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Egypt Foreign Minister criticizes BBC during UN meeting
Egypt

Egypt Foreign Minister criticizes BBC during UN meeting

In his speech to the high-level segment of the 37th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council in…
Gang rapes and beheadings: UN reveals new South Sudan abuses
World

Gang rapes and beheadings: UN reveals new South Sudan abuses

The witness accounts remain appalling. One South Sudanese man returned home after hiding from government soldiers to find they had…
Cairo among 11 cities most likely to run out of drinking water due to pollution: BBC
Environment

Cairo among 11 cities most likely to run out of drinking water due to pollution: BBC

Cairo is among 11 cities across the world that are most likely to run out of drinking water due to…
US urges united response to ‘ominous’ N. Korea execution
World

US urges united response to ‘ominous’ N. Korea execution

Washington called for a united front against North Korea after the "ominous" execution of leader Kim Jong-Un's uncle as South…
First UN aid flight takes off from Iraq for Syria
World

First UN aid flight takes off from Iraq for Syria

The first United Nations aid flight from Iraq to Syria took off on Sunday after being delayed for several days…
Myanmar rejects UN resolution on Rohingya Muslims
World

Myanmar rejects UN resolution on Rohingya Muslims

Myanmar rejected on Thursday a UN resolution urging it to grant citizenship to the Rohingya, a stateless Muslim minority group,…
West unlikely to offer immediate sanctions relief in Iran talks
World

West unlikely to offer immediate sanctions relief in Iran talks

With a week until negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program resume in Geneva, Western diplomats are playing down any suggestion that…
Syria submits further details of its chemical arms program
Egypt

Syria submits further details of its chemical arms program

Syria has given international experts additional details about its chemical weapons program that go beyond a 21 September declaration of…
UN Security Council demands elimination of Syria chemical arms
Egypt

UN Security Council demands elimination of Syria chemical arms

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Friday that demands the eradication of Syria’s chemical weapons but does not…
UN envoy says Congo rebels ‘must disarm’
Egypt

UN envoy says Congo rebels ‘must disarm’

The M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo “must disarm,” UN special envoy Mary Robinson said Monday during a…
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