South Korean informally chosen as next U.N. leader
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South Korean's Foreign Minister, Ban Ki-Moon, won Monday's crucial informal poll for the next U.N. secretary-general, with no opposition from any of the five veto-bearing council members.
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South Koreans will elect a new president on Wednesday who is expected to reposition Seoul closer to Washington, ending a decade in which left-leaning leaders sparred with their U.S. ally over North Korea policy.
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NEW YORK-Japan on Friday was expected to win a two-year term as a nonpermanent member of the United Nations Security Council, a status that could help Tokyo&#39;s campaign for a permanent seat, UN sources said.
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South Korea's President-elect Lee Myung-bak picks political veteran Han Seung-soo to be his prime minister.
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Incoming U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon got his new job in an unlikely manner for a man known for head-of-the-class performances.
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The Security Council handed South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon a second victory in a &quot;straw poll&quot; to select a successor to UN chief Kofi Annan, but the race remains wide open with more candidates expected to enter the fray.
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The daughter of a former dictator many credit for kick-starting South Korea's rise from the ashes of war to Asia's third biggest economy announced she would run for the presidency next year, local media reported on Monday.
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Former UN secretary general to name head of state chosen as inaugural winner of multi-million dollar prize for achievement.
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By Evelyn LeopoldUNITED NATIONS - Sri Lanka withdrew its candidate on Friday from the race to succeed U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan as all signs pointed to South Korea's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon getting ...Comment
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South Korea is jubilant after its foreign minister Ban Ki-Moon took a decisive step towards becoming the next United Nations secretary general.
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UNITED NATIONS, New York For years, Kofi Annan was seen at the United Nations as a Mandela-like figure, a statesman who brought a serene sense of personal confidence and institutional steadiness to the task of settling conflict and a person frequently
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UNITED NATIONS -- Just a few months ago, Kofi Annan was one of the most respected UN chiefs in history, poised to lead the organization through a sweeping agenda of reform.
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South Korea has welcomed North Korea's invitation to the United Nations nuclear watchdog to send a delegation to Pyongyang, a possible first step towards its nuclear disarmament.
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Jordan's U.N. Ambassador Prince Zeid al Hussein announced his candidacy Tuesday to succeed Kofi Annan as the next U.N. secretary-general, becoming the first Muslim to enter the race.
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Japan has become one of five new members elected to the United Nations Security Council, even as it campaigns for a permanent seat on the powerful body.
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Former Thai Foreign Minister Surin  Pitsuwan, a Muslim with wide international respect, emerged on  Thursday as a possible last-minute candidate to replace Kofi  Annan as United Nations Secretary-General.
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The South Korean foreign minister who is front-runner to become U.N. secretary-general first dreamed of becoming a diplomat when he met President Kennedy at the White House in 1962.