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Syria: Washington plans to bypass the Security Council of UN

The United States doubts that the peace plan drafted by Syria Kofi Annan is achieved and plan to act ”outside” of the Security Council of the UN,  said Susan Rice the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations on Wednesday. “If the plan is torpedoed peaceful settlement, the second scenario is to apply pressurefrom the Security Council.”  Rice told reporters. “In the...

The UN confirmed the withdrawal of Sudanese troops in Abyei

The UN confirmed the withdrawal of Sudanese troops in the disputed region of Abyei,on the border with southern Sudan, said the spokesman Kieran Dwyer UN. “The mission of peacekeeping to the UN in Abyei confirmed that the withdrawal of Sudan Armed Forces of the Abyei area was completed late in the evening (Tuesday),” said M.Dwyer. The oil region of Abyei was occupied by the...

Explosions in Ukraine: Ban Ki-moon “deeply concerned”

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern over the explosion yesterday that occurred in the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, thirty injured, reported the Press Service of the UN on Saturday. “The secretary general is deeply concerned by the news of the explosions in the city of Dnipropetrovsk. According to some reports, 29 wounded, including nine children,”. Mr. Ban expressed ...

Explosion and sinking of a South Korean ship

SEOUL, South Korea – A South Korean cargo ship sank after an explosion off the west coast, according to Seoul. Three people died in events and eight were still missing the call on Sunday morning. Ko Jae-young, an officer of the Coast Guard, said 11 South Korean sailors and five Burmese colleagues were on the ship of 419 tons when the explosion was heard. He had no information as to what caused the blast. Mr Ko...

Syria: Washington expects a new draft resolution from Russia

Washington wants Moscow to submit to the Security Council a new draft UN resolution on Syria to end the violence in this country, said Susan Rice the Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN on Tuesday. “I hope we will soon receive a new document,” she told reporters after a closed meeting of the Security Council of the UN on Syria, a country plagued by violence since the in March. About...

Nuclear Weapons in Europe: Washington ready for dialogue

NATO and the United States is prepared to discuss issues relating to tactical nuclear weapons in Europe, but NATO will keep its nuclear potential, said the undersecretary of State for Eurasia Philip Gordon on Monday. “As for the tactical nuclear weapons, our position remains unchanged. The United States is convinced that NATO needs a nuclear potential as nuclear weapons exist. But we want to solve problems...

Uranium enrichment: France strongly condemns Iran

France strongly condemns the start of operations uranium enrichment plant in Iran Fordo, considering that they will inevitably lead to increased sanctions against Tehran, international media reported on Tuesday. “This new challenge leaves us no choice but to strengthen international sanctions and adopt, with our European partners and all the willing, measures of scale and unprecedented severity,” said...

Syria: Arab League consider the first report of the observers

On Sunday the Ministerial Committee of the Arab League on terms of settlement of the political crisis in Syria met in Cairo, Egypt, to evaluate the first report of the observers on their mission in that country. During the meeting, the Sudanese General Mohammed Ahmed Mustafa al-Dabi, head of the Arab observers in Syria will intervene before the ministers to take stock of the first ten working days of the mission....

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