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  Arms Trade Treaty to be effective in December: UN

  World | Sep 26, 2014, 06:55 AM IST

  United Nations: The UN has announced that a treaty designed to regulate the multi-billion-dollar international arms trade will enter into force in December after it was ratified by the 50th country on Thursday."Today marks a

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  UN chief condemns Beirut bombings

  World | Nov 20, 2013, 06:36 AM IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Tuesday strongly condemned the deadly bombings that rocked the Iranian embassy in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, leaving 23 people dead while causing injuries to 146.Ban extended his

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  Security Council Approves Second Term For Ban Ki-Moon

  World | Jun 18, 2011, 12:24 PM IST

  New York, June 18: The UN Security Council approved on Friday a second five-year term for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a vote that precedes the 192-member General Assembly vote scheduled to take place next week.The unanimous

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