South Korea's Ban close to being new U.N. leader
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South Korea's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon said on Tuesday he bore "a heavy sense of responsibility" after an informal ballot that virtually assured he would become the next United Nations secretary-general.
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The Security Council handed South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon a second victory in a &quot;straw poll&quot; to select a successor to UN chief Kofi Annan, but the race remains wide open with more candidates expected to enter the fray.
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Incoming U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon got his new job in an unlikely manner for a man known for head-of-the-class performances.
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The South Korean front-runner to replace Kofi Annan as U.N. secretary-general rejected criticism that he is too weak for the job, insisting he has the "inner strength" needed to lead the world body.
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UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 2 -- The U.N. Security Council's five permanent members on Monday unanimously backed South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon's bid to become the United Nations' next secretary general, making it likely he will be endorsed next week by the 15-nation council as the world's top...
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The United Nations Security Council will meet next Monday to formally endorse South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon as its choice to become the next UN secretary general, its president said.
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The race to succeed Kofi Annan as U.N. secretary-general may be as good as over, diplomats said Monday, with South Korea's foreign minister so far ahead of five other candidates that time was running out for anyone new to emerge as a serious challenger.
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U.N. Security Council members reached broad agreement on Thursday on a Japanese-drafted statement that warns North Korea of unspecified consequences if it conducts a nuclear test.
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Science & environment: Along with political cooperation, Seoul's plan to help the North with IT could shatter Cold War boundary
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Exclusive Interview: TIME talks to South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon, the leading candidate to succeed Kofi Annan as U.N. Secretary General, about Pyongyang's latest provocations
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UNITED NATIONS -- When U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon first approached President Bush at the White House in January to muster support for a U.N. climate-change initiative, the president's response was cool: An impatient Bush reminded Ban that he did not want to restrain U.S. industries, and t...
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The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Saturday to impose limited sanctions on North Korea for its recent missile tests, and demanded that the reclusive communist nation suspend its ballistic missile program. North Korea immediately rejected the resolution and vowed to launch more missiles.
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North Korea will soon receive the funds which for months had blocked a nuclear disarmament deal and should move quickly to honour the pact, a senior South Korean official said Friday.
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A permanent solution to the North Korean  nuclear crisis is unlikely until Pyongyang's communist system  gives way to democracy, a prominent former South Korean general  said on Friday.
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South Korea's Ban Ki-moon was sworn in as the next UN secretary general at a General Assembly ceremony during which he vowed to be &quot;a harmonizer and bridge-builder&quot; and build on the legacy of the incumbent, Kofi Annan.
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South Korea's Ban Ki-moon was  sworn in as the eighth U.N. secretary-general on Thursday and  vowed to restore trust in an institution tainted by scandal and  a growing divide between rich and poor nations.
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South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon, who is poised to become the next head of the United Nations, said he may visit North Korea in his new role to help resolve a standoff over its nuclear ambitions.