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...much of the futuristic Brazilian capital of Brasilia and Rio's Sambadrome, home of the annual carnival parade. He also helped design the United Nations building in New York City. </p><p>Niemeyer was hospitalized from Sept. 23 to Oct. 17. On...

In this article: Oscar Niemeyer, Brazil, O Globo, Surgery, Brasilia, United Nations building, Rio de Janeiro, and New York City

...to each year. The yearbook has been endorsed by Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, who is marking the Convention's anniversary at an event at UN Headquarters in New York. The segments show the youngsters outlining their hopes in various...

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...and it took effect one year later following ratifications by governments. "Its influence has been profound," Ban told an audience at UN headquarters in New York. "It has become history's most widely accepted international human rights...

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...of lawmakers in New York. "The global recession cannot be an excuse to abandon pledges," Mr. Ban said at the annual parliamentary hearing at UN Headquarters, an event jointly organized by the world body and the Inter-Parliamentary Union...

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...to know if there are any new developments. "UNRWA and the entire UN family remember Alec Collett, paying homage to him every year at UN Headquarters in New York on the day of solidarity for detained and missing humanitarian workers."

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...defendants in recent years, including Omar Abdel-Rahman, known as the "Blind Sheik", who was convicted in 1995 for conspiring to blow up the United Nations building and other New York City landmarks, and admitted U.S. swindler Bernard...

In this article: New York City, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Rudy Giuliani, Defendant, Eric Holder, World Trade Center, and Manhattan

...the Ngobila beach ferry, later establishing an informal headquarters in the city under a tree at the Sonas roundabout in front of the United Nations headquarters. There they attracted lots of street kids a shA©guA©s a drawn by their...

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...been convicted. Omar Abdel-Rahman, known as the "Blind Sheik", was one of 10 people convicted in 1995 for conspiring to blow up the United Nations building and other New York City landmarks, following the 1993 bombing of the World Trade...

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