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Obama backs India bid for UN Security Council seat

President Barack Obama on Monday backed India for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, a dramatic diplomatic gesture to his hosts at the end of his first visit to this booming nation.

 

New EU sanctions on Iran approved

EU leaders back new sanctions on Iran that are tougher than recent measures adopted by the UN Security Council.

 

Two Koreas to address U.N. over ship sinking

Two Koreas to address U.N. over ship sinking

North and South Korea will address the U.N. Security Council separately on Monday over the deadly sinking of a South Korean naval ship in March that has raised tension on the Korean peninsula, an official said on Monday.

 

North Korea denies sinking South ship in letter to U.N.

North Korea has sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council rejecting accusations from South Korea that it was behind the sinking of one of its neighbor's navy ships, saying it was the victim of a U.S.-led conspiracy.

 

U.N. council to hit defiant Iran with new sanctions

U.N. council to hit defiant Iran with new sanctions

The U.N. Security Council is set to impose a new round of sanctions on a defiant Iran on Wednesday over a nuclear program that Western powers suspect is aimed at developing atomic weapons.

 

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