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Wanted: The last Nazis

They are accused of some of the worst war crimes of the 20th century. Now a final bid has been launched to bring them to justice before they die.

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UN in stand-off over access to victims

Saturday, 10 May 2008

The United Nations was in a tense stand-off with the Burmese junta last night over access to the victims of Cyclone Nargis.

Call for inquiry into US role in Somalia

Wednesday, 7 May 2008

Amnesty International has called for the role of the United States in Somalia to be investigated, following publication of a report accusing its allies of committing war crimes.

Gordon and Tony meet again but it's the same old story for the PM

Friday, 2 May 2008

It was hardly an invitation that he could turn down but the Prime Minister cannot have relished being once again in the shadow of his predecessor Tony Blair when he joined guests at a Mayfair hotel for a conference on investment in the Palestinian territories.

The great debaters

Thursday, 1 May 2008

Britain seeks moratorium on arms sales to Zimbabwe

Wednesday, 30 April 2008

Britain has proposed a temporary global moratorium on arms sales to Zimbabwe during the first UN Security Council discussion of the current crisis since the elections on 29 March.

Britain urges the UN to help bring down Mugabe

Sunday, 27 April 2008

Britain has called for a United Nations mission to investigate human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, saying opposition supporters were suffering an increase in violence a month after elections were held.

UN targets US over delay in Syrian nuclear evidence

Saturday, 26 April 2008

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has reacted with fury at the United States' delay in passing on intelligence, after Washington accused North Korea of helping Syria to build secretly a nuclear reactor.

Ban Ki-who? UN issues memo on name

Friday, 25 April 2008

The post of UN secretary general is not exactly a low-profile job.

The food crisis begins to bite

Friday, 25 April 2008

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US says North Korea helped Syria build nuclear reactor

Friday, 25 April 2008

US intelligence agencies have produced evidence which the White House says proves that North Korea helped Syria build a secret nuclear reactor before it was bombed by Israeli warplanes last year.

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