U.N., U.S. condemn North Korea’s “highly provocative” satellite launch

Thursday, December 13, 2012
WTF North Korea 12.1.12

The United States strongly condemned North Korea’s successful satellite launch on Tuesday, calling it a “highly provocative act”. 

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U.N. Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi presses Russia on ‘political solution’ to Syrian conflict

Sunday, December 9, 2012
U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi. SOURCE: United Nations

United Nations and Arab League Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is pressing Russia to help bring about a “political solution” to the Syrian conflict. 

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Transcript: Remarks by Syria’s representative after Lakhdar Brahimi’s briefing at the U.N. General Assembly

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of remarks by the representative from the Syrian Arab Republic after Brahimi’s briefing at the United Nations General Assembly on Nov. 30, 2012: *Based…

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Transcript: Remarks by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the Syrian conflict

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of remarks by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the Syrian conflict at the U.N. General Assembly on Nov. 30, 2012:

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Transcript: Briefing by Lakhdar Brahimi at the U.N. General Assembly on the Syrian conflict

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of remarks by Lakhdar Brahimi, Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and Arab League, on the Syrian conflict at the U.N. General…

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State Department denounces North Korea’s planned satellite launch

Saturday, December 1, 2012
WTF North Korea 12.1.12

The U.S. State Department today denounced North Korea’s plan to launch a satellite sometime between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22. 

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List of 9 countries that voted against U.N. resolution to accord ‘Non-Member State’ status to Palestine

Saturday, December 1, 2012

List of the 9 countries that voted against the U.N. General Assembly Resolution to accord Palestine “Non-Member Observer State” status on Nov. 29, 2012: 

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Transcript: Statement by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Palestine’s application for non-member observer status at the United Nations

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Transcribed & edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Palestine’s application for non-member observer status at the United Nations General Assembly on Nov. 29,…

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Transcript: Remarks by Riyad Mansour on Palestine’s application for non-member observer status at the United Nations

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Transcribed & edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of remarks by Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, on Nov. 29, 2012:

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FBI dispatched to Lebanon to aid bombing investigation

Tuesday, October 23, 2012
WTF FBI lebanon car bomb investigation 10.23.12

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been dispatched to Lebanon to help investigate last Friday’s deadly car bombing that killed 8 people, including a top security official, and…

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