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UN probe finds Rwanda black box not linked to fatal plane crash

The airplane “black box” discovered earlier this year at United Nations Headquarters in New York – stored in a locked file cabinet for the last 10 years – is not linked to the crash in 1994 that killed the Presidents of Rwanda and Burundi and set off the Rwandan genocide, a UN probe has concluded.

Quality of cooperation among Black Sea countries key to achieving goals - Annan

As Black Sea nations continue efforts to integrate into the European and global trade systems, the degree of collaboration among the countries in addressing a broad spectrum of issues will be a key factor in achieving their goals, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a message to a regional ministerial meeting set to open today in Armenia.

New UN-backed drug to help defeat black fever

Scientists, working in a programme sponsored by United Nations agencies, have developed a new treatment for the disease also known as "black fever" and "kala azar," the World Health Organization (WHO) announced today.