Domestic violence is recognized to be a serious international problem, and the U.N. hopes to rally governments of all nations to end violence against women and girls around the globe.

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was at the U.N. on Tuesday for a discussion of the piracy problem and the Security Council vote.

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On December 4, a 787 with 174 passengers and 10 crew operated by United Continental Holdings (UAL) ran into a mechanical problem on its way from Houston to Newark, N.

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The problem: Sales of anemia medicine Procrit, the New Brunswick, N.

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But according to officials there the most serious problem is the building, an 1897 Beaux Arts structure on Seventeenth Street N.

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Cyprus joined the EU in 2004 hoping that Brussels would help solve the "Cyprus problem, " which is the drably euphemistic name for the U.N.

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That in itself wouldn't create a problem per se, but any continued contact with someone that the U.N. identifies, basically, as a war criminal, are going to be, it's going to make it a sensitive issue.

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The problem is that none of the globe's leaders know what to do. n The Pacific Rim.

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Mr. SHADID: You know, when you talk to U.N. officials, I think most often they're just stunned by the scope of the problem, and not just the scope of the problem itself but the way that the problem is growing.

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"The sooner a credible Iraqi government is in place to lead the way, the better, especially because the absence of such a sovereign government is part of the problem in the first place, " Brahimi said in a briefing before the U.N.

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The problem is the companies Apple works with sometimes seem to be confused by the three letters: N, D and A -- we're lookin' at you, Lionsgate.

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"After all, we are working for a common cause, and it is absolutely clear that to draw a line under the Iraq problem one must take into account both what the coalition is doing there and assessments by (U.N. monitors), " he said.

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