United Nations Security Council

United Nations Security Council

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  UN Security Council condemns NKorea rocket launch

  The U.N. Security Council condemned North Korea's successful rocket launch on Wednesday and said it will urgently consider "an appropriate response. 

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  EU condemns Israel over settlements

  The European Union warned Israel of unspecified consequences Monday if it goes through with plans to build thousands of new settler homes in Jerusalem ... 

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  Syrian rebels get new leadership in bid to unite

  Rebel commanders from across Syria have joined forces under a united command they hope will increase coordination between diverse fighting groups and ... 

• Russia denounces UN tribunal over recent releases

  Russia denounced a U.N. tribunal Wednesday for undermining international justice by freeing two Croatian generals and Kosovo's ex-prime minister who ... 

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  Israel, Palestinians escalate settlement showdown

  Palestinians and Israelis hardened their positions Wednesday over a contentious new settlement push around Jerusalem, with Israel going full throttle ... 

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  As Netanyahu visits Europe, relations frayed

  It was supposed to be an amicable meeting between close friends. Instead, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Germany has been soured ... 

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  Palestinians: settlement expansion means 1 state

  The Palestinians will ask the U.N. Security Council to call for an Israeli settlement freeze, President Mahmoud Abbas and his advisers decided ... 

• SKorea to reroute flights on NKorean rocket path

  South Korea said Monday that it plans to reroute passenger flights over the Yellow Sea to avoid possible collisions with debris from a long-range ... 

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  North Korea gears up to launch long-range rocket

  North Korea is gearing up to fire a long-range rocket this month in a defiant move expected to raise the stakes of a global standoff over its missile ... 

• African Union asks UN for immediate action on Mali

  In an open letter Thursday to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the president of the African Union urged the U.N. to take immediate military action ... 

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  France to recognize Palestinian state at UN

  France announced Tuesday that it plans to vote in favor of recognizing a Palestinian state at the U.N. General Assembly this week. With the ... 

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  Gaza crowds surge at Israel border fence, 1 dead

  Israeli troops fired on Gazans surging toward Israel's border fence Friday, killing one person but leaving intact the fragile two-day-old cease-fire ... 

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  UN report: Rwanda commanding Congo rebel force

  The Rwandan military is commanding and supporting the rebel force that overtook a major city in eastern Congo this week, a United Nations report ... 

• UN Security Council to meet on Gaza on Wednesday

  U.N. ambassadors announced the Security Council will hold an open debate on the Gaza crisis Wednesday afternoon if a cease-fire is not called before ... 

• UN Security Council falls silent on Gaza fighting

  The U.N. Security Council is silent on Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip. A draft press statement circulated to the 15 members' capitals overnight ... 

• Russia upset by Security Council silence on Gaza

  Russia's U.N. ambassador on Monday expressed frustration that the Security Council has remained silent about the escalating violence in Gaza between ... 

• UN Security Council debates the spread of piracy

  Centuries after piracy was recognized as the first international crime against humanity, its spread around the world has prompted the U.N. 

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  Rebels in Congo reach door of Goma

  A rebel group believed to be backed by Rwanda advanced to within two miles (three kilometers) of Goma, a crucial provincial capital in eastern Congo, ... 

• UN launches aerial attack on rebels in east Congo

  U.N. attack helicopters targeted M23 rebels in eastern Congo on Saturday after fighting resumed following a monthslong lull in violence, a local ... 

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  UK: European nations to debate Syria arms embargo

  European nations are discussing whether to overturn an arms embargo on Syria and seeking to press Arab countries and the United States for a new ... 

• Report: Sri Lankan war was grave failure for UN

  A United Nations report released Wednesday said inadequate efforts by the world body to protect civilians during the bloody final months of Sri ... 

• UN renews Bosnia force in face of Serb opposition

  The Security Council has voted unanimously to renew the European-led U.N. peacekeeping force in Bosnia for a year in the face of rising Serb ...