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Panel says war on drugs has failed
NEW YORK (AP) — A high-level international panel says the war on drugs is a failure. A report by the Global Commission on Drug Policy says "repressive strategies will not solve the drug problem, and that the war on drugs has not, and cannot, be...Tags: Paul Volcker, Drugs and Medicines, Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes
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Resource companies ripping off Africa: AfDB chief
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Developed world mining and energy companies operating in Africa should pay more taxes to help the world's poorest continent climb out of poverty, the president of the African Development Bank said on Sunday. "The reality is, Africa...Tags: Conservation, Finance, Politics, Africa, Economy, Business and Finance
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In South Africa, talk of Mandela's mortality
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The desk is spotless and books neatly line the shelves in Nelson Mandela's office at a Johannesburg-based foundation that carries his name, but the former South African president and anti-apartheid leader hasn't worked there...
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Enter The Diplomat - UN's Ban gets black belt
ReutersBy Peter Rutherford June 6 (Reuters) - Representatives at the United Nations may think twice about crossing Ban Ki-moon in future after the secretary-general was awarded an honorary 10th degree black belt in the Korean martial art of taekwondo. While is...Tags: Religion and Belief, Values, International Olympic Committee, Politics, Ban Ki-moon
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ANALYSIS-Africa defence force never more needed but still a paper tiger
Reuters* At 50, pan-African body still striving for own peace force * French Mali intervention was painful dent in African pride * Rest of world foots bill for most of Africa's peacekeeping * Somalia mission a possible model, but human cost high By Pascal...Tags: Somalia, African Union, Politics, Mogadishu (Somalia), Paris (France)
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U.S. and Russia to seek Syria peace talks
MOSCOW — The United States and Russia agreed Tuesday to try to bring together the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad and the opposition for peace talks, signaling a potential breakthrough in long-stalled diplomatic efforts to end a bloody...Tags: Politics, Russia, Moscow (Russia), United Nations, National Government
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U.N. names veteran envoy to 'impossible mission' in Syria
World NowThe United Nations named veteran Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi to the daunting task of trying to bring peace to war-torn Syria, with the French chairman of the Security Council conceding that the envoy was being sent on an "impossible mission."... -
U.N. envoy presses for cease-fire in Syria
World NowLakhdar Brahimi, the United Nations envoy to Syria, continued to push for a four-day cease-fire in the fighting.... -
Syrian government agrees to temporary cease-fire
World NowResponding to international peace efforts, Syria said Thursday its forces would observe a cease-fire from Friday to Monday, the period of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.... -
Syria clashes persist despite holiday truce
World NowBEIRUT -– Despite the beginning of a cease-fire Friday in observance of the Eid Al-Adha holiday, there have been reports of clashes in northern Syria and shelling in various parts of the country. Three people were killed in the Damascus suburb of... -
Syrian regime, rebels agree to cease-fire for holiday, envoy says
World NowThe government of Syrian President Bashar Assad has agreed to a cease-fire for the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha, international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said.... -
Syria peace envoy Brahimi to Assad: Time for change, not reform
World NowLakhdar Brahimi, the new international envoy responsible for seeking peace in war-ravaged Syria, said he had given President Bashar Assad a pointed message: Reform alone won't resolve the crisis....
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