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| Sep.23 |
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Mid-East Quartet holds key talks| The US, EU, Russia and the UN are trying to hammer out details of a peace conference in November | | |
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| Jun.27 |
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UN issues desertification warning Tens of millions could be driven from their homes by encroaching deserts, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia
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| May.6 |
Moscow |
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Criticism of UN Iran draft mounts Russia says the draft needs rewriting. Russia and China have criticised a Security Council draft resolution
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| Oct.26 |
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Russia opposes UN action on Syria Moscow will block any effort to impose sanctions on Damascus over its role in the Hariri assassination
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Boys' electrocution starts riots
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| Aug.8 |
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Ex-U.N. officer admits oil-for-food charges Alexander Yakovlev pleaded guilty to corruption charges, such as wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud
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| May.18 |
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UN calls for Uzbek deaths inquiry| Louise Arbour, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, called for an independent investigation | |
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| Apr.21 |
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Russia vetoes Cyprus resolution| The United Nations resolution proposed security arrangements should the islanders vote for reunification | |
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| Jan.13 |
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U.N. envoy among crash dead 37 people have been killed when a Uzbekistan Airways flight crashed as it reached the capital of Tashkent
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28,000 dead after earthquake
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| Mar.10 |
Moscow |
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Russia ready for Iraq veto| Russia will vote against a draft resolution proposed by the US and UK that gives Iraq a deadline to disarm | |
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| Mar.4 |
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Russia says Iraq veto possible| Russia is still not ruling out the use of its veto in the Security Council to prevent a war in Iraq | | |
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| May.16 |
Russia |
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Russia backs Annan 2nd term Country has become the last of the 5 permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to support re-election
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