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UN Security Council stories: 75 news summaries

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 Iran Nuke Talks Sluggish, 
 But 'Moving Forward' 

UN watchdog seems some progress between Tehran, Council members

Oct 20, 09 6:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Negotiations over the future of Iran’s nuclear program have been sluggish, the chief United Nations representative at the Vienna talks says this evening. “I believe we are making progress. It is maybe slower than I expected. But we are moving forward,” Mohamed ElBaradei says. The permanent members... More »

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Iran • nuclear program • International Atomic Energy Agency • enriched uranium • UN Security Council • Mohamed ElBaradei


 Iran Allows 
 Swiss Envoys 
 Visit With 
 Detained Hikers 

Policy reversal may be gesture of goodwill ahead of nuclear talks

Sep 29, 09 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iran has changed its policy on three detained US hikers, allowing Swiss diplomats—who represent American interests in Iran—to visit them. Officials have been denied access to the three Americans since they were detained in July after crossing the border from Iraqi Kurdistan into Iran. Tehran’s reversal may... More »

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Iraq • Iran • United Nations • Tehran • Kurdistan • Switzerland • United States • detainee • UN Security Council • hikers • Shane Bauer • Joshua Fattal • Sarah Shourd

 Obama-Led 
 Security Council 
 OKs Nuke Resolution 

US-drafted measure strengthened by Obama appearance at meeting

Sep 24, 09 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The UN Security Council today adopted a US-drafted resolution that outlines much of President Obama’s plan to rid the world of nuclear weapons. The president’s attendance at the meeting of heads of state—just the fifth in UN history—underscores the centrality of the issue for his administration.... More »

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China • Iran • nuclear proliferation • Russia • North Korea • United Nations • nuclear weapons • UN Security Council • UN resolution • Obama administration • President Obama • head of state

OPINION

 Gadhafi Rant: Not All Nonsense 

Buried in 96-minute diatribe was a smart UN reform proposal

Sep 24, 09 8:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - His swine flu conspiracy theories and who-shot-JFK musings may have got the headlines, but Moammar Gadhafi actually made a few good points during his 96-minute monologue at the UN General Assembly, blogs Gideon Rachman. The Libyan colonel is totally right that the Security Council is outdated and doesn't represent the... More »

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United Nations • Libya • Moammar Gadhafi • UN General Assembly • UN Security Council

(AP) - In his first appearance at the UN, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi blasted the Security Council and called for the end of the five permanent members' veto power. He also wants to expand the group with additional member states to make it more representative. "It should not be called the... More »

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United Nations • Libya • Moammar Gadhafi • UN General Assembly • UN Security Council

UN SUMMIT


 Brown Eyes 
 Nuke Bank, 
 Will Cut 
 Sub Fleet  

British PM seeks reductions, but rejects complete nuclear disarmament

Sep 23, 09 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gordon Brown takes the stage at the United Nations today with an eye toward nuclear disarmament, reports the BBC, and he'll begin by offering to cut Britain's fleet of Trident nuclear submarines from four to three. While the British PM maintains full nuclear disarmament isn't an option, in an op-ed... More »

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Gordon Brown • nuclear weapons • submarine • Britain • UN General Assembly • nuclear disarmament • UN Security Council

Russia Puts Kibosh on Iranian Nuclear Sanctions

Calls Iran 'a partner that has never harmed Russia'

Sep 11, 09 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russia wouldn’t support another round of tough UN sanctions against Iran, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said yesterday, throwing a major wrench into Barack Obama’s Middle East strategy. It’s also a sign that Obama’s plan to “reset” relations with Moscow is on the rocks. “We’... More »

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Iran • Russia • Sergei Lavrov • nuclear enrichment • UN sanctions • UN Security Council

 Iran Reopens 
 Nuke Negotiations 

Tehran will present 'updated' package to US, others in Germany today

Sep 2, 09 5:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iran will present an "updated nuclear package" at talks with five UN Security Council nations and Germany today, according to state-run Iranian television. The Islamic Republic's chief nuclear negotiator promised to "cooperate in order to alleviate mutual preoccupations"—days after Angela Merkel threatened stiffer sanctions if Iran... More »

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Iran • Angela Merkel • nuclear weapons • nuclear program • Saeed Jalili • weapons of mass destruction • UN Security Council

US Steps Up Navy Challenges Against N. Korea

Obama orders military to stop rogue state's ships for inspection

Jun 16, 09 6:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration will instruct the Navy to attempt to inspect North Korean ships suspected of carrying arms or nuclear technology—but it will stop short of boarding them by force. The new effort to track North Korean ships is a component of America's "vigorous enforcement" of a UN ... More »

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North Korea • Navy • ship • nuclear weapons • inspection • US Navy • UN Security Council • Obama administration

