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U.S. absent as global cluster munitions ban agreed A draft treaty for a worldwide ban on cluster munitions was adopted on Wednesday although major powers including the United States did not attend the meeting.   Nations:U.S. U.K. France Iraq Israel Lebanon   People:Gordon Brown   2008-05-28 Environmentally Friendly Bombs Planned New explosives could be more powerful and safer to handle than TNT and other conventional explosives and would also be more environmentally friendly.   2008-05-27 Conference opens in Dublin to ban cluster bombs Representatives from around 100 countries opened a 12-day conference Monday in a bid to agree a global ban on cluster bombs, one of the most lethal weapons facing civilians caught up in conflict.   Nations:U.S. Lebanon New Zealand Switzerland Sweden Netherlands   2008-05-19 UN calls for immediate freeze on use of cluster bombs United Nations humanitarian chief Jan Egeland has called for an immediate global freeze on cluster bombs following their intensive use during the recent conflict in Lebanon, adding to a growing chorus to outlaw the weapons.   Nations:Lebanon Israel Cambodia Vietnam   2006-11-07 Red Cross demands action on cluster bombs The International Committee of the Red Cross called on all states to ban immediately the use of "inaccurate and unreliable" cluster bombs, responsible for killing and maiming countless civilians.   Nations:Lebanon   2006-11-06 Headlines U.S. absent as global cluster munitions ban agreed 2008-05-28 Environmentally Friendly Bombs Planned 2008-05-27 Conference opens in Dublin to