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S. Africa voices support for Palestine`s statehood

South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday voiced his country`s support for Palestine`s statehood, urging the UN ...

France`s Sarkozy proposes 1-year mideast peace map

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday proposed the United Nations give the Palestinians status as an observer ...

UN chief urges Israeli `restraint` over Palestinian bid

UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged Israel`s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to act with "restraint" and ...

South Africa `fully supports` Palestinian UN bid

South Africa, a key UN Security Council member, "fully supports" the Palestinian bid for full membership of the United ...

Lebanon backs Palestinian UN bid

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman on Wednesday threw his country`s backing behind the Palestinian drive for full UN ...

Twenty-three Myanmarese apply for asylum seeker status

Twenty-three Myanmarese have applied for asylum seeker status to the United Nations High Commission on Refugees ...

Venezuelan president pledges full support for Palestinian statehood

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Tuesday sent a letter to the UN chief, expressing his full support for the ...

Moscow will "certainly" back Palestinian UN bid

Russia will "certainly" support the Palestinian`s bid to be recognised as a state by the United Nations, deputy ...

Tens of thousands rally for UN bid in West Bank

Tens of thousands were rallying in the West Bank on Wednesday in support of a bid to secure UN membership for a ...

RI to continue supporting Palestine`s UN membership bid

Indonesia will continue to support Palestine`s bid to become a member of the United Nations and keep monitoring ...

RI FM discusses Palestinian issue with counterparts at UN

Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa discussed the Palestinian issue with his counterparts in bilateral meetings ...

Britain`s Ian Martin named head of un Libya mission

The United Nations said on Monday it had chosen British diplomat and human rights activist Ian Martin to head its new ...

Abbas tells Ban Palestinian statehood bid to come Friday

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas officially told UN chief Ban Ki-moon that he would be submitting an application for ...

news feature: Remove your cars, interact in public spaces

Clad in orange and yellow shirts, a group of activists sat on benches or stood around a table sipping different ...

Palestinian pm meets Israel minister over UN tensions

Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad held talks Sunday with Israel`s Defense Minister Ehud Barak as the two sides ...