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UN declares 'zero tolerance' for sex abuse by peacekeepers

IANS - 07:04 AM

New York, Feb 10 (DPA) The United Nations has 'zero tolerance' for sexual misconduct by international troops participating in peacekeeping missions, the UN's special representative on sexual violence in conflict said Tuesday.

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General

  • Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd L) visits the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, 350 km (217 miles) south of Tehran in this April 8, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Presidential official website/Handout/Files
    U.S. wants Iran sanctions in weeks; Russia gets toughReuters - Tue, Feb 9

    The United States said on Tuesday that it wanted a U.N. sanctions resolution on Iran "within weeks" as Iran further expanded its nuclear programme in defiance of growing international pressure.

  • Gen Sarath Fonseka detained for military offencesANI - Tue, Feb 9

    Sri Lanka's former Army Chief and Opposition presidential candidate,General Sarath Fonseka,was detained by a team of investigators late on Monday night for certain fraudulent acts and military offences from the safe house he had been living in since he lost the January 26 election.

  • Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd L) visits the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, 350 km (217 miles) south of Tehran in this April 8, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Presidential official website/Handout/Files
    U.S. wants Iran sanctions in weeks; embassies attackedReuters - Tue, Feb 9

    The Pentagon said on Tuesday that the United States wanted a U.N. Security Council resolution "within weeks" to tackle Iran's nuclear programme as Iran said it had begun making higher-grade nuclear fuel.

  • Girls walk past portraits of former South African President Nelson Mandela, painted by O.J. Zwane, in Soweto January 27, 2010. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/Files
    WITNESS - Driving fast with Nelson MandelaReuters - Tue, Feb 9

    There was one prerequisite for journalists reporting on Nelson Mandela in the heady and chaotic days after his release from 27 years in South African jails.

  • Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd L) visits the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, 350 km (217 miles) south of Tehran, April 8, 2008. REUTERS/Presidential official website/Handout/Files
    Iran says starts making 20 pct nuclear fuelReuters - Tue, Feb 9

    Iran began making higher-grade nuclear fuel on Tuesday, state television reported, and the Pentagon said the United States wanted a U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran "within weeks" over its nuclear programme.

US

  • Sanctions against Iran being readied: ObamaIANS - 03:21 AM

    Washington, Feb 10 (DPA) The push for another round of international sanctions against Iran over its nuclear activities is moving 'fairly quickly' and could be ready in the coming weeks, US President Barack Obama said.

  • U.S. denies missile defense plan obstacle to new STARTReuters - 01:17 AM

    The White House denied on Tuesday that its missile defense plans were an obstacle to reaching agreement on a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia.

  • Second big snowstorm bears down on U.S. East CoastReuters - 01:16 AM

    Not again! Residents from Virginia to New York prepared for a major snowstorm that could bring 12 inches (30.5 cm) of snow just days after a blizzard dumped as much as 3 feet (90 cm) in some areas.

  • Michelle Obama campaigns against childhood obesityIANS - 01:15 AM

    Washington, Feb 10 (DPA) First Lady Michelle Obama stepped into the limelight Tuesday to lead a campaign that will seek ways of reducing childhood obesity, which affects nearly one third of children in the US.

  • U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Larry Downing
    Obama hopes to see jobs package in coming weeksReuters - Tue, Feb 9

    President Barack Obama, reaching out to lawmakers in both U.S. political parties, said on Tuesday he hoped Congress would soon deliver a package of measures to boost U.S. employment and economic growth.

Europe

  • 26 arrested in Spain for child pornographyIANS - 02:17 AM

    Valencia (Spain), Feb 10 (IAN/EFE) Twenty six people were arrested and 10 others booked in Spain for uploading and sharing child pornography contents on the internet.

  • Abraham Alberto stands in his neighborhood grocery store he owned with his deceased wife, Guadalupe Alberto, who was killed in 2008 when the 2005 Toyota Camry she was driving crashed, in Flint, Michigan February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
    For extra cautious Toyota driver, a high-speed deathReuters - Tue, Feb 9

    Guadalupe Alberto knew the route from her house on a residential street to the tiny grocery store she ran with her husband so well that her family jokes she could have driven it with her eyes closed.

