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Venezuela destroys two bridges at Colombian border

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

Venezuelan forces destroyed two bridges that cross the border with Colombia, an escalation of relations that have soured sinc -More-

International Atomic Energy Agency Director Mohamed ElBaradei. Read the full story.

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

We have not received any written response from Iran. -More-

Excerpts from UN Dispatch

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

It's nice to see a mystery solved. -More-

United Nations Radio

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

UNHCR condemns xenophobic attacks in South Africa -More-

UN celebrates 20 years of children's rights

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

Signed in 1989 by every UN member nation but the U.S. -More-

UN rebukes North Korea, Myanmar over rights records

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

A United Nations General Assembly committee focused on human rights approved nonbinding resolutions to condemn North Korea an -More-

ElBaradei says Iran treaty rejection not yet final

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

Iran has not yet officially responded to the UN-sponsored proposal that would oversee its nuclear fuel development despite re -More-

UN: Afghanistan tops the world in infant mortality

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

Growing insecurity, endemic childhood diseases and lack of access to medical services and water combine to make Afghanistan t -More-

Biggest child killers on bottom of global health agenda

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

Donor shifts toward funding efforts to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS and malaria have diminished attempts to tackle the bigge -More-

De Boer outlines some goals for Copenhagen

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

Wealthy countries should pledge $10 billion a year for three years at the upcoming Copenhagen summit to help poor countries b -More-

Ukraine, Russia strike deal on natural gas

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

A long period of tension regarding a payment dispute between Russia and Ukraine might have come to an end after the nations a -More-

Acceleration of global warming slows

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

Climatologists are puzzled by an apparent slowdown in global warming that has stalled the climb in average temperatures the p -More-

Islamic nations seek accord against blasphemy

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

Algeria and Pakistan are among the Islamic nations leading a charge to bring a vote forward within the UN General Assembly on -More-

HIV-positive soccer team faces off against stigma in Zimbabwe

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

A group of HIV-positive women associated with the Epworth Medecins sans Frontieres clinic in Zimbabwe have formed a soccer te -More-

Karzai pledges NATO pullout timeline

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

Opening his second term as Afghanistan's leader after a controversial election, Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced a tar -More-

Little-known leaders take first EU executive elections

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

The European Union elected its first president and trade commissioner, inaugurating a new era for the continental bloc and en -More-

Divide grows between Pakistani military, president

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

Accusations of corruption and subordination to U.S. -More-

More English-language Web sites spreading al-Qaida message

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

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Stiglitz calls Mexico's economic response weak

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

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Micheletti to temporarily step down

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

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Worries grow for Zambia's future

20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

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