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Posted On: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:14:30 GMT+00:00

UN condemns Iran's response to post-election unrest
BBC News
A key UN committee has voted to approve a non-binding resolution condemning Iran for its crackdown on protesters following June's disputed elections. The resolution also repeated annual criticism of Iran's human rights record, including the use of ...
UN panel condemns Iran for post-election crackdownReuters
N. Korea Slams UN Human Rights Resolution, KCNA SaysBloomberg
UN General Assembly Condemns Post-Election Abuses in IranVoice of America
The Associated Press -Times of India -WashingtonTV
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Posted On: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:01:37 GMT+00:00

UN official urges countries to learn from Cuba on children's protection
Xinhua
HAVANA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The representative of UNICEF, or the UN Children's Fund, in Cuba said here Friday that Cuba is among the countries that have best implemented the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and that countries in the world ...
Children's Rights Still Violated 20 Years After ConventionVoice of America
UN marks 20 years of Convention on Rights of the ChildBBC News
UN urges help for 1 billion deprived childrenThe Associated Press
WalesOnline -Aljazeera.net -Bloomberg
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Posted On: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:52:55 GMT+00:00

Russia and Ukraine agree gas deal
BBC News
Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has promised there will be no "shocks" in Europe's gas supply this winter. At a meeting between Mr Putin and Ukraine's prime minister, it appeared an agreement had already been reached over Russia's supply of gas ...
'Russian ties are key' president hopeful Viktor Yanukovych saysTimes Online
Putin seals Russia-Ukraine gas deal, boosting EU energy securityChristian Science Monitor
The Modern Iron Curtain Is Made of Gas PipelinesWall Street Journal
Reuters -Bloomberg -New York Times
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Posted On: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:17:49 GMT+00:00

Blast near aid office wounds 1 in NW Pakistan
The Associated Press
PESHAWAR, Pakistan â An explosion struck the office of an aid organization in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border on Saturday, wounding a security guard, police said. It was the ninth attack in two weeks in and around Peshawar, ...
Bomb blast injures one in NW Pakistan's PeshawarXinhua
ANALYSIS-Pakistan worries over new us Afghan strategyReuters
Drone Kills 8 in PakistanVoice of America
New York Times -BBC News -CNN International
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Posted On: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:34 GMT+00:00

U.N. Official Seeks Global Action on Iran
Wall Street Journal
BERLIN -- Mohamed ElBaradei, the departing chief of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency, said Iran's continued refusal to accept tighter scrutiny of its nuclear activities would likely force the ...
Major World Powers Dislike Nuclear Response From IranVoice of America
France rejects Iran's new demand on nuclear programXinhua
Frustration as Iran Stalls on DealNew York Times
News & Observer -CNN International -The Associated Press
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Posted On: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:52:10 GMT+00:00

Cumbria flood areas forecast rain
BBC News
Flood-stricken parts of the UK are bracing themselves for more rain after an "unprecedented" deluge swamped homes and brought down bridges. Forecasters predict Saturday will bring 15mm (0.5in) to 40mm (1.6in) of rain to Cumbria, where police said 100 ...
'Rain like this happens once every 1000 years'Times Online
Policeman dies as devastating deluge strikes Britainguardian.co.uk
Cumbria floods: residents braced for more rainTelegraph.co.uk
Reuters -The Associated Press -Bloomberg
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Posted On: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:58:31 GMT+00:00

Palestinian panel to sidestep vote
Washington Post
JERUSALEM -- To keep the Palestinian Authority government working after its term expires in January, Palestinians are turning to an unelected group of political insiders instead of holding new elections, according to Palestinian ...
Lula Says US Shouldn't Broker Middle East TalksBloomberg
Lula urges Israel settlement freezeAljazeera.net
Israel halts football stadium construction in West BankBBC News
Reuters -Ha'aretz -Xinhua
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Posted On: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:18:35 GMT+00:00

Profile: First EU President Herman van Rompuy
BBC News
The eu's first permanent president, Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy, is a camera-shy man who has been catapulted from relative obscurity. After his selection at a Brussels summit, he stressed his credentials as a consensus politician and made ...
EU names Belgian PM Van Rompuy as first presidentU.S. Daily
Hymn to Belgium's EU presidentguardian.co.uk
New EU president raises fears in aspirant TurkeyReuters
Bloomberg -Voice of America -The Associated Press
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Posted On: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:38:15 GMT+00:00

Obama, 'First Pacific President,' Turns to Asia
Voice of America
President Obama is back from his first trip to Asia since becoming what he called "America's first Pacific president." The president, born in Hawaii, began his eight-day trip in Japan, then visited Singapore, China and South Korea. ...
US envoy pans media coverage of Obama China visitThe Associated Press
In China, Obama leaves more questions than he takesWashington Post
Manufactured failure: press coverage of Obama in AsiaAtlantic Online (blog)
Los Angeles Times -BBC News -Reuters
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Posted On: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:56:16 GMT+00:00

Obama's warning to Israel: Your emails
BBC News
BBC readers respond to the US president's warning to Israel that expanding the settlement of Gilo in East Jerusalem would embitter the Palestinians and make peace harder to achieve. As a resident of Gilo for many years I find it ridiculous that Gilo is ...
Palestinians Say Israeli Move Could Kill Peace ProcessVoice of America
Palestinians accuse Israel settlements of diverting waterChristian Science Monitor
Going green on both sides of big blueJerusalem Post
Ha'aretz -Telegraph.co.uk -Reuters
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