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China rules out Taiwan joining UN agencies
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 AFP - China on Thursday ruled out Taiwan joining agencies of the United Nations, frustrating hopes that its stance might soften after the island elected a more China-friendly president earlier this year.
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Sources: US says civilian deaths were overstated
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 AP - After reviewing a disputed airstrike on a village in Afghanistan, U.S. officials have concluded that the civilian death toll was far lower than claimed by the Afghan government and the U.N., three U.S. defense officials said Thursday.
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Russia criticized at UN over S. Ossetia, Abkhazia
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 AP - Georgia and its backers in the U.N. Security Council on Thursday decried Russia's recognition of two breakaway provinces. Russia responded by accusing its critics of bias and hypocrisy in an emergency meeting that turned bitter and personal.
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UN: 1 more year for peacekeepers in Lebanon
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 AP - The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Wednesday to keep a peacekeeping force in Lebanon for another year, calling for stepped-up efforts to achieve a permanent cease-fire and long-term resolution of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war.
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Yugoslav war crimes court issues contempt summons
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AP - The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, set up by the United Nations to prosecute those responsible for atrocities in the Balkan wars, on Wednesday summoned a former prosecution spokeswoman on contempt-of-court charges.
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AP - The United Nations has criticized Afghanistan's government for freeing two men convicted of raping a woman in northern Afghanistan after they served only a portion of their 11-year sentences.
AFP - Children in South Asia need stronger legal protection from trafficking, the United Nations said in a report released in Nepal on Wednesday.
AFP - Senior officials in the administration of US President George W. Bush have questioned US ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad over "unauthorized" ties to Pakistan's Asif Ali Zardari, the New York Times reported Tuesday.
Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush
on Tuesday condemned Russia for recognizing Georgian rebel
regions as independent, calling it an "irresponsible decision,"
and said Moscow was escalating tensions.