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Palestinians hold off on UN agency membership

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:36:03 -0400

UNITED NATIONS - The Palestinians have done all the legal work necessary to join 63 U.N. agencies, conventions and treaties but haven't applied yet mainly to give the latest U.S. peace effort a chance to succeed, the chief Palestinian negotiator said Monday.

UN chief hopes for Syria conference in early June

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:35:05 -0400

MOSCOW - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is holding out hope that an international conference to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Syrian civil war will be held in early June.

Brazil's Azevedo to head World Trade Organization

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:53:09 -0400

UNITED NATIONS - Brazilian Ambassador Roberto Azevedo won approval Tuesday as the next director-general of the U.N. World Trade Organization and will become the first Latin American to hold the top trade post when he takes over on Sept. 1.

UN says 4 peacekeepers detained on Golan Heights

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:17:13 -0400

UNITED NATIONS - A Syrian rebel group detained four U.N. peacekeepers on patrol on the Golan Heights in a tense area that separates Syria and Israel, the U.N. said Tuesday.

Willem-Alexander becomes new Dutch king

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:59:51 -0400

AMSTERDAM - Millions of Dutch people dressed in orange flocked to celebrations around the Netherlands Tuesday in honor of a once-in-a-generation milestone for the country's ruling House of Orange-Nassau: after a 33-year reign, Queen Beatrix abdicated in favor of her eldest son, Willem-Alexander.

Syrian prime minister escapes bombing in Damascus

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:10:45 -0400

DAMASCUS, Syria - Syria's prime minister narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in the heart of the heavily defended capital Monday, state media said, laying bare the vulnerability of President Bashar Assad's regime.

UN investigator draws ire for Boston commentary

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:26:05 -0400

GENEVA - A U.N. special investigator has linked the Boston marathon bombings to the United States' superpower status and Washington's policy on Israel, drawing the ire Wednesday of top U.N. and government officials.

Dutch court: compensation for gas attack survivors

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:58:41 -0400

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered a businessman convicted of selling Saddam Hussein raw materials for mustard gas to pay compensation to victims of chemical weapon attacks by the late Iraqi dictator's regime.