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Dublin hosts talks on cluster bombs

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May 19, 2008
        

Dublin hosts talks on cluster bombs Monday, 19 May 2008 08:46 A two-week conference, which opens in Dublin this morning, is expected to produce a new international treaty to ban cluster bombs. Over 100 countries are taking part in the Croke Park negotiations and it is the largest international...

                   

GLOBAL: Timeline of cluster munitions use

irinnews.org
May 19, 2008
        

JOHANNESBURG, 16 May 2008 (IRIN) - Handicap International, a non-governmental organisation working to improve the conditions and quality of life of disabled people in the developing world and in post-conflict zones, defines cluster submunition as explosive ordnance that, to perform its task,...

                   
breakingnews.ie: A historic treaty banning the use of cluster bombs could be agreed at a major diplomatic conference opening in Dublin today. breakingnews.ie

Cluster bomb conference begins at Croke Park

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May 19, 2008
        

Delegates from up to 100 countries will be seeking to outlaw the munitions which are blamed for indiscriminately killing or maiming civilians in conflict zones for almost 60 years. The 12-day Dublin event is the culmination of a series of international gatherings aiming to agree a text for a...

                   
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Conference to discuss ban on cluster bombs

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May 19, 2008
        

A two-week conference, which opens in Dublin this morning, is expected to produce a new international treaty to ban cluster bombs. Over 100 countries are taking part in the Croke Park negotiations and it is the largest international conference of its kind ever hosted by Ireland. Efforts to ban...

                   

Conference to ban cluster bombs starts in Dublin

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May 19, 2008
        

Dublin - An international conference to draw up a comprehensive treaty on banning cluster bombs was due to start Monday in the Irish capital Dublin, with representatives of over 100 governments expected to attend. The two-week conference organized by...

                   

Africa: Timeline of Cluster Munitions Use

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May 19, 2008
        

Handicap International, a non-governmental organisation working to improve the conditions and quality of life of disabled people in the developing world and in post-conflict zones, defines cluster submunition as explosive ordnance that, to perform its task, separates from a parent munition or...

                   
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Conference to discuss cluster bomb ban

rte.ie
May 19, 2008
        

A two-week conference which opens in Dublin this morning is expected to produce a new international treaty to ban cluster bombs. Over 100 countries are taking part in the Croke Park negotiations and it is the largest international conference of its kind ever hosted by Ireland. Efforts to ban the...

                   

Conference to discuss worldwide cluster-bomb ban

independent.ie
May 19, 2008
        

International efforts to negotiate a ban on cluster bombs are due to get underway at a major international conference in Dublin today. Officials from more than 120 countries are due to attend the two-week gathering, which hopes to draw up an international treaty to ban the production and use of...

                   

Pope calls for ban on cluster bombs ahead of conference

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May 19, 2008
        

Agence France-Presse | May 19, 2008 GENOA, Italy: Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday called on governments to adopt an international convention banning the use of cluster munitions, on the eve of a conference on the issue in Dublin. The pope spoke during a visit to the northern Italian city of Genoa,...

                   

US Warns That Signing Oslo Process Will Criminalize British Troops

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May 19, 2008
        

Posted 10 hours ago by Can Tran (TFactor) in World | 135 views Today, there is a meeting set in Dublin, Ireland with representatives from at least 122 nations that plan to talk on a deal that would make the most cluster type weapons illegal to use. In Dublin, Ireland, representatives from nations...