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UNITED NATIONS - Diplomats say the U.N. General Assembly is expected to approve an Arab-backed resolution calling for a political transition in Syria and strongly condemning President Bashar Assad's regime for escalating the use of heavy weapons.]]>Wed, 15 May 2013 03:11:30 -0400UN report wants moratorium on killer robotshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3b050cdae3ab490ba39749e6bb976810/UN--UN-Killer-Robotshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3b050cdae3ab490ba39749e6bb976810/UN--UN-Killer-Robots

UNITED NATIONS - Killer robots that can attack targets without any human input "should not have the power of life and death over human beings," a new draft U.N. report says.]]>Thu, 02 May 2013 15:36:53 -0400