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Maggie Farley, Bureau Chief
Maggie Farley covers the United Nations and Canada. After joining the Times in 1995, she opened the paper’s Hong Kong and Shanghai bureaus, reporting on Hong Kong’s 1997 handover to China and the Asian economic crisis. She moved to New York in 1999 to cover the United Nations and Canada, and reported on the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and their aftermath. She won the UN Correspondents’ Association Gold Medal for her part in following the UN inspectors’ search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Farley studied East Asian Studies at Brown University and received her graduate degree at Harvard University. EMAILNavanethem Pillay, currently serving on the International Criminal Court, was the first woman of color to become a high court judge in South Africa.
Some praise the International Criminal Court prosecutor's request for a warrant against Sudanese President Bashir as necessary for accountability, but others fear it will worsen the situation.
Russia and China veto a Security Council resolution seeking to pressure the Mugabe regime over the disputed presidential election and political violence.
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor will ask for an arrest warrant for Sudan President Bashir next week, diplomats say.
Leaders praise Bhutto's contributions to democracy in Pakistan as they denounce terrorism and call for stability.
But China and Russia are likely to oppose new U.N. actions in light of the American intelligence report indicating Tehran had halted its weapons program.
As the U.N. atomic watchdog and the EU prepare studies of Tehran's cooperation, the U.S., Britain and France focus on unknowns.