Over 200 people killed in Syria as U.N. prepares to vote
(Reuters)
 Reuters - More than 200 people were killed in shelling by Syrian forces in the city of Homs, activists said on Saturday, as the U.N. Security Council prepared to vote on a draft resolution backing an Arab call for President Bashar al-Assad to give up power. |
| UN council meeting Saturday to consider Syria
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AP - The U.N. Security Council will meet Saturday morning to take up a much-negotiated resolution on Syria, said a diplomat for a Western nation that sits on the council. |
| South Sudan shoot-out kills 37, wounds U.N. policeman
(Reuters)
Reuters - A shoot-out among South Sudanese security forces using truck-mounted machineguns killed 37 people and injured a United Nations policeman Wednesday, U.N. and government officials said Friday. |
| U.N. council to vote on Syria resolution Saturday
(Reuters)
Reuters - The U.N. Security Council will meet on Saturday to vote on a European-Arab draft resolution endorsing an Arab League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to give up power, council members announced. |
| US seeks Russia's vote for softer Syria resolution
(AP)
AP - The Obama administration pressed Russia on Friday to back a softened version of a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning the violence in Syria, though it was unclear if the compromise wording would compel President Bashar Assad to step down as Washington wants. |
| Famine ends in Somalia, as drought looms in West Africa
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Somalia's seven-month-long famine - which killed tens of thousands and forced nearly 4 million people dependent on food aid for survival - has finally come to an end, according to the United Nations. |
| UN says cattle raiding behind South Sudan massacre
(AP)
AP - A U.N. staff member was shot during a clash that broke out as officials met to discuss a weekend cattle raid massacre that left 78 people dead, including many women and children, U.N. officials said Friday. |
| UN declares Somali famine over but warns of risks
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| World court upholds German immunity in Nazi cases
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| Cyprus parliament rebukes UN envoy
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| Palestinians throw shoes, stones at U.N. convoy
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| UN intervention in Syria: What is Russia's tipping point?
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| France sees possible U.N. deal on Syria next week
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