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On a trip this month to the coastal city, British Foreign Secretary William Hague described Somalia as the "world's most failed state" as he drummed up interest ahead of a London conference on February 23 to tackle Somalia's festering turmoil. U.S....
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.N. chief Ban Ki-Moon will attend the meeting London hopes will refocus and better coordinate the international response to Somalia. One reason for the lack of political progress is that war and instability...
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Executive Secretary of the Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, CTBTO, Tibor Toth, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, from left, attend a ceremony to mark the 15 th anniversary... View Photo »
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The sanctions follow several last-ditch efforts by the League and by the U.N. General Assembly, to give the government of Bashar Assad time to resolve the crisis with a political solution ... It also follows unheeded calls by the U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to end the bloodshed and send an observ...
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon will attend the meeting London hopes will refocus and better coordinate the international response to Somalia. One reason for the lack of political progress is that war and instability...
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On a trip this month to the coastal city, British Foreign Secretary William Hague described Somalia as the "world's most failed state" as he drummed up interest ahead of a London conference on February 23 to tackle Somalia's festering turmoil. U.S....
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United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon delivers a speech during a ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, CTBTO, in Vienna, Austria, on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. View Photo »
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AP Exclusive: Iran poised for big nuke jump Iran is poised to greatly expand uranium enrichment at a fortified underground bunker to a point that would boost how quickly it could make nuclear warheads, diplomats tell The Associated Press. U.N....
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Leaders from more than 50 countries and international organisations, including the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and the US Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, are due to gather this week for the London Conference on Somalia. UK Prime Minister...
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) shakes hands with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (R) during their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah on February 1, 2012. Ban called on Israel to create a 'positive dynamic' to help kickstart stalled talks with the...
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