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Seoul says N-Korea fired 3 short-range missiles
North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions. #United Nations #NewsTracker #North Korea #Glyn Davies #Shinzo Abe #UN Secuirty Council
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Bangladesh, Myanmar relieved as cyclone fizzles
A once-fearsome cyclone that was threatening Bangladesh and Myanmar dissipated quickly, causing some deaths but largely relieving authorities who had told more than 1 million people to leave vulnerable coastal areas in preparation for a far worse storm. #United Nations #Bangladesh #Myanmar #Cox's Bazar #Rakhine #Mahasen #Amin
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UN condemns Assad forces, but unease grows about rebels
The UN General Assembly condemned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces and praised the opposition on Wednesday, but a decline in support for the resolution suggested growing unease about extremism among Syria's fractious rebels. #World #United Nations #Syria #NewsTracker #David Cameron #Bashar al-Assad #UN General Assembly
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Why plight of Lankan Tamils highlights the hypocrisy of nations
Negotiation rarely if ever has stopped the massacre of people by their own nation. And other nations simply don't want to intervene, unless there's oil. . . and even then, it's usually long after there's no people left to save. #HowThisWorks #United Nations #Sri Lanka #Interventionism #UN Security Council
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Why Karnataka is saying no to the UNESCO tag
The Karnataka state government's refusal to allow a UNESCO tag for the Western Ghat forests is because it will prevent them from plundering these sites at will. #ThatsJustWrong #Karnataka #Kudremukh #Western Ghats #United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization #Vijayashankar
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Why India's 'non-aligned' foreign policy is a joke
India has always thought of itself as something of a moral nation in the rough and tumble of international politics. But its behaviour has not been consistent. #India #United Nations #InMyOpinion #Indira Gandhi #Palestine #Foreign policy #Non-Aligned Movement
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Bangkok PostTonga beat Japan 27-17 in Pacific Nations Cup
Right winger Fetu'u Vainikolo scored two tries to lead Tonga to a 27-17 victory in the opener of the Pacific Nations Cup rugby tournament on Saturday. Tonga's Fetuu Vainikolo (centre) dives to score a try against Japan during their IRB Pacific Nations Cu #Tonga #Edmonton #Eddie Aholelei
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Daily NationAmazon to sell Kindle in 170 nations
Online retail titan Amazon has announced it is expanding sales of its Kindle tablet computers to “over 170 countries and territories around the world,” and its Appstore in nearly 200 nations. The move steps up the offensive of Amazon against rivals like #Amazon.com #Apple, Inc. #Google Inc.
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MSN IndiaUN to honour five Indian peacekeepers who were killed
Subedar Jagdish Chand, Naik Krishan Kumar, Naik Dharam Pal Saini and Lance Havlidar Rajinder Singh lost their lives while serving in Congo, while Lance Dafadar Ravindera Poonia died in Lebanon United Nations: UN will honour over 100 UN peackeepers, inclu #Democratic Republic of the Congo #United Nations #Ban Ki-moon