U.N. extends prosecutor Del Ponte's term to year-end
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The U.N. Security Council on Friday extended the appointment of Carla del Ponte as prosecutor of war crimes in the former Yugoslavia until December 31, when her still-unnamed successor will take over.
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Lebanon's parliament voted on Friday to  extend the term of Syrian-backed President Emile Lahoud,  despite a U.N. Security Council resolution warning Damascus  against interfering in Lebanon.
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The United States should give the  United Nations until the end of the year to reform and then  consider cutting back on its U.N. dues if the changes fall  short, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said on Monday.
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The African Union said on   Wednesday it would extend its underfinanced force in Sudan's   Darfur region until the end of this year after receiving   promises of support from the United Nations and Arab states.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The United States and Russia have been granted a five-year extension to the 2007 deadline for destroying their chemical weapon stockpiles, the international organization overseeing the process said Monday.  U.S.
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U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte praised Serbia's "serious commitment" to the handover of war crimes fugitives on Wednesday and said "we may have other positive results" before reporting to the United Nations on June 18.
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The U.N. Security Council unanimously extended the mandate for the 160,000-strong U.S.-led coalition in Iraq for an additional 12 months yesterday, as Secretary General Kofi Annan proposed an international conference at a venue outside the war-torn country to forge reconciliation among Iraq's...
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Relieved that a horrible year is ending, Secretary-General Kofi Annan reiterated yesterday he has no intention of resigning over the embattled UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq and will pursue sweeping reforms at the United Nations
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U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla del  Ponte praised Serbia for &quot;serious commitment&quot; to the handover  of war crimes fugitives on Wednesday, saying &quot;we may have other  positive results&quot; before her June 18 formal report.
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A Serb general indicted for war crimes  in the siege of Sarajevo during the 1992-95 Bosnian war gave  himself up to the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague on  Friday, chief prosecutor Carla Del Ponte said.
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The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday called for a moratorium on the death penalty with a view to abolishing executions, approving a resolution opposed by the U.S., China and Iran.
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Iraq would seek an extension of the U.N. mandate authorizing U.S.-led forces on its soil if it cannot reach a bilateral deal with the United States by the end of the year, an Iraqi official said on Tuesday.
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U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla del  Ponte praised Serbia&#39;s &quot;serious commitment&quot; to the handover of  war crimes fugitives on Wednesday and said &quot;we may have other  positive results&quot; before reporting to the United Nations on  June 18.
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The special prosecutor charged with probing decades-old human rights abuses allegedly committed by the government said Thursday he plans to charge more than 50 people this year with involvement in the nation's so-called "dirty war."
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The head of Nigeria's anti-corruption unit is reportedly ordered to go on year-long leave.
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Amnesty International urges the UN to probe alleged war crimes committed in Lebanon, a year on from the conflict.
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UNITED NATIONS  - The UN Security Council voted unanimously Friday to extend the authorization for the NATO-led security force in Afghanistan through October 2005.