Olmert acknowledges war's 'deficiencies' - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060814/ap_on_re_mi... Israeli soldiers killed six Hezbollah fighters in four skirmishes in Lebanon after the U.N.-imposed cease-fire took effect Monday, the army said.
U.N. Reform: Tackling the Challenges of the 21st Century http://www.hqpress.com/general/u.n.-reform-tack... The United Nations has officially nominated South Korea's foreign minister, Ban Ki-Moon, as the next U.N. secretary-general to succeed Kofi Annan, last Monday, October 9, 2006. His term will take effect on January 1, 2007. But he is going to inherit the fundamental issue of reformation of the U.N. as an organization, to adapt to the evolving challenges that confront the whole world in the 21st century.
Skorea launched first rocket at last http://current-world-affairs.blogspot.com/2009/... South Korea has launched its first rocket into space today after several launch attempts due to various reasons. The country had postponed its launch last week just before the fixed blast off on account of some technical failure. Just after the launch, North Korea said that the country will keep a close eye on the international response to Seoul launch. The rocket lifted off from the country's space center on Oenaro Island, about 290 miles (465 kilometers) south of Seoul, around 5 p.m. (0800 GMT, 4 a.m. EDT).
Leaders say momentum building on climate change - Yahoo! News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*htt... Leaders of the Commonwealth countries called Saturday for a legally binding international agreement on climate change and a global fund with billions of dollars to help poor countries meet its mandates.
