justice Secretary Jack Straw is due to give evidence before the inquiry into the Iraq war for a second time. | Questioning is likely to focus on legal issues in the run-up to the conflict when Mr St... (photo: US DoD)
Britain   Iraq   Photos   UN   War  
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki attends the media during the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010  China Daily 
Mixed reactions from powers on Iran nuclear issue
| MUNICH, Germany: While the United States and Germany said on Saturday they saw no sign of Iranian concessions on its nuclear program and might opt for added pressure, China and Russia once again cau... (photo: AP / Matthias Schrader)
Iran   Nuclear   Peace   Photos   Politics   UN  
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Cardinal Nasrallah Pierre Sfeir Daily Star Lebanon
Sfeir: No Syria visit until Maronites ready
| Aoun prepares to head to Aleppo to mark Saint Maroun holiday | By Elias Sakr | Daily Star staff | Saturday, February 06, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: The Maronite patr... (photo: AP / Tom Gannam)
Beirut   Diplomacy   Photos   Religion   Syria  
AU: ICC decision on Sudan against peace process The Siasat Daily
AU: ICC decision on Sudan against peace process
| Addis Ababa, February 05: The African Union said Friday a decision by the International Criminal Court to consider adding genocide charges to an arrest warrant for Pres... (photo: UN / Albert Gonzalez Farran)
Addis   African   Peace   Photos   Sudan  
Hacking into the mind of the CRU climate change hacker The Guardian
Hacking into the mind of the CRU climate change hacker
| Analysis suggests the hacker was in east coast of America and operated over a number of days, but much remains unknown | Hacker in staged photograph surrounded by compu... (photo: WN / marzena)
Africa   Climate   Photos   Tourism  
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon The News & Observer
UN chief can't judge if Gaza probes are 'credible'
| UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. secretary-general reported Thursday night he was uncertain whether Israel or the Palestinians had met U.N. demands to undertake "credible" in... (photo: Creative Commons / Thomas Hawk)
Gaza   Israel   Palestines   Photos   UN  
Second Global Model UN of young people to be held in Malaysia in July United Nations
Second Global Model UN of young people to be held in Malaysia in July
| Global Model UN conference opening ceremony in Geneva in 20094 February 2010 – Some 1,000 of the best university-level students worldwide are expected to take part in a... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)
Conference   Geneva   Malaysia   Photos   UN  
India, Kuwait to set up jt mechanism on combating terrorism Indian Express
India, Kuwait to set up jt mechanism on combating terrorism
| Underlining the need to exchange information on terror groups, India and Kuwait have decided to set up a joint mechanism to combat the scourge of terrorism. | The decis... (photo: US DoD / Public Domain)
India   Iraq   Kuwait   Photos   Terrorism  
President Barack Obama waves prior to boarding Marine One, Wednesday, July 29, 2009, The Guardian
Obama gets brickbats and plaudits over global health budget
| Barack Obama announces a $3.8tn budget plan as White House budget director Peter Orszag looks on. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters | Hot on the heels of the Gates Foundat... (photo: AP / Ron Edmonds)
Obama   Photos   Politics   US   World  
Secretary of Defense nominee Robert Gates responds to a question regarding his confirmation during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington Samachaar
US unsure of Iran's nuclear shift, still mulling sanctions
Washington: The US said Wednesday it was waiting for clearer signs from Iran that it was serious about taking up an offer by the international community to exchange nucle... (photo: Public Domain / Blueag9)
Gates   Iran   Nuclear   Pentagon   Photos  
Aid to pro-Taliban communities is possible but rare because of insecurity in Afghanistan IRINnews
AFGHANISTAN: A tight squeeze on humanitarian space
web | KABUL, 3 February 2010 (IRIN) - Whilst there is evidence that some civilians and businesspeople pay protection money to Taliban insurgents especially in southern Af... (photo: IRIN News / Ahmad)
Afghanistan   Asia   Humanitarian   Kabul   Photos  
Pressure mounts for Israel to hold Gaza war inquiry The Guardian
Pressure mounts for Israel to hold Gaza war inquiry
| Senior military law officer adds to voices denying war crimes but calling for examination to counter UN's Goldstone report | A Palestinian woman surveys the rubble of h... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Crimes   Gaza   Israel   Military   Photos  
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, second right, gestures, as he visits Iran's Fuel Manufacturing Plant (FMP), a new facility producing uranium fuel for a planned heavy-water nuclear reactor, just outside the city of Isfahan, 255 miles (410 kilometers), south of Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 9, 2009. The Guardian
Iran will agree to UN uranium conditions, says Ahmadinejad
| President has 'no problem' giving uranium to west for further enrichment, but wants it back within five months | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's president, says he will com... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Ahmadinejad   Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Uranium  
Blair: Gaza's great betrayer The Guardian
Blair: Gaza's great betrayer
| It's more than a year since Israel launched its immoral attack on Gaza and Palestinians are still living on the verge of a humanitarian disaster. So what has Tony Blair... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Blair   Gaza   Israel   Mideast   Photos  
Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon of the United Nations holds roundtable discussions with editors on foreign affairs and writers covering climate change from major United Kingdom media outlets including The Guardian, Independent, Economist, Times, Telegraph and Financial Times in the Dorchester Hotel  November 2, 2009 United Nations
Joined hands must replace clenched fists, Ban tells nuclear disarmament meeting
| A nuclear test2 February 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised the role of international political, military, business and faith leaders in pushing for the... (photo: UN / Eric Kanalstein)
Disarmament   Nuclear   Photos   Politics   UN  
Human Rights Watch International Criminal Court (ICC)
- Martin Luther King's plan for peace compared with Bush,
- MLK's plan for peace compared with Bush, Obama Orwellian
- Man arrested after Detroit airport security breach
- Rights watchdog says Bahrain police using torture
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.
