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Millions of Dollars Donated for Malaria Drugs Stolen

LONDON -- A leading global health fund believes millions of dollars worth of its donated malaria drugs have been stolen in recent years - perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars worth - vastly exceeding levels of theft previously suspected, according to confidential documents obtained by The Associated Press. The internal...

Britain to Send Military Advisers to Libyan Rebels

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Britain is sending up to 20 military advisers to help Libya's ragtag rebel force break a military stalemate with Moammar Gadhafi's army, even as NATO acknowledges that airstrikes alone cannot stop the daily shelling of the besieged opposition-held city of Misrata. Gadhafi's troops have been pounding...

Leaked UN Report Alleges War Crimes by Sri Lanka

UNITED NATIONS -- Excerpts of a leaked U.N. report find "credible allegations" of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Sri Lankan government in the final showdown against the separatist rebel group Tamil Tigers, or LTTE. The report was produced by an independent panel of experts studying accountability...

UN Says Libyan Regime Promises Misrata Access

TRIPOLI, Libya -- The U.N. humanitarian chief said Monday that the Libyan government has promised her access to the besieged rebel city of Misrata, but with no guarantees that the assault by Moammar Gadhafi's forces would cease. A Libyan official said the government is willing to set up "safe passage" into Misrata, the...

UN, Libya Reach Deal on Providing Humanitarian Aid to Country

TRIPOLI, Libya -- The United Nations has reached an agreement with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's government on providing humanitarian aid to the country, the U.N. secretary general said Monday. Ban Ki-moon said the U.N. would set up a humanitarian presence in the Libyan capital of Tripoli. However, Libyan government...

Background on United Nations

The United Nations (abbreviated UN in English, and ONU in its other official languages), is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace.

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