UN General Assembly condemns Syria crackdown
The UN General Assembly voted 137 to 12 on Thursday to approve a resolution calling for an immediate halt to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad's violent crackdown on dissent.
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UN General Assembly to vote Thursday on Syria
The United Nations General Assembly will vote on Thursday on a new resolution calling on Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to put a stop to deadly attacks on civilians, diplomats said.
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UN rights chief deplores Syria crackdown
The UN human rights chief has decried Syria's escalating crackdown on civilian protesters and warned that the Security Council's failure to take action has emboldened the Syrian government to launch a
India seeks political solution to crisis in Syria
Voicing concern over the present situation in Syria, India has sought a 'peaceful and inclusive political process' to address the grievances of the people of the country.
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Syria resumes shelling after rejecting peace force
Regime forces resumed their assault on the Syrian protest city of Homs on Monday, activists said, after Damascus rejected an Arab plan to send a peacekeeping force to the unrest-hit country.
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Argentina to complain to UN over Falklands
Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner on Tuesday slammed Britain for its 'militarization' of their conflict over the Falklands, saying she would lodge a formal complaint with the United Nations.
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US 'disgusted' by Russia, China veto on Syria resolution
US ambassador to the UN Susan Rice said she was ‘disgusted’ by the Russian and Chinese veto on a UN Security Council resolution on Syria that urges President Bashar al-Assad to step down.
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Palestinians hurl shoes at visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon
Dozens of Palestinians on Thursday tried to block UN chief Ban Ki-moon from entering the Gaza Strip and pelted his armoured convoy with shoes and sticks, accusing him of being unfairly biased toward I
France to UN: Break 'scandalous silence' on Syria
France and US upped pressure on United Nations to take action on Syria.
Foreign Minister Alain Juppe on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to end its 'scandalous silence' over bloodshed in Syria b
Sri Lanka says it won't submit war report to UN
Sri Lanka said today it will not forward to the UN its report clearing government forces of allegations they targeted civilians during the country's civil war, in an apparent attempt to avoid scrutiny