Obama: 9/11 suspect may stand trial in NY
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- International Court dismisses case of Darfur rebel
- Trial against former Liberian president Charles Taylor adjou
- International Court Dismisses Case of Darfur Rebel
- ICC dismisses charges against Darfurian rebel leader for lac
Palestinian children take part in a protest organized by the Hamas movement in front of the Rafah border crossing on July 13, 2009 calling Egypt to open its border with the impoverished Gaza Strip. Britain has revoked five Israeli arms export licenses over the Gaza war, refusing to supply replacement parts to navy gunships used in the offensive, officials and reports said. Israel launched its devastating three-week war on Gaza last December. More than 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis were killed in the offensive that has been widely criticized around the globe
Palestinians to urge again for Gaza inquiry - prosecutor
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ReliefWeb UN Action Against Terrorism
- Battery backups to aid power supply
- India aid to Bhutan, ties with Russia worrying China
- Haiti protesters denounce aid corruption, hoarding
- Big guns aid Onorato, Corbett gubernatorial campaigns
World Aids Day as celebrated in Sierra Leone, banners displaying partners of various groups, NGOs and the Ministry of Health.
Millions at risk if AIDS focus fades, says expert
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- Karachi grinds to a halt after fatal blasts
- INLA decommissions weapons after 35-year Irish terror campai
- Terror threats to be overcome at all costs: India
- Obama adviser: Stop criticizing anti-terror effort
Pakistani Shiite Muslims take part in a rally to condemn Friday's bombing, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010 in Lahore, Pakistan.
Karachi grinds to a halt after fatal blasts
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Sustainable Development Racism & Discrimination
- Financial crisis should spur 'clean' growth in devel
- Pacific island nations gather for UN meeting to review devel
- UN-Finnish project seeks to develop software to help maintai
- Race Is on to Develop Green, Clean Technology
Development key goal for 2010: Ban Ki-moon
Development key goal for 2010: Ban Ki-moon
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- Meghan McCain Calls Out Tea Party For Racism, On 'The Vi
- Muslim Wins Handshake Discrimination Case
- Muslim man wins discrimination case in Sweden over handshake
- Muslim man wins discrimination case in Sweden over handshake
A kashmiri muslim walk  in front of closed shops during a strike  in Srinagar February 2, 2010. At least two dozen people were injured on Tuesday when Muslim demonstrators clashed with Indian forces in several parts of Kashmir during anti-India protests fuelled by the killing of a teenager by police on Sunday, witnesses and police said.
Muslim Wins Handshake Discrimination Case
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International Drug Control Organization U.N. Plan For Women
- UN gang associate ordered extradited to U.S. on drug charges
- AFRICA: Making the case against counterfeit drugs
- MYANMAR: WHO warns of tolerance to anti-malaria drug
- Puerto Rico leader calls on National Guard to help police cu
AFRICA: Making the case against counterfeit drugs
AFRICA: Making the case against counterfeit drugs
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- More than 8,000 women raped last year by fighters in eastern
- CRPF women contingent heads for Liberia UN peace mission
- CRPF's women contingent to leave for Liberia
- Few Women Take Tamoxifen To Prevent Breast Cancer
 Breast cancer-women-health (sl1)
Few Women Take Tamoxifen To Prevent Breast Cancer
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