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Reuters - Nigeria has reported the seizure of an illegal arms shipment from Iran intercepted by its secret service in Lagos last month to the United Nations Security Council, Foreign…

Reuters - After weeks of delays due to Chinese objections, the U.N. Security Council on Friday received a report on violations of the arms embargo in Sudan’s western Darfur region…

Reuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has asked for a U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss Jewish settlement building on occupied land in the West Bank where the Palestinians aim…

Time.com - Supporting New Delhi joining the U.N. Security Council as a permanent member is a cost-free no-brainer for Obama, but it’s unlikely to happen amid the present climate of…

AP - A former Afghan president who heads a new peace council said Thursday that he’s convinced the Taliban are ready to negotiate peace.

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AP - In an effort to find a political solution to the war, the Afghan government on Tuesday set up a 70-member peace council, formalizing efforts already under way to…

AP - A spokesman for Haiti’s electoral council says it has ruled that hip hop artist Wyclef Jean cannot run for president of the Caribbean nation.

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Time.com - Despite North Korea’s denials and the skepticism of South Korean politicians, Seoul has insisted that Pyongyang sank the Cheonan. Now it has an internationally vetted technical report to…

AP - South Korea’s president said Monday that the country will no longer tolerate North Korea’s “brutality” and said the regime would pay for the surprise torpedo attack that killed…