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MIDEAST
UN assembly calls for probes into Gaza war crimes allegations
The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved an Arab-sponsored resolution calling on Israel and the Palestinians to probe war crimes allegedly committed in Gaza nearly a year ago.
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AFGHANISTAN
UN to relocate foreign staff
The United Nations says it will relocate around 600 non-Afghan workers, more than half of its foreign staff in the war-torn country, following an attack by Taliban militants in the capital last week in which five foreign UN workers were killed.
AFGHANISTAN
UN to relocate 600 foreign staff, spokesman says
The UN has said it would relocate or evacuate more than half of its foreign staff in Afghanistan, following an attack by Taliban militants in which five foreign UN workers were killed in the capital in October.
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MIDEAST
UN set to call for probes of Gaza war
Dozens of nations have voiced support for a UN resolution that would demand that Israel and the Palestinians probe charges of war crimes in the Gaza war in the so-called Goldstone report that has been blasted by Israel and the US Congress.
USA
House of Representatives condemns UN report on Gaza war
The US House of Representatives has condemned the UN Goldstone report (named after former South African judge Richard Goldstone, pictured) as unfairly accusing Israel of war crimes in its war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
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MIDEAST CONFLICT
UN chief urges Israel to end 'provocative actions' in east Jerusalem
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged Israel to end its "provocative actions" in east Jerusalem and to follow through on its commitments to freeze all settlement activity in the occupied West Bank.
DR CONGO
UN suspends support to army units suspected of civilian murders
The United Nations says it will suspend the operational support given to certain units of the DR Congo army fighting in the east of the country over the alleged murder of more than 60 civilians this year.
ZIMBABWE
Expelled UN expert says unity government is not working
UN torture expert Manfred Nowak (pictured), who was expelled from Zimbabwe on Wednesday, said that the union government of authoritarian President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai "does not function".
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ZIMBABWE
UN torture expert barred from entering country
The United Nations' special rapporteur on torture, Manfred Nowak (pictured) who was barred from entering the country by Zimbabwean security agents Wednesday, is being sent back to South Africa.
AFGHANISTAN
UN chief condemns Kabul attack
At least five UN staff members were killed in a guesthouse Wednesday, as Taliban carried out coordinated attacks in Kabul as part of their pledge to disrupt the upcoming presidential elections.
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