South Korea's Ban close to being new U.N. leader
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South Korea's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon said on Tuesday he bore "a heavy sense of responsibility" after an informal ballot that virtually assured he would become the next United Nations secretary-general.
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North Korea appears almost certain to miss a deadline in a nuclear deal, a development that is unlikely to scuttle the disarmament-for-aid pact it reached with regional powers but could hamper its implementation.
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UNITED NATIONS -- South Korea's former ambassador to the United Nations, Choi Young-jin, will travel to Ivory Coast in the coming weeks to run the world body's peacekeeping efforts, making him the first South Korean diplomat to lead a major U.N. mission in Africa, and the latest compatriot tapped...
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South Korea's quiet 'harmonizer' Ban Ki-Moon leads the race to lead the U.N.
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UNITED NATIONS -- When U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon first approached President Bush at the White House in January to muster support for a U.N. climate-change initiative, the president's response was cool: An impatient Bush reminded Ban that he did not want to restrain U.S. industries, and t...
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South Korean Ban Ki-moon takes the oath of office as the eighth U.N. secretary-general at a ceremony in the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, less than three weeks before he assumes the post from Kofi Annan.
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U.S. Ambassador John Bolton   pushed on Wednesday for a quick resolution to the race to   succeed Kofi Annan as U.N. secretary-general, a move that could   favor a South Korean front-runner.
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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's new leader wants to ditch the ministry that has long handled relations with the North, have others absorb its functions and shift the way Seoul deals with its prickly neighbor, aides said on Wednesday.
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South Korea's Ban Ki-moon was  sworn in as the eighth U.N. secretary-general on Thursday and  vowed to restore trust in an institution tainted by scandal and  a growing divide between rich and poor nations.
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UNITED NATIONS -- When U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon first approached President Bush at the White House in January to muster support for a U.N. climate-change initiative, the president's response was cool: An impatient Bush reminded Ban that he did not want to restrain U.S. industries, and that...
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A permanent solution to the North Korean nuclear crisis is unlikely until Pyongyang's communist system gives way to democracy, a prominent former South Korean general said on Friday.
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North Korea must seize the opportunity presented by six-country talks next week to agree to initial steps on dismantling its nuclear weapons program, the South's new foreign minister said on Wednesday.
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Japan has thrown its support behind South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon to be the next chief of the United Nations, after previous hesitation due to strained ties between the neighbors.
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South Korea's Ban Ki-moon was sworn in as the eighth U.N. secretary-general on Thursday, pledging to be a "bridge-builder" and lead a dynamic and courageous United Nations when he takes over on January 1.
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South Korean Ban Ki-moon was sworn in as the eighth U.N. secretary-general on Thursday, pledging to act as a "bridge builder" and lead a dynamic and courageous United Nations when he takes office on January 1.
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North Korea is committed to a disarmament pact reached in February but wants sanctions lifted first, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday on his return from a trip he said had cleared the air.