UN Treaty Against Organized Crime

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China Urges Japan to Follow Peace, Friendship Treaty

The Chinese government says the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship signed in 1978 should be commemorated and followed well. Su Yi has more. Monday marks the 35th anniversary of the signing of the treaty. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hon

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Negotiating a Peace Treaty Ahmed: Have you heard the news? Menna: The nations of Palicia and Isram have signed a peace treaty. This means that there will be an immediate ceasefire and an end to hostilities. This is a historic day! Ahmed: I never thou

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Today the Crown which means the government signed a treaty settlement with the Tuhoe people for $1.7m. This is the third biggest treaty settlement. The Tuhoe land is in the Urewera area which includes the National Park, Lake Waikaremoana. The area is

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - International Treaty on Tobacco Contro

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - International Treaty on Tobacco Control / Research Projects on Glaucoma By Broadcast: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special Englis

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By Al Pessin Washington 29 May 2007 A Pentagon spokesman says the United States would be disappointed if Russia stopped meeting its obligations under the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty. The comment came the day after Russia called for a meeting

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By Scott Bobb Huambo, Angola 17 September 2007 International civic groups are in Norway to mark the 10th anniversary of the treaty banning anti-personnel landmines. The Treaty has been signed by 155 countries and activists say it has brought thousand

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Ministers and civil society leaders from 18 African countries, U.N. disarmament officials, and arms-control advocates are meeting in the Kenyan capital Nairobi to try to form a united position on a proposed treaty to regulate the global arms trade.

France,Germany consider Lisbon Treaty modification

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Thai fans greet Jay Chou's wax model at Madame Tussauds

BANGKOK, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Madame Tussauds on Tuesday unveiled its brand new figure of Asian pop star Jay Chou, which is also the 91st attractions of the wax museum. The figure, housed at Madame Tussauds Bangkok on the sixth floor of Sia

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President Barack Obama is mounting an all-out push for U.S. Senate ratification of the New START nuclear treaty with Russia, calling it crucial for U.S. national security. The president summoned a bipartisan group of former White House officials to h

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Hung Hsiu-chu will arrive on Sunday to start her five-day visit. It will be her first to the mainland since becoming head of the KMT on March 30. It also will mark the first visit by the KMT's leader since the party lost the island's leadership and i

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel's Olmert Calls for Peace Treaty With Leb

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 03 September 2006 Israeli PM Ehud Olmert pauses in front of a painting of a peace dove during a visit to a school, Sunday September 3, 2006 Three weeks after the end of the war in Lebanon, Israel is extending an olive bran

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DUBLIN - People in the Republic of Ireland have voted to ratify the European Union's Fiscal Pact in a referendum that sets strict limits for countries' budget deficits. Sixty percent of Irish voted in favor - more than forecast in opinion polls. Iris

Japan, Russia agree to work on signing peace treaty

TOKYO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Friday to work harder toward achieving a bilateral peace treaty, Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported. Abe told Putin through a telephone conve

US Lawmakers Weigh UN Treaty on Disabled

CAPITOL HILL American lawmakers are pressing for U.S. ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Many legislators see the pact as a global extension of a landmark federal law protecting disabled American

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The U.S. says it wants to see North Korea return to six-party denuclearization talks before it considers negotiations involving a wider range of issues. U.S. officials commented Monday after North Korea called for peace talks with the U.S. and an end

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By Hilary Heuler Warsaw 10 October 2009 Polish President Lech Kaczynski signs EU's Lisbon Treaty at presidential palace in Warsaw, 10 Oct 2009 Poland has signed the Lisbon Treaty which aims to streamline the workings of the European Union. This leav

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Beijing and Washington are expected to use Xi Jinping's visit to help finalize negative lists for each-other's respective economies after various rounds of negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty. Li Lijie's company runs a business-to-business