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mediators stories: 4 news summaries

Mugabe Snubs Opposition, Keeps Key Ministries

Unity government already in trouble

Oct 11, 08 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe's new unity government already is in jeopardy, and it hasn't started governing yet. Robert Mugabe handed out government ministries yesterday and kept the meaningful ones, including the army and police, for his own party, the BBC reports. The opposition MDC "totally and absolutely rejects this nonsense," said... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • Cabinet • Thabo Mbeki • Zanu-PF • MDC • mediators

 Kosovo 
 Mediator 
 Wins Nobel 

Former Finnish president has supervised peace talks for decades

Oct 10, 08 4:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - This year's Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland who mediated peace talks in Indonesia and Kosovo. Ahtisaari has also mediated conflicts in Namibia, Northern Ireland, and Iraq, often working on behalf of the United Nations. In its citation the Norwegian committee praised his... More »

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Kosovo • Finland • Nobel Prize • Nobel Peace Prize • Aceh • Free Aceh Movement • mediators • Martti Ahtisaari • UN special envoy

Boeing Union Slams Offer, Urges Workers to Strike

Union recommends workers vote against contract; some see $120M a day losses

Aug 29, 08 9:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Boeing union leaders are urging members to turn down the company’s latest offer and go on strike, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Union chiefs have also filed a charge of unfair labor practice against management for "direct dealing with our members." Machinists plan to vote on Boeing's... More »

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Boeing • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • union • contract negotiations • machinists union • mediators

 Lebanon Forges Peace Deal 

Power-sharing pact aimed at averting avert new civil war

May 21, 08 3:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - A civil war in Lebanon may be averted by a new agreement reached in Qatar, reports the BBC. The deal includes fresh elections next year, a power-sharing government, a new president, and a pledge by Hezbollah not to use weapons in Lebanon. The pact was reached after five days of... More »

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Lebanon • Hezbollah • Qatar • civil war • Emile Lahoud • mediators • Ali Hasan Khalil • Gen Michel Suleiman

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