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Burma 'acting on child soldiers'
11 months agoBurma punishes 43 officials for recruiting child soldiers, state media say, as the UN urges sanctions on the issue.
Ban wants U.N. sanctions for using child soldiers
11 months agoUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the Security Council in a report issued on Tuesday to impose sanctions on armies and groups that make use of child soldiers in at least a dozen countries.
Iran vows to follow nuclear path despite sanctions
11 months agoTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian leaders vowed on Wednesday to press on with Tehran's disputed nuclear work regardless of any new U.N. sanctions, one day after world powers agreed the outline of a new resolution.
Russia plays down Iran sanctions
11 months agoRussia plays down reports a draft UN resolution on Iran's nuclear programme calls for new sanctions.
Powers seek elusive deal on tougher Iran sanctions
11 months agoBERLIN (Reuters) - The world's major powers will try Tuesday to overcome differences over imposing more sanctions on Iran and to keep up pressure on the Tehran leadership to curb its nuclear program.