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Copenhagen: rich countries push dirty deal

Many have touted December鈥檚 United Nations鈥 sponsored climate talks in Copenhagen as a 鈥渕ake or break鈥 chance to halt dangerous climate change. But the richest nations are on a warpath to make sure this 鈥渓ast chance鈥 becomes a 鈥渘o chance鈥 event.

Palestine: UN war crimes report centre of new battle

The report of the United Nations鈥 fact-finding mission to Gaza, led by former South African jurist Richard Goldstone, was released in September. It detailed atrocious human rights abuses by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) during Israel鈥檚 December-January war on the Palestinian territory.