Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Inequality dents U.S. rank in U.N. development index (Reuters)

Reuters - The United States remains the fourth best country in the world to live in, but adjustment for inequality drops it into 23rd place, according to an annual U.N. ranking of nations' development released on Wednesday.


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Iraq casualty toll rises in October (Reuters)

Iraqi policemen provide security during a memorial ceremony for victims killed in a militant attack on the Our Lady of Salvation Church in 2010, at the Church in Baghdad October 31, 2011. REUTERS/Saad ShalashReuters - The number of civilians killed in violence in Iraq climbed sharply in October, according to government figures, amid concerns about security after U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to pull out U.S. troops.



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Israeli PM defends east Jerusalem construction (AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Earlier this week, Netanyahu expressed new concerns about Iran's nuclear program. And Israeli leaders have recently held a series of discussions on possible pre-emptive military action against Iran, though no decisions are believed to have been made. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday defended his decision to expand construction in east Jerusalem, saying it was Israel's "right" and "duty" to build in all parts of its capital.



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Tuesday, 1 November 2011

UN releases snapshot of environmental change (AP)

AP - The United Nations says humans are destroying the environment faster than they are learning to protect it.


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U.N. calls Cyprus peace summit in January (Reuters)

Reuters - The United Nations on Tuesday called a summit for January between leaders of ethnically split Cyprus to settle a decades-old conflict harming Turkey's bid to join the European Union.


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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,483 (AP)

AP - As of Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, at least 4,483 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.


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Canada cuts funding for UNESCO (AP)

AP - Canada is joining the U.S. in cutting off funding for the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO because it approved a Palestinian bid for full membership.


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