Iran's uranium enough to produce five nuclear weapons
A UN report has found that the total production, for the last five years, of low-enriched uranium would be enough for at least five nuclear weapons.
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Zanu-PF courts top UN official
Activists say the hosting of the United Nations' Navi Pillay is an attempt to sugar-coat Zimbabwe's poor human rights record.
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Charles Taylor: 'What I did was in honour'
Convicted war criminal Charles Taylor has accused the international community of selectively targeting African heads of state with prosecutions.
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Outrage as students killed in anti-regime protests in Syria
Syrian troops have killed four students and arrested some 200 after storming an anti-regime protest at Aleppo University, in the north of the country.
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Syria witnesses deadliest day of ceasefire
Rebels have killed more than 20 troops in the Syrian army's deadliest day of a ceasefire deal even as UN observers say they have a "calming" impact.
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UN's Pillay condemns killing of journalists in Brazil
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has voiced alarm over the fourth murder of a journalist in Brazil this year.
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UN pushes Syria on humanitarian mission
The UN hopes to get permission from the Syrian government to send more aid workers to help at least 1-million people in need of urgent assistance.
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Syria opposed scale of UN mission as shelling continues
Syria has challenged the UN chief over the scope of a UN truce monitoring mission, resisting a larger presence as its army shelled targets in Homs.
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Ban says Western Sahara mission undermined
UN leader Ban Ki-moon says a UN mission's communications from the Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara with UN headquarters have been compromised.
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UN ceasefire truce monitors begin work in Syria
A team of United Nations monitors have begun work in Syria, seeking to ensure both state forces and the opposition repect the terms of their truce.
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