United Nations
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North Korea: Rocket forces ready to 'settle accounts' with U.S.
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Kim Jong Un warned Friday that his rocket forces were ready "to settle accounts with the U.S.," unleashing a new round of bellicose rhetoric after U.S. nuclear-capable B-2 bombers dropped dummy munitions in joint military drills with South Korea.
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North Korea vows to launch pre-emptive nuclear strike against U.S.
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North Korea on Thursday vowed to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States, amplifying its threatening rhetoric hours ahead of a vote by U.N. diplomats on whether to level new sanctions against Pyongyang for its recent nuclear test.
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United Nations peacekeepers detained in Golan Heights
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The United Nations says 30 armed men have detained about 20 UN peacekeepers near the Golan Heights.
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United Nations vote recognizes state of Palestine; Israel, US object
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The UN voted overwhelmingly Thursday to recognize a Palestinian state. Joining the United States and Israel in voting "no" were Canada, the Czech Republic, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and Panama.
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United Nations: Contraception is a universal right
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The United Nations says access to contraception is a universal human right that could dramatically improve the lives of women and children in poor countries.
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Obama, Romney turn attention to Middle East
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Tuesday was all about foreign policy for President Obama and presidential-hopeful, Mitt Romney. Romney spoke at the Clinton Global Initiative, while Obama spoke at the United Nations.
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New SARS-like virus detected in Middle East
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British health authorities have alerted the U.N. of a new respiratory virus in a severely ill patient from Qatar.
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Child deaths worldwide fell to under 7 million in 2011
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The number of children under the age of five who die annually fell to less than 7 million in 2011, but around 19,000 boys and girls around the world are still dying every day from largely preventable causes, the U.N. children's agency said in a report released Wednesday night.
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Beyonce, United Nations unite for global humanitarian aid
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Beyonce is teaming with the United Nations and humanitarian aid organizations on a global campaign to encourage people around the world to get involved.
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Kofi Annan quits as U.N. Syrian special envoy
CommentKofi Annan said Thursday he will step down from his high-profile role as special envoy for Syria at the end of the month, delivering blistering criticism of world powers' failure to unite over the country's escalating violence.
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White House: Syria resolution veto is 'regrettable'
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A frustrated White House declared that Russia and China placed themselves on the "'wrong side of history" and the "wrong side of the Syrian people" Thursday by vetoing a U.N. resolution pressuring President Bashar Assad to end the bloody conflict in his country.
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Syrian troops carry out attacks across the country
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Syrian troops and rebel gunmen carried out attacks across Syria on Saturday, killing at least nine people in a surge of violence that threatened a U.N.-brokered cease-fire.
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U.N. Security Council condemns Syria
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In its first statement on Syria in seven months, the U.N. Security Council on Thursday deplored the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation there and called on the government to grant U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos "immediate and unhindered access."
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U.N. says no 'way forward' with Iran nuclear talks
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A top U.N. nuclear official says his team could "could not find a way forward" in attempts to persuade Iran to talk about suspected secret work on atomic arms.
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U.N. nuclear inspectors arrive in Iran
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U.N. nuclear inspectors arrived in Iran on Monday in the latest push to hold key talks with Iranian officials about how far the country's nuclear program has come.
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Cocaine seized at U.N.
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A shipment of 16 kilograms of cocaine was found last week at the United Nation's mail center, the U.N. said Thursday night.
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Close Guantanamo, U.N. tells Obama
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U.N. chief is urging the Obama administration to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, saying keeping it open is a "clear breach of international law."
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UN panel sets target to connect poor to broadband
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A United Nations panel has given governments a target of connecting half the world's poor citizens to broadband Internet by 2015.
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