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The senior United Nations envoy in Iraq today condemned the abduction and killing of a defence lawyer in trial of ousted President Saddam Hussein before the Iraqi Higher Tribunal.
14:59 Jun 21, 2006
The International Space Station crew will receive a new shipment of food, fuel and supplies Monday, June 26, and they will host a news conference at 8:54 a.m. EDT Tuesday, June 27. Both events will be broadcast live on NASA TV.
14:59 Jun 21, 2006
Few Americans are aware that there are a number of easy steps that can be taken to protect against the number one weather-related cause of death in the United States - excessive heat. Most of these deaths are preventable. The U.S. Environmental Prot
14:20 Jun 21, 2006
After two days of meetings in Malaysia involving over 700 experts from around the world, the United Nations initiative to foster information and communication technologies (ICT) in developing countries has established a framework for their activitie
14:13 Jun 21, 2006
The Department of Energy has a very rich scientific tradition and one of the best things about being Energy Secretary is from time to time I have an opportunity to acknowledge that tradition and the very real impact it continues to have on the lives
14:07 Jun 21, 2006
Presenting the General Assembly's budgetary committee with a request from Secretary-General Kofi Annan to lift the spending cap on the remainder of the United Nations' two-year fiscal period, the Organization's comptroller has warned that under t
14:07 Jun 21, 2006
On Thursday, June 22, Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman will deliver keynote remarks at the Harvard Business School's Global Leadership Forum in Washington, DC, to address President Bush's energy and science initiatives including the Advanced E
13:55 Jun 21, 2006
Black holes light up the universe and astronomers may finally know how. New data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory show for the first time powerful magnetic fields are the key to these brilliant and startling light shows.
13:52 Jun 21, 2006
While the world's top soccer players duel it out on the manicured playing fields of Germany in football's World Cup, aspiring stars in Afghanistan are honing their skill on the dirt pitches of the violence-wracked country thanks to hundreds of foo
13:52 Jun 21, 2006
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today deeply deplored the killing of three children and the injury of other bystanders in an attempted Israeli targeted killing of alleged militants in Gaza.
13:40 Jun 21, 2006
'I do not discount the depth of the difficulty that you face in settling longstanding differences, especially over nuclear disarmament and negative security assurances,' Mr. Annan told the Conference, which was established in 1979 as the single mu
13:37 Jun 21, 2006
Raising his voice once again in defence of freedom of the press, the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today condemned the murder of a Pakistani journalist as 'heinous crime' against a basic huma
13:37 Jun 21, 2006
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is pleased to observe World Refugee Day, an annual celebration that recognizes the contributions of refugees throughout the world. This day was first designated by resolution of the United Nations General As
09:53 Jun 21, 2006
A UN human rights official up for both new and renewed appointments next week denied and failed to disclose his significant ties to a Libyan-funded organization that awards the 'Moammar Khaddafi Human Rights Prize,' according to a report released
09:53 Jun 21, 2006
Clasping the hand of a young child on either side of him, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) António Guterres strides across a bridge over a river separating two countries, a symbol of both hope in the future and the daunting ch
07:39 Jun 21, 2006
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