单词:Council on Tribunals
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By Jim Malone Washington 28 March 2006 Navy Lieutenant Commander Charles Swift, lead attorney for Salim Hamdan, leaves Supreme Court Lawyers for a suspected member of al-Qaida argued at the U.S. Supre
The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to shut down its peacekeeping mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea after difficulties from both nations. From United Nation's headquarters in New York, VOA's Margaret Besheer has more. It took the
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 02 October 2007 The U.N. Security Council has condemned an attack on African Union peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur region that killed 10 of them, but could not agree on language for a formal statement. From U.N. hea
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. General Motors has become the latest domestic automaker to sharply slash its dealer network. GM said today it has told more than a thousand of its dealer franchises they will be terminated by late next ye
By Gary Thomas Washington 22 March 2007 Sign at entrance of Camp Delta On March 26 Australian terror suspect David Hicks will become the first detainee held by the United States to be tried in the new military commissions created by the Bush administ
By Daniel Schearf Irbil 21 March 2008 Iraq's presidential council has approved a law outlining provincial powers. The law paves the way for elections scheduled in October that officials are hoping will help reduce sectarian tensions. Daniel Schearf r
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 12 January 2008 The U.N. Security Council has formally condemned Monday's attack on a U.N.-African Union supply convoy in Sudan's Darfur region, and threatened action against any party obstructing the peace process.
By Jim Malone Washington 29 June 2006 The U.S. Supreme Court dealt the Bush administration a major legal setback in connection with the war on terror Thursday. The high court ruled that President Bush had overstepped his authority in ordering milita
The U.N. Security Council is continuing to weigh whether to authorize a request from the secretary-general for an additional 3,000 peacekeepers to reinforce the U.N.'s overstretched peacekeeping mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. F
The Obama administration will restart military-run trials for some terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The tribunals will include new legal protections for the detainees. US President Barack Obama (file photo) President Barack Obama issued
U.S. President Barack Obama's decisions to continue using military commissions to try terrorism detainees and to set a deadline for the closure of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has earned praise and criticism on the Sunday television
By Peter Heinlein U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan is urging the Security Council to act quickly to protect civilians in Sudan's troubled Darfur region. The United States is preparing to introduce a
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 19 December 2007 The U.N. Security Council failed to break a deadlock over the future of the Serbian province of Kosovo Wednesday. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Schoetzau reports the failure has raise
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 04 February 2008 The United Nations Security Council has issued a statement expressing its grave concern over rebel groups' efforts to overthrow the government of Chad. VOA's Margaret Besheer reports from U.N. headq
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution allowing member states to continue fighting pirates off the coast of Somalia for another year. The resolution also offers support for a European Union anti-piracy mission that launches n
President Obama on Thursday presided over the first meeting of his new Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. During a more than hour long session(会议,开庭), Mr. Obama told its members they have an important mission to help build American's co
By Mona Ghuneim New York 15 October 2007 The United Nations Security Council says terrorism and the drug trade in Afghanistan continue to undermine peace and stability. From VOA's New York Bureau, Mona Ghuneim reports. Head of the U.N. mission in Afg
1.President Barack Obama is reviving Bush-era military tribunals for a small group of Guantanamo detainees. Obama says the trials are the best way to protect the US while upholding its values. Critics of the tribunals had hoped that Obama would do a
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to join fellow foreign ministers from the eight-nation Arctic Council on Thursday in Greenland's capital, Nuuk, for a meeting on polar region issues, including the receding Arctic ice cap. The meeti
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 08 October 2009 U.N. Security Council (file photo) The U.N. Security Council has extended the mandate of the NATO-led military forces in Afghanistan for another year. The 15-member council also urged the protection