 UN chief Ban urges final ratification of Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
During Monday’s observance of the United Nations’ annual International Day against Nuclear Tests, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on nations which still have not ratified the... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) The Examiner
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 KENYA: Hungry families send children out to beg
Photo: Wendy Stone/IRINFood has become too expensive for many Kenyans, who send their children to beg (file photo)MARSABIT, 30 August 2011 (IRIN) - Derrick*, 12, has left home and now lives on the... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) IRINnews
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 EU's Ashton condemns latest Syria violence as oil embargo looms
Brussels - European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton condemned Tuesday the latest acts of violent repression by the Syrian regime, as the bloc was preparing to impose an oil embargo against... (photo: European Community / EC) m&c;
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 Saleh again vows to sign [P]GCC plan
Sanaa, August 30: Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh says he is ready to conditionally sign an agreement proposed by a regional Arab alliance as a potential means of diffusing the political crisis in the... (photo: Public Domain / DoD photo by Helene C. Stikkel) The Siasat Daily
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 Pentagon wasted '$30 billion' on contracts
The Pentagon has wasted more than $30 billion on contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan due to shoddy management and a lack of competition, an independent inquiry said Monday. In its final report to... (photo: US Army / Spc. Venessa Hernandez) Al Jazeera
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 US 'wasted $30bn on Afghanistan and Iraq' over decade
The US government has wasted $30bn (£18bn) in contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq over the last decade, according to a bi-partisan spending commission. The commission on wartime contracting blamed an... (photo: US Army / Staff Sgt. Tyrone Clakely) BBC News
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 EU chief: UN bid 'for Palestinians to decide'
Ashton met with a number of Israeli and Palestinian officials, including Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas [EPA] Catherine Ashton, the European Union foreign policy chief, finished a visit to Israel and the... (photo: EC / © European Commission) Al Jazeera
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 EU's Ashton: Mideast changes give momentum to Israeli-Palestinian peace process
Changes in the Middle East have given "even more momentum" to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, EU foreign... (photo: EC / © European Commission) Ha'aretz
Israel Mideast Palestinian Peace Photos Wikipedia: Palestine |
 KENYA-SOMALIA: Border town feels the refugee pressure
Photo: Jaspreet Kindra/IRINLiboi residents have to share waterLIBOI, 29 August 2011 (IRIN) - As Somali refugees continue to pour into Kenya, pressure is mounting on the government to quickly re-open a... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) IRINnews
Africa Kenya Photos Refugee Somalia Wikipedia: Somalia |
 EU says up to Palestinians to decide UN 'approach'
AMMAN ' EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Monday it is up to the Palestinians to decide their approach at the United Nations, where they will seek full UN membership next month. Ashton,... (photo: EC / © European Commission) Khaleej Times
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