U.N. rights council reaches agreement
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Members of the U.N.'s new human rights watchdog agreed in principle Tuesday to a compromise on how to launch investigations into some of the world's worst rights offenders, sparing the body from the potentially embarrassing prospect of failing to set its own rules.
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VIENNA, Austria - The majority of nations at a key meeting of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency agreed Friday on the wording of a resolution meant to curb Iran's access to technology that could be used to make nuclear weapons and setting an indirect deadline on Tehran to meet their conditions...
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The U.N. and African Union chief executives on Wednesday resolved a dispute over command of a proposed joint military force to help end bloodshed in Darfur, but the deal still must be approved by their organizations' security councils and Sudan's government.
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The U.N. Security Council voted  on Monday to extend the mandate of a peacekeeping force in  Ivory Coast until January to help create peaceful conditions  for elections that have been repeatedly delayed.
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A U.N. cease-fire resolution has authorized up to 15,000 U.N. peacekeepers. Contributions from European countries so far have been limited:
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The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council neared a deal Friday on a resolution that would give Iran until the end of August to suspend uranium enrichment or face the threat of economic and diplomatic sanctions.
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Key points of the resolution adopted by the U.N. Security Council on Friday to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah:
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A UN Security Council delegation said it had secured the unconditional agreement of the Sudanese government Sunday for the deployment of a beefed up peacekeeping force to Darfur.
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The U.N. Security Council gave its support on Friday to plans for a quick U.N. response to a plea for help from Nepal's government and Maoist rebels in enforcing their landmark peace agreement.
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The UN Human Rights Council agrees to send a team to investigate abuses in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region.
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UNITED NATIONS - The UN General Assembly passed a sweeping declaration of rights for indigenous people yesterday despite opposition from several developed states that said it gave excessive property and legal powers.
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog has reached an agreement with Iran on how to conduct negotiations over Tehran's contentious nuclear program, the delegation's chief said Thursday.
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Key players in the search for Middle East peace have reached understanding on a plan that could lead to a comprehensive settlement.
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U.N. Security Council members have agreed to adopt a resolution condemning North Korean missile tests, after agreeing on a compromise to avoid a Chinese veto, council diplomats said.
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pleaded Monday for all nations to cooperate with the Human Rights Council, which began its first session of 2007 after being created a year ago to replace a commission whose critics complained was highly politicized.
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Russian and German leaders said they agreed on Thursday on the importance of human rights and the central role of the United Nations in fighting terrorism, which they said reached new heights with last week's ...
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The U.N. Security Council reached broad agreement on a statement warning North Korea against a nuclear test, but Washington backed off earlier language directed at Pyongyang, saying it was not threatening "lethal" action.