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Palestinian officials are growing increasingly frustrated with the Israeli government's decision to seize Arab-owned land in East Jerusalem, a move they fear could derail the ongoing peace process. The head of the Palestinian team for the Middle East peace process, Faisal Al-Husseini, has announced plans to request a
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Fighting intensified across northern Bosnia yesterday as the government and rebel Serbs dismissed appeals to renew a ceasefire that is set to expire on Monday at noon. United Nations troops came under attack in multiple areas, with NATO jets responding to airstrikes in some regions. The fighting marks a significant
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As the United Nations tribunal for the former Yugoslavia identified Bosnian Serb leaders Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic as suspected war criminals, a fundamental contradiction within the organization has come to the forefront. The United Nations peacekeeping force in Bosnia sees these leaders as respectable interlocutors, essential for maintaining a
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The United Nations conference on extending the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) has begun in New York, with representatives from 174 countries present. The United States, along with Britain, France, and Russia, is pushing for an indefinite extension of the treaty, which has been in effect for 25 years. However, the
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A month-long conference at the United Nations will determine the future of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which has been in effect for 25 years and has helped contain the spread of nuclear weapons. While the Clinton administration favors making the treaty permanent, it appears to lack enough support to ensure
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The Russian Defense Ministry has vehemently denied charges against Major General Aleksandr Perelyakin, who was recently dismissed from his position as commander of Russian peacekeeping troops in a Serbian-held area near Vukovar. The United Nations had accused General Perelyakin of severe shortcomings, including corruption and complicity in smuggling oil and
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Serbian mortar bombs slammed into the city center of Sarajevo, killing three people, including a 15-year-old girl, and wounding seven others, sparking a NATO response. The United Nations peacekeeping officers had requested the escalation after the security situation in the city deteriorated sharply over the weekend. Serbian forces had been
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The Clinton Administration has intensified its efforts against Iraq and Iran, pushing for stricter economic sanctions and condemning their alleged development of weapons of mass destruction. President Clinton and Secretary of State Warren Christopher have made it clear that the Administration considers both countries to be "rogue states"
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The 50th anniversary of the 22-state Arab League was marked with a London conference, where Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdel-Meguid emphasized the need for an end to the UN sanctions imposed on Iraq in 1990. Abdel-Meguid argued that the sanctions have created unstable conditions in Iraq, leading to consequences
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Canada's Prime Minister Jean Chretien announced that the country will send two peacekeeping battalions to the former Yugoslavia on Monday to serve in the United Nations force in Bosnia-Herzegovina for another six months. This decision was made after discussions between U.N. officials and the leaders from the
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The United Nations has warned of imminent air strikes in Bosnia after the Bosnian Government's successful week-long offensive was met with ferocious shelling of towns, including Sarajevo, by Bosnian Serb forces. International diplomats are pleading for peace as the situation spirals out of control, with the UN'
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As the fragile four-month cease-fire in Bosnia continues to crumble, the situation on the ground has become increasingly dire. The northern Bosnian town of Tuzla was shelled by Serbs today, with six shells landing in the town and 50 on a nearby airfield. The Bosnian Government has been launching a
