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Britain joins a draft treaty to ban cluster munitions

                   
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May 29, 2008
        
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The draft of a treaty to ban cluster munitions was adopted by a group of 111 nations on Wednesday in Dublin after Britain dropped its longstanding opposition to any limitations on the weapons. The sudden shift by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who is under pressure to combat his Labor Party's... [read full story]                    

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newslookup.com: A cluster bomb used by Israel in Lebanon is marked by red painting on the Lebanon-Israeli border road near the southern Lebanese village of Naqura in August 2006 newslookup.com

Over 100 States Agree on Landmark Cluster Bomb Ban

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May 29, 2008
        

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Cluster bombs are notorious for resulting in civilian deaths More than 100 governments have agreed on a draft convention to ban cluster bombs, which have killed and maimed tens of thousands of civilians. The anti-cluster-bomb convention was the...

                   
dw-world.de: A cluster bomb used by Israel in Lebanon is marked by red painting on the Lebanon-Israeli border road near the southern Lebanese village of Naqura in August 2006 dw-world.de

Over 100 States Agree on Landmark Cluster Bomb Ban

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May 29, 2008
        

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Cluster bombs are notorious for resulting in civilian deaths More than 100 governments have agreed on a draft convention to ban cluster bombs, which have killed and maimed tens of thousands of civilians. The anti-cluster-bomb convention was the...

                   

Cluster Bomb Ban Passed Over U.S. Objections

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May 29, 2008
        

After more than a year of contentious negotiations, diplomats from 109 countries meeting in Dublin agreed Wednesday on a treaty that would outlaw the use, production, transfer, and stockpiling of cluster munitions, which have killed and injured thousands of civilians over the last four decades.

                   
rte.ie: Cluster bombs Stockpiles to be destroyed within eight years rte.ie

Cluster bombs ban to be adopted tomorrow

rte.ie
May 29, 2008
        

Cluster bombs ban to be adopted tomorrow Thursday, 29 May 2008 08:02 The international agreement reached in Croke Park last night to ban cluster munitions will be formally adopted in Dublin tomorrow. After years of campaigning against cluster bombs, the text of a deal to ban them was agreed last...

                   

Diplomats OK a ban on cluster bombs

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May 29, 2008
        

By Shawn Pogatchnik Associated Press Published: Thursday, May 29, 2008 12:04 a.m. MDT DUBLIN, Ireland — Diplomats from more than 100 nations agreed on a treaty Wednesday to ban current types of cluster bombs and require the destruction of stockpiles within eight years. However, the talks did not...

                   

Britain Joins a Draft Treaty on Cluster Munitions

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May 29, 2008
        

LONDON — The draft of a treaty to ban cluster munitions was adopted by a group of 111 nations on Wednesday in Dublin after Britain dropped its longstanding opposition to any limitations on the weapons. The sudden shift by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who is under pressure to combat his Labor...

                   
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World Bans Cluster Bombs; U.S. Holds Out

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May 29, 2008
        

A strong treaty to ban cluster bombs, which spread their destruction indiscriminately -- often among civilian populations and long after active fighting has stopped -- has been agreed by 110 countries today, despite the absence of the United States from negotiations. From: Human Rights Watch

                   

Australia concerned about cluster-bomb ban effects

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May 29, 2008
        

Australia’s defence minister voiced concerns today that the country’s troops could inadvertently breach the international ban on cluster bombs through its military alliance with the United States. Diplomats from more than 100 nations reached agreement in Dublin yesterday on a treaty that...

                   

Treaty on cluster bomb ban agreed at Dublin talks

independent.ie
May 29, 2008
        

A landmark agreement aimed at ending the use of cluster bombs across the globe has been reached following a week of international talks in Dublin. More than 100 countries have agreed a draft text for an historic treaty to outlaw the use of such munitions, which scatter several hundred "bomblets"...

                   

Going against U.S., Britain joins ban on cluster bombs

chron.com
May 29, 2008
        

In a major diplomatic defeat for the U.S., Britain broke ranks Wednesday and joined more than 100 nations in agreeing in principle to an international ban on cluster bombs, the small, insidious weapons that have killed thousands of civilians in the aftermath of battle.

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