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UN completes study of Native American rights
WASHINGTON — A United Nations fact finder surveying the lives of Native Americans and Alaska Natives said Friday he'll recommend in an upcoming report that some of the tribes' lands be restored, including the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Nation & World
Report: U.N. team did not visit Iran's nuclear sites
TEHRAN, Iran -- Visiting U.N. inspectors did not visit any of the country's nuclear sites, Iran's official news agency reported Tuesday, concentrating instead on talks with officials.
Date: 02/01/2012 | Nation & World
U.S., allies urge U.N. action to end violence in Syria
UNITED NATIONS -- Vowing to avoid "another Libya," the U.S. and its allies challenged Russia on Tuesday to overcome its opposition to a U.N. draft resolution demanding that Syrian President Bashar Assad yield power and end the violence that has killed thousands.
Date: 01/31/2012 | Nation & World
U.N. rights chief says 5,000 dead in Syria
UNITED NATIONS -- More than 5,000 people have died in the nine-month-long Syrian uprising, U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay said Monday.
Date: 12/12/2011 | Nation & World
U.N. expert urges Vietnam to close rehab centers
HANOI, Vietnam -- A United Nations-appointed expert is urging Vietnam's government to close down rehabilitation centers for drug users and sex workers following criticism of abuses by an international rights group, calling them "counterproductive."
Date: 12/06/2011 | Nation & World
U.N.: Ex-rebels still hold 7,000 people in Libya
UNITED NATIONS -- Former Libyan revolutionaries still hold about 7,000 people, and some reportedly have been subjected to torture and ill treatment, according to a U.N. report circulated Monday.
Date: 11/28/2011 | Nation & World
U.N. reports Iran work 'specific' to nuke arms
VIENNA -- The U.N. nuclear atomic energy agency said Tuesday for the first time that Iran is suspected of conducting secret experiments whose sole purpose is the development of nuclear arms.
Date: 11/08/2011 | Nation & World
Leaders vow to cut deaths from chronic disease
UNITED NATIONS -- World leaders have pledged to take wide-ranging action to prevent millions of deaths from cancer, diabetes, and heart and lung disease by tackling the key causes -- smoking, excessive drinking, lack of exercise and unhealthy diets dominated by fast food.
Date: 09/21/2011 | Nation & World
U.N. council asked to unfreeze Libyan assets
UNITED NATIONS -- The United States asked the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to unfreeze $1.5 billion in Libyan assets for the cash-strapped rebels in a move to bypass opposition from South Africa, which has close ties to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
Date: 08/24/2011 | Nation & World
Hundreds of thousands flee Somali drought, famine
DADAAB, Kenya -- Kaltumo Barre's home is a flimsy, dome-shaped skeleton of sticks and ragged cloth.Her kitchen is three twisted iron rods stuck in the ground outside, shielded from the wind and sandstorms by more sticks and tattered clothes.
Date: 08/21/2011 | Nation & World
Somalis die in world's worst famine in 20 years
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Tens of thousands of Somalis are feared dead in the world's worst famine in a generation, the U.N. said Wednesday, and the U.S. said it will allow emergency funds to be spent in areas controlled by al-Qaida-linked militants as long as the fighters do not interfere with aid...
Date: 07/21/2011 | Nation & World
Navy squadron of Growler jets coming home after flights over Libya
OAK HARBOR -- After an eight-month deployment, five radar-jamming Growler jets, their crews and support staff are returning home to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.
Date: 07/01/2011 | Local News
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