Russian Veto Forces UN Out of Abkhazia

Mission in breakaway Georgian republic ends after vote deadlocks

Jun 16, 09 5:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russia today vetoed a UN Security Council resolution to keep troops and observers in Abkhazia, one of the two breakaway Georgian regions in last year's war. Western nations say that Abkhazia remains part of Georgia, but Russia has recognized its independence. The veto means that the UN will have to... More »

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Russia • United Nations • Georgia • separatists • UN Security Council • Abkhazia

(AP) - Even as the UN considers sanctions against North Korea, Pyongyang may be prepping for its third nuclear test. The secretive regime conducted an underground explosion last month, its second since a 2006 atomic test. Though the move triggered international scorn, an anonymous US government official says it looks like the... More »

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North Korea • Pyongyang • UN sanctions • UN Security Council • nuclear test

(Newser) - The five permanent members of the UN Security Council have agreed on a draft resolution to step up sanctions against North Korea in response to its nuclear testing, the BBC reports. With Japan and South Korea also on board, passage by the full 15-member council is all but assured. The... More »

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nuclear proliferation • North Korea • Pyongyang • UN sanctions • UN Security Council

opinion

 Angelina: UN Must 
 Take a Stand on Darfur 

Jolie writes for Time magazine

Jun 5, 09 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Angelina Jolie argues in a Time essay that it's put-up-or-shut-up time for the UN on Darfur. The Security Council will receive a report today on the nation's genocide under the watch of Omar al Bashir, and its response will determine whether the idea of an "international standard of justice"... More »

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entertainment • Darfur • genocide • Angelina Jolie • Sudan • Omar al Bashir • UN Security Council • International Criminal Court

 North Korea Fires 
 6th Missile: Report 

Tensions rise further as Pyongyang warns of 'self-defense'

May 29, 09 6:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea has fired yet another short-range missile off its east coast, according to reports from a South Korean news agency. Although unconfirmed, the launch would be the sixth missile that the North has test-fired since its surprise nuclear test on Monday. Today Pyongyang warned it would take "self-defense"... More »

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North Korea • missile • weapons of mass destruction • UN Security Council • nuclear test

(AP) - The UN Security Council has condemned North Korea's nuclear test as a clear violation of its resolutions. The council said in a statement today that it will begin work immediately on a new legally binding resolution addressing North Korea's violations. More »

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North Korea • United Nations • Japan • UN Security Council • nuclear test

UN Scrambles to Meet as World Slams N. Korea

US, Japan want to act, but China may block tough action

May 25, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea's surprise nuclear test this morning drew protests in the South and threats from world governments to punish the regime with further sanctions. Barack Obama and Gordon Brown both condemned the blasts, and France said it would discuss "strengthening sanctions" at today's emergency Security Council meeting. Even China,... More »

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China • Barack Obama • North Korea • United Nations • Gordon Brown • Susan Rice • UN Security Council • nuclear test

 North Korea 
 Conducts Nuke Test 

First test since 2006 draws international condemnation

May 25, 09 2:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea announced today it had successfully conducted its first nuclear test since 2006, catching the South and the US off guard and drawing a swift denunciation from Barack Obama. The underground test produced a 4.7-magnitude earthquake, but as with the previous test, it remains unclear whether the North... More »

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Barack Obama • North Korea • South Korea • nuclear weapons • Pyongyang • nuclear program • Kim Jong Il • UN Security Council • nuclear test

 UN: Sri Lanka 
 Conflict a 
 'Bloodbath' 

Aid groups urge Japan to push for Security Council action

May 11, 09 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - After intense weekend fighting, the UN says the battle between rebels and the government in Sri Lanka has become a “bloodbath,” the New York Times reports. A government doctor estimates 1,000 civilians died in the heavy shelling of the small coastal area occupied by a few hundred... More »

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United Nations • Japan • Sri Lanka • Tamil Tigers • Amnesty International • Human Rights Watch • rebels • UN Security Council • Sri Lankan Army • Tamils

(Newser) - North Korea is demanding an apology from the UN Security Council for condemning its rocket test this month, threatening more tests of nuclear and conventional missiles if it is not mollified, the Guardian reports. Pyongyang demanded the council drop its resolutions against North Korean military tests. The South Korean government... More »

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North Korea • United Nations • South Korea • Kim Jong Il • UN Security Council

 UN Orders 
 Sri Lanka Rebels 
 to Surrender 

End of 26-year war in sight as army boxes in Tamil Tigers

Apr 23, 09 4:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The UN Security Council has called on Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers to surrender after 26 years of civil war as the country's army claims victory is within reach. More than 150,000 Sri Lankans have been displaced as the army has advanced to the island's north, trapping the Tigers in... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Sri Lanka • Tamil Tigers • civil war • Susan Rice • UN Security Council

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