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Russia accuses UN of double standards

globalsecurity.org     Aug 29, 2008   22 related          

RIA Novosti 29/08/2008 10:00 UNITED NATIONS, August 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia has accused the UN Security Council of having double standards over South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and of lacking understanding of the conflicts...                    

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Russia criticized at UN over S. Ossetia, Abkhazia

chron.com     Aug 29, 2008   30 related          

UNITED NATIONS — Georgia and its backers in the U.N. Security Council on Thursday decried Russia's recognition of two breakaway provinces. Russia responded by accusing its critics of bias and hypocrisy in an emergency...                    

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dw-world.de: A horse driven cart moves past a Russian soldier at a checkpoint in Khurvaleti, near Gori, Georgia, Monday, dw-world.de

Russia pushes for own peace plan in Georgia, US opposes - Summary

earthtimes.org     Aug 22, 2008   2,353 related          

New York - Russia late Thursday submitted a formal text to the UN Security Council aimed at ending the conflict in Georgia, but the United States and Britain said they were not ready to vote for it. The 15-nation council also...                    

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U.N. council still divided on Georgia resolution

alertnet.org     Aug 22, 2008   20 related          

By Patrick Worsnip UNITED NATIONS, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Russia pressed on Thursday for speedy adoption by the U.N. Security Council of its resolution endorsing a peace plan for Georgia but Western powers said they could not...                    

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Security Council considers competing draft resolutions on Georgia conflict

un.org     Aug 22, 2008   5 related          

The UN Security Council remained divided over what action to take to end the conflict in Georgia that started on August 7th in South Ossetia. The Council is considering two competing draft resolutions, one sponsored by France,...                    

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US, Britain and France warn against dealing with Iranian banks in Lebanon

nowlebanon.com     Aug 5, 2008          

The United States, Britain and France said that Iran is taking measures to circumvent UN Security Council Resolution 1803, which calls on Tehran to halt its nuclear program. The countries warned their citizens and the Lebanese...                    

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UN vote OKs Darfur peacekeeping, but US abstains

iht.com     Aug 1, 2008   194 related          

The U.N. Security Council approved another year of peacekeeping in Sudan's bloodied Darfur region Thursday night, but the U.S. abstained from a vote that reflected sharp divisions over genocide charges against the Sudanese...                    

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UN vote OKs Darfur peacekeeping, but US abstains

wtop.com     Aug 1, 2008   24 related          

By JOHN HEILPRIN Associated Press Writer UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council approved another year of peacekeeping in Sudan's bloodied Darfur region Thursday night, but the U.S. abstained from a vote that reflected...                    

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John Kampfner: Brown's courage and vision deficit knows no borders

guardian.co.uk     Aug 1, 2008          

Britain's loss of clout is not down to the prime minister alone. There's much to repair, Mr Miliband David Miliband is a man of integrity. One suspects that Miliband has a more developed sense of ethics than some of those...                    

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Libya, China push for inclusion of ICC suspension in UNAMID resolution

net-news-global.de     Jul 26, 2008          

The Inner City Press website reporter at the UN reported that Libya wanted to include a paragraph that mentions the possibility of invoking Article 16 of the ICC Statue regarding the authority of the UNSC to suspend its work on...                    

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