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A number of houses have been evacuated in Armagh due to a security alert, the police have said. ...more.

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At a conference in Paris, sponsored by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Israel announced that it wants to build a nuclear power plant to alleviate its dependency on coal and natural gas. They went as far as inviting Arab neighbors to help in the plant’s development. Israeli Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau said ,"Israel has always considered nuclear power to partially replace its dependence on coal." The program aims to help Israel secure its energy supplies and battle global warming. Israel relies primarily on coal and natural gas to produce electricity. ...more.

The United Nations Organization has launched an awareness campaign regarding the infringements of human rights caused by major sports events. If Soccer is the opium of the people, could these mega-events not go one step further and support global causes? ...more.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a report highly critical of the situation in Colombia, which betrays the insecurity of human rights defenders and their stigmatization, including members of the government of Alvaro Uribe. "There continue to be in Colombia attitudes of harassment and persecution of human rights defenders and their families," wrote the High Commissioner Navi Pillay, who visited the country in September 2009 at the conclusion of the document, published on Tuesday. ...more.

Gender equality and the empowerment of women is one of the Millennium Development Goals to be reached by the year 2015. The anti-poverty targets set by the international community in 2001 can only be achieved if real progress is made in improving women’s rights. This is the only way forward to achieving sustainable development in a number of key areas. ...more.

Four men are to appear in court on firearms offences after a search targeting dissident republican activity, police say. ...more.

Nine members of a Russian white supremacist group are jailed for up to 22 years in connection with the killing of an African man. ...more.

High-speed rail plan faces opposition in the Chilterns ...more.

Guus Hiddink has agreed to coach Ivory Coast at this year's World Cup. ...more.