Russia vetoes western plan for UN in Georgia
Russia, at odds with Western powers over Georgia,
vetoed on Monday a Western plan to extend the mandate of a UN
mission in the former Soviet republic, in a death blow to the
130-strong observer force.
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NAM voices crisis concern
Labour Ministers of the Non-aligned Movement
(NAM) on Monday expressed deep concern over the international
financial and economic crisis and its effect on employment and
social protection.
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Medvedev, Karzai, Zardari in a joint front:
Pledge to unite against terrorism, crime
Russia's Dmitry Medvedev, Afghan leader Hamid
Karzai and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari vowed Monday to
unite in the battle against terrorism.
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Carter visits Hamas-run Gaza Strip
Former US President Jimmy Carter was visiting
the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Tuesday, after urging Israel to lift a
blockade on the Palestinian enclave and stop treating its residents
like "savages."
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