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THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on Judge Michael Mukasey's nomination to be our next Attorney General.
09:37 Nov 4, 2007
A Web site that provides free access to school curricula developed through collaboration by a community of educators has won a prestigious international award.
08:42 Nov 4, 2007
The Mission's Aviation Safety personnel and the Liberian Civil Aviation authority are investigating the crash of the aircraft - an MI-8 operated by UT Air, which was under contract to UNMIL.
08:42 Nov 4, 2007
He also stressed the readiness of UNMIS to assist the two parties in achieving the objectives of the Agreement and in bringing its implementation process back on track.
07:42 Nov 4, 2007
At the conference, the Secretary-General held a series of bilateral meetings, including with Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey and with Prime Minister al-Maliki of Iraq.
19:57 Nov 3, 2007
Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro is heading to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where she will be participating in a regional meeting between the United Nations.
19:31 Nov 3, 2007
After 90,000 people fled recent fighting in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, a lull has caused the outflow to slow, the United Nations refugee agency said today.
18:48 Nov 3, 2007
Meeting such as the Beijing Forum can serve as a fountain of new ideas to overcome such prejudices and foster tolerance and understanding, he noted.
18:26 Nov 3, 2007
The startling images of fearless saffron-robed monks in the streets of Rangoon and the violent crackdown that followed exposed Burma to world scrutiny.
18:26 Nov 3, 2007
Mr. Eliasson - who is co-chairing the Sirte talks with his African Union counterpart Salim Ahmed Salim - also conferred with representatives of the Darfur movements.
13:57 Nov 3, 2007
Myanmar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a letter to the world body that it does not want UN Resident Coordinator Charles Petrie to continue his work in the country.
12:22 Nov 3, 2007
On 17 November, Mr. Ban will visit Valencia, Spain, where the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will be releasing its latest report.
12:08 Nov 3, 2007
'Insurance for the fishers themselves and their equipment makes them less vulnerable to disaster and increases their capacity to cope,' he said.
11:48 Nov 3, 2007
The appeal is designed to cover the emergency needs of the residents of the refugee camp, former and current, and to plan for the full and safe return of those displaced by the fighting.
11:37 Nov 3, 2007
Since the civil war began in the mid-1980s, the LRA has become notorious for abducting as many as 25,000 children and using them as fighters and porters.
10:53 Nov 3, 2007
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