U.S. Diplomats May Leave U.N. Racism Conference Early
A group of lower- and middle-level U.S. diplomats attending a U.N. racism conference under orders not to speak may leave the meeting early if it is unable to remove anti-Israel language from the program, a senior State Department official said Friday.
WHO to Probe for Depleted Uranium in Iraq
A World Health Organization (WHO) mission left Iraq Friday after agreeing to a probe of possible links between cancer and depleted uranium (DU), dropped by U.S.-led forces during the 1991 Gulf War, the official Iraqi news agency (INA) reported.
Taliban Closes Two More Aid Groups in Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Taliban militia Friday closed two more foreign aid groups amid a widening crackdown following the arrest of eight Christian relief workers for alleged proselytizing.
UNHCR-Brokered Talks Over Stranded Refugees to Resume Saturday
U.S. Diplomats May Leave U.N. Racism Conference Early
WHO to Probe for Depleted Uranium in Iraq
Taliban Closes Two More Aid Groups in Afghanistan
