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Turkey pressures UN on Syria no-fly zoneTurkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said it would be up to the UN Security Council to decide whether to establish a no-fly zone inside Syria and said he backed the involvement of Russia and China in planned peace talks. Speaking More… |
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Jordan university ties up with UnitarJordan-based Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University (Tagiuni) said it has signed a co-operation agreement with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (Unitar) to provide quality education and training. As per the agreement, Tag More… |
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Middle East ‘top transit area for narcotics’Countries in the Middle East continue to be transit areas for smuggling illicit drugs, particularly Iraq, said a (UN) United Nations report. Seizures of the drug has increased in the region in the last year, and were reported in B More… |
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World climate change goal at risk, warns UNA global goal for limiting climate change is slipping out of reach and governments may have to find ways to artificially suck greenhouse gases from the air if they fail to make deep cuts in rising emissions by 2030, a draft UN report said. More… |
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New China bird flu death, spread fearedAnother person died from a new strain of bird flu in China on Thursday, state media said, bringing to 10 the number of deaths from the H7N9 virus, as a UN body said it was concerned the virus could spread across borders in poultry. More… |
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UN approves first-ever global arms trade treatyThe 193-nation UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved on Tuesday the first-ever treaty on global arms trade that seeks to regulate the $70 billion international business in conventional arms ranging from light weapons to battle tanks and wa More… |
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Will they listen?United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon adjusts his headphone during a news conference in Andorra on April 2. Ban said that a crisis over North Korea had gone too far and urged dialogue and negotiation to resolve the situation. Reuters/Albe More… |
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UN slams Turkey over return of Syrian refugeesThe UN refugee agency criticised Turkey on Friday for sending home at least 130 Syrians without its scrutiny and urged it to investigate the riot which sparked the departures that some witnesses said were forced. Turkey denied on More… |
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Turkey denies mass deportation of Syrian refugeesTurkey denied on Thursday it had rounded up and deported hundreds of Syrian refugees following unrest at a border camp, highlighting the strain the exodus from Syria's civil war is placing on neighbouring states. Witnesses sai More… |
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Nations close to deal on arms trade treatyUnited Nations members are close to a deal on the first international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global conventional arms trade, though delegates and rights groups said India, Iran or others could still block agreement. More… |
