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BBC News mistakes Halo UNSC for United Nations in report.

Topic started by FoolInjection on May 28, 2012. Last post by csl316 3 minutes ago.Post by FoolInjection (79 posts) See mini bio Level 14 / 2220 ACH / 28710 P ... [ Published 1 hour ago by Giant Bomb ]

Entities: United Nations

First Reported 4 hours ago - Updated 51 mins ago - 1 Documents

Rwandans trained to fight in DR Congo: UN report

A Congolese girl sits in the Nkimira transit camp in western Rwanda on May 5. Rwandan citizens have been recruited and trained to fight in support of army mutineers in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a confidential UN report obtained ... [ Published 4 hours ago by Yahoo! Maktoob News ]

Entities: Democratic Republic of the Congo, United Nations, Rwanda

First Reported 7 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 Documents

Annan to meet Assad Tuesday: Syrian official

UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan will hold talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus tomorrow.According to a Syrian official, Mr Annan will arrive in Damascus today and will meet Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem.This comes after the ... [ Published 7 hours ago by XinMsn ]

Entities: Kofi Annan, Damascus, Syria

First Reported 4 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 Documents

UN delegates dispute massacre cause

Source: CNN.com LIVELIVE: Show TitleShow DescriptionSource: CNN.com LIVELIVE: Show TitleShow DescriptionSource: CNN.com LIVELIVE: Show TitleShow DescriptionSource: CNN.com LIVE ... [ Published 4 hours ago by CNN ]

Entities: Massacre, United Nations

First Reported 21 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 Documents

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

UN fears spread of Machu Picchu town (AFP)

LIMA (AFP) - The UN's cultural arm UNESCO is calling for emergency measures to prevent the town that feeds tourists to Peru's archaeological marvel Machu Picchu from becoming overrun. ... [ Published 21 hours ago by Yahoo!Xtra ]

Entities: United Nations, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cul..., Lima (Peru)

First Reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 Documents

Kofi Annan

UN says special envoy Kofi Annan has arrived in Damascus for talks with Syrian president

UN says special envoy Kofi Annan has arrived in Damascus for talks with Syrian president ... [ Published 7 hours ago by CBS News ]

Entities: Special Envoy, Kofi Annan, Damascus

First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 Documents

Abdoulaye Wade

UN Chief Ban Commends People Of Senegal For Peaceful Balloting

Ban Ki-moon has commended the people of Senegal for a peaceful and orderly first round of presidential balloting and appealed for the same commitment as the country prepares for a second round of voting.He acknowledges the role and contribution of national ... [ Published 12 hours ago by Student Operated Press ]

Entities: Senegal, United Nations, Abdoulaye Wade, Macky Sall

First Reported May 27 2012 - Updated 14 hours ago - 2 Documents

New talent win to Mexican

After Lucia, a harrowing drama about a young girl who falls prey to bullying, has won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival new talent sidebar, Un Certain Regard.The movie, by Mexico's Michel Franco, tells the story of teenager Alejandra, who arrives ... [ Published 15 hours ago by West Australian ]

Entities: Émilie Dequenne, Benoît Delépine, Xavier Dolan, Gael García Bernal, Infanticide

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated May 27 2012 - 10 Documents

'After Lucia' wins top prize at Cannes

After Lucia by Mexican director Michel Franco has won the top prize in the Cannes Film Festival's sidebar competition, Un Certain Regard.It was chosen on Saturday from a slate of 20 films by a jury headed by British actor Tim Roth.Un Certain Regard focuses ... [ Published May 27 2012 by West Australian ]

Entities: Benoît Delépine, Tim Roth, United Nations, Sarajevo

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated May 27 2012 - 4 Documents

'Brutal' And 'Appalling': Attack On Syrian City Of Houla Kills 32 Children

It's hard to look at the images coming out of Syria today. They show the bloodied bodies of dozens of children strewn on the floors of morgues. Some of them are just babies, their gazes frozen, still wearing the outfits they had on when they were killed ... [ Published May 27 2012 by WNYC ]

Entities: Syria, William Hague, attack, Kofi Annan

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 2 Documents

90 killed, including 25 children, in Syria's Houla: NGO

An image released by the Syrian opposition's Shaam News Network claims to show anti-regime demonstrators in the town of Houla, central Homs province, on May 25. AFP is using pictures from third-party sources as it was not authorised to cover this event. ... [ Published May 26 2012 by Yahoo! Maktoob News ]

Entities: Massacre, Syria, Homs, United Nations, UN-Arab League

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 1 Documents

The Dictator barred from the UN

Sacha Baron Cohen has revealed that General Aladeen was barred from the United Nations. Talking to the BBC, he spoke of how he wanted to film some of The Dictator there but was refused (as you could imagine probably). He said, 'When we asked to shoot ... [ Published May 26 2012 by Comedy Central ]

Entities: Dictator, Sacha Baron Cohen, United Nations

Quotes

"This is the complexity of the jihad, it's not so simple," Atran said. "I interviewed Abu Bakar Bashir in prison, I asked him about the priest, and he says, 'yes he is my friend. I couldn't go to his funeral if he died because it would be a Christian funeral, but I want to make sure he is OK, and if he is ever sick, me and my wife will help him.'"

Talking to the enemy: Scott Atran presents another way to think of terrorists [Public Radio International - 2 hours ago]

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Cannes Finale: The Jury Talks And Hammond?s Ana... [ Published 20 hours ago by Deadline.com ] It?s all over now, and really$ all over at Cannes for the American contingent of five competition entries plus English language films like Walter Salles? On The Road and David Cronenberg?s not-well-received Robert Pattinson starrer Cosmopolis. The Cannes ...
Sundance Selects Acquires ‘Like Someone In Love... [ Published May 27 2012 by Deadline.com ] CANNES, FRANCE (May 27, 2012) – Sundance Selects announced today from the 2012 Cannes Film Festival that the company is acquiring all US rights to LIKE SOMEONEIN LOVE directed and written by former Palme d’Or winner Abbas Kiarostami(CERTIFIED COPY, ...
Emilie Dequenne, Suzanne Clement Share Best Act... [ Published May 27 2012 by Oh No They Didn't! ] CANNES, France — Canadian Suzanne Clement(top) has been awarded the Best Actress prize in the Cannes Film Festival’s sidebar competition, Un Certain Regard.The Quebec actress claimed the prize for her role in Xavier Dolan’s cross dressing drama ...
Cannes Un Certain Regard: Michel Franco’s ‘Desp... [ Published May 26 2012 by Deadline.com ] Mexico director Michel Franco’s Despues De Lucia took the top prize today in the Un Certain Regard sidebar to the Cannes Film Festival. There was a tie for best actress for Emilie Dequenne for Joachim LaFosse’s A Perdre La Raison and Suzanne Clement ...
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