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A North Korean soldier stands in front of the country's Unha-3 rocket, slated for liftoff between 12-16 April, at a launching site in Tongchang-ri, North Korea on Sunday, 8 April 2012. North Korean space officials have moved a long-range rocket into position for this week's controversial satellite launch, vowing Sunday to push ahead with their plans in defiance of international warnings against violating a ban on missile activity.(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
North Korea demands end of sanctions if US wants dialogue
Reuters 18 Apr 2013
North Korea offered the United States and South Korea a list of conditions on Thursday for talks, including the lifting...
Recruits of the newly formed Congolese Revolutionary Army march during military training in Rumangabo military camp, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 23, 2012.
UN Council approves 'offensive' peacekeepers for DR Congo
AFP 28 Mar 2013
The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously approved the first-ever "offensive" UN peacekeeping brigade...
Assad accepts Syria holiday truce, peace envoy tells UN
Reuters 24 Oct 2012
The UN-Arab League mediator for the Syrian conflict told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that Syrian President...
UN probe wants 'appropriate action' as Syria abuses soar
AFP 17 Sep 2012
Serious human rights violations have soared dramatically in Syria in recent weeks, the head of a UN commission tasked...
Syrian rebels hit back at Assad’s air power
Reuters 01 Sep 2012
  Rebels seized an air defense facility and attacked a military airport in eastern Syria on Saturday, a monitoring...
United Nations and Arab League special envoy to Syria Kofi Annan (L) and Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi (R) hold a press conference at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, March 8, 2012. Days ahead of his trip to Damascus, the former UN chief urged the Syrian opposition to cooperate to resolve the conflict that has left thousands dead in the past year.
Frustrated Annan quits as Syria peace envoy
Reuters 03 Aug 2012
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is quitting as international peace envoy for Syria, frustrated by "finger-...
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, left, meets with Fahd Jassem al-Freij, Syria's new defense minister, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, July 19, 2012. Assad attended the swearing-in of his new defense minister Thursday, according to footage shown on Syrian state TV, the first sign of the president since an audacious rebel attack the day before struck at the heart of his regime and killed three senior officials.
Syria's Assad appears on TV after attack
AP 19 Jul 2012
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made his first appearance since a brazen bomb attack killed three...
In this Thursday Oct. 6, 2011 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, left, stands next to Syrian Defense Minister Gen. Dawoud Rajha, right, during a ceremony to mark the 38th anniversary of the October 1973
No sign of Assad after bomb kills kin, battles rage
Reuters 19 Jul 2012
BEIRUT — Mystery surrounded the whereabouts of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Thursday, as battles raged in the...
Update: UN Council postpones Syria sanctions vote
Egypt Independent
Agencies
18 Jul 2012
The UN Security Council postponed a vote Wednesday on a Western-drafted resolution calling for sanctions against Syria...
Mass burial in Houla, Syria
Syria accused of new massacre as UN council meets
Reuters 07 Jun 2012
BEIRUT — Syrian troops and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad stood accused by opponents on Thursday...