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U.N. rights body tells Israel to end Gaza blockade (Reuters) Reuters - Israel must lift its military blockade of the Gaza Strip and invite an independent, fact-finding mission to investigate its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a United Nations rights body said on Friday.

N.Korea holds more talks with US military (AFP) AFP - North Korea and the US-led United Nations Command held military talks Friday, a Command spokesman said, the third round since the sinking of a South Korean warship that was blamed on the North.

Kuwait gets $650 mln in Iraqi reparation: UN (AFP) AFP - The United Nations released 650 million dollars in Iraqi compensation to Kuwait on Thursday, the latest payment of a war reparation scheme that began in 1994.

Galapagos removed from UNESCO endangered list (AP) AP - The Galapagos Islands have been removed from the UNESCO list of sites endangered by environmental threats or overuse.

Canadian woman is next top UN internal watchdog (AP) AP - The United Nations turned to a Canadian woman on Wednesday who was chief auditor for the World Bank as its choice for the next head of the U.N.'s internal watchdog agency.

Rebels, Russian pilot were beaten in Darfur: UN (Reuters) Reuters - A missing Russian pilot and three rebel commanders were beaten when their U.N. helicopter landed off target in Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region earlier this week, a U.N. spokesman said on Wednesday.

Serbian proposes new talks on outstanding issues in Kosovo (AFP) AFP - Serbia submitted a resolution to the United Nations Wednesday which, in an apparent concession to international pressure, called for new negotiations on Kosovo but did not insist on status talks.

Serbia starts drive to contest Kosovo independence (Reuters)

UN 'concerned' over Nepal's repatriation of Tibetans (AFP)

UN's Blix: UK, US relied on dubious intelligence (AP)

Russia objects to EU Iran sanctions (AP)

Venezuela warns of aggression, seeks dialogue (AP)

Hamas blasts UN over call for Gaza land aid deliveries (AFP)