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Rwanda blocks proposed U.N. sanctions for two Congo rebels

YoopyaAugust 29, 2013April 21, 2024

by YoopyaAugust 29, 2013April 21, 202406

(Reuters) – Rwanda blocked a joint U.S.-French proposal to impose U.N. sanctions on two senior commanders in the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo, arguing that...

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Obama makes case for punishing Syria, but possible delays loom

YoopyaAugust 29, 2013May 1, 2024

by YoopyaAugust 29, 2013May 1, 202405

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama made the case on Wednesday for a limited military strike againstSyria in response to last week’s chemical weapons attack even as he faced...

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Analysis: U.S. could look beyond U.N. Security Council in any Syria strike

YoopyaAugust 27, 2013April 14, 2024

by YoopyaAugust 27, 2013April 14, 202404

(Reuters) – In the face of a U.N. Security Council deadlocked on Syria, the United States and its allies could seek other means of legitimizing any...

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Angelina Jolie urges U.N. Security Council to act on war zone rape

YoopyaJune 24, 2013August 4, 2024

by YoopyaJune 24, 2013August 4, 202405

(Reuters) – Actress Angelina Jolie urged the U.N. Security Council on Monday to make dealing with war zone rape a top priority as she shared...

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U.N. warns of risk of Mali war spillover in Western Sahara

YoopyaApril 9, 2013

by YoopyaApril 9, 201302

(Reuters) – The conflict in Mali threatens to spill over into the disputed territory of Western Sahara and the Polisario Front independence movement has warned...

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Mali armed groups, govt postpone talks

kiemtarJanuary 11, 2013January 11, 2013

by kiemtarJanuary 11, 2013January 11, 201305

Ouagadougou – Talks planned for Thursday between the Malian government and two armed groups from the country’s north, Ansar Dine and the MNLA, have been...

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Gambian leader says to build herbal AIDS-cure hospital

YoopyaJanuary 2, 2013

by YoopyaJanuary 2, 201303

(Reuters) – AIDS patients would be offered an herbal cure at a 1,111-bed hospital in Gambia that the president said on Tuesday he plans to...

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Syria jets kill tens as international envoy visits

kiemtarDecember 25, 2012December 26, 2012

by kiemtarDecember 25, 2012December 26, 201201

BEIRUT (AP) — A government airstrike Sunday on a bakery in a rebel-held town in central Syria killed more than 60 people, activists said, casting...

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U.N. Security Council to vote on authorizing Mali force

YoopyaDecember 21, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 21, 201201

(Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council plans to vote on Thursday on a French-drafted resolution authorizing a military mission to retake northern Mali from Islamist...

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Sudan, South Sudan to discuss rebel support next month

YoopyaDecember 20, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 20, 201203

(Reuters) – Sudan and South Sudan will tackle the sensitive issue of support for rebel groups for the first time when they resume security talks...