Israel will not apologise

Israeli ambassador to the US said his country will reject a proposed international commission to investigate its deadly raid on a Gaza aid flotilla.

Michael Oren (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk) told US broadcaster Fox News that Israel has the ability and the right to investigate its own military.

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Ban Ki-moon : Gazans were “denied basic human rights”

More must be done in order to repair damage done by Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip (photo, from bbc.co.uk) one year ago, said UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon.

He said Gazans were being denied “basic human rights” and urged Israel to end its “unacceptable and counterproductive blockade”.

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UN welcome Copenhagen climate accord

The climate deal reached in Copenhagen has been welcomed by UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon (photo, from bbc.co.uk) as an “essential beginning”.

This declaration followed a motion passed by delegates that recognises the agreement, which the US reached with key nations including China.

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Karzai declared elected president

Poll officials scrapped the planned second round of the Afghan presidential election, and declared Hamid Karzai (right on the photo, from aljazeera.net) the elected president.

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Walk-out during Iranian president’s speech

Delegates have walked out of a speech by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (photo, from bbc.co.uk), Iran’s president, after he described Israel as a “racist government”, during a United Nations conference on racism.

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UN releases photos of attack on Gaza

Images have been released by the United Nations, which believe they show white phosphorus munitions raining down on one of its compounds during Israel’s war on Gaza (photo, from aljazeera.net).

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Congo leaders ‘eliminated opponents’

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the government of the DR Congo of using violence to eliminate political opponents since polls in 2006.

According to the rights group, Congolese security forces had deliberately killed more than 500 people in a campaign against opposition groups. (photo, from bbc.co.uk)

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UN chief urges Zimbabwe’s election to be postponed

Ban Ki-moon (photo), UN Secretary General, has said that, following the withdrawal of the opposition candidate, Zimbabwe’s presidential elections should be postponed.

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Zimbabwe’s TV boycotts opposition

ZBC, Zimbabwe’s public broadcaster, has said that ahead of next week’s presidential election, it will stop carrying campaign adverts from the opposition party.

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George Clooney praises blue helmets

The 60th anniversary of UN peacekeeping, on Thursday, will be marked by George Clooney, in a public service announcement praising the soldiers who wear the distinctive blue helmets.

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