  • European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) addresses the European Parliament to present his team of commissioners-designate ahead of the European Parliament's vote on the team in Strasbourg February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
    EU Parliament backs new European CommissionReuters - Tue, Feb 9

    The European Parliament overwhelmingly approved the line-up of the next European Commission on Tuesday, clearing the way for the EU executive to take office nearly four months behind schedule.

  • Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivers an address on social and personal care in London February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Lefteris Pitarakis/Pool
    UK's Brown faces bumpy ride with vote reform planReuters - Tue, Feb 9

    Prime Minister Gordon Brown hopes a parliamentary vote on Tuesday on changing Britain's electoral system will improve his Labour Party's chances of staying in power, but the complex tactic risks backfiring.

  • Outrage as Amnesty sacks Indian rights campaignerIANS - Tue, Feb 9

    London, Feb 9 (IANS) Human rights activists across the world have leapt to the defence of Indian gender campaigner Gita Sahgal after Amnesty International sacked her for criticising it publicly over its involvement with a former Guantanamo Bay inmate.

Middle-East

International

  • Sri Lankan parliament dissolvedIANS - Tue, Feb 9

    Colombo, Feb 9 (DPA) Parliament in Sri Lanka has been dissolved with effect from midnight Tuesday ahead of new elections, officials said.

  • South African orphanage blaze kills 15IANS - Tue, Feb 9

    Johannesburg, Feb 9 (DPA) Fifteen people, including at least eight children, were burnt to death when a fire broke out at an orphanage in South Africa Tuesday, officials said.

  • About 160 women raped per week in Congo: UNIANS - Tue, Feb 9

    Nairobi/Goma, Feb 9 (DPA) An estimated 160 women are being raped each week in the Democratic Republic of Congo's unstable North and South Kivu provinces, the UN said Tuesday.

  • Australia admits some attacks on Indians 'racist'IANS - Tue, Feb 9

    Canberra, Feb 9 (IANS) Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith admitted Tuesday that some of the attacks on Indians in his country were indeed racist in nature and pressed the need to build strong ties with New Delhi.

  • Attacks on Indians in Australia inexcusable: Foreign Minister SmithANI - Tue, Feb 9

    Canberra, Feb.9 (ANI): Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith on Tuesday described the series of racially-motivated attacks against Indians, particularly students, in the country as inexcusable, and urged the government and all Australians to view the matter very seriously.

Asia

  • Malaysia dismisses IAEA envoy after Iran atomic voteReuters - 03:40 AM

    Malaysia has dismissed its envoy to the U.N. nuclear watchdog for voting against a resolution rebuking Iran and he will be replaced as rotating head of the agency's governing body later this week.

  • Somali pirates free Panama ship after ransomReuters - 12:13 AM

    Somali pirates said they received a $3.1 million ransom on Tuesday and had freed a Panama-flagged ship, the MV Al Khaliq, which they hijacked in October.

  • Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa gestures during a meeting with the international media in Colombo January 27, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Files
    Sri Lanka parliament dissolved before April 8 pollReuters - Tue, Feb 9

    Sri Lanka's president has dissolved parliament before legislative elections on April 8, a senior government official said on Tuesday, a day after a leading opposition figure was arrested on military offences.

  • Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa gestures during a meeting with the international media in Colombo January 27, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Files
    Sri Lanka president dissolves parliamentReuters - Tue, Feb 9

    Sri Lanka's president has dissolved parliament to pave the way for legislative elections, a senior government official said on Tuesday, a day after a leading opposition figure was arrested on military offences.

  • People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers wave a Chinese national flag during a rehearsal of celebrations for the upcoming National Day, at a stadium in Beijing September 25, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Zhao/Files
    China PLA officers urge economic punch against U.S.Reuters - Tue, Feb 9

    Senior Chinese military officers have proposed that their country boost defence spending, adjust PLA deployments, and possibly sell some U.S. bonds to punish Washington for its latest round of arms sales to Taiwan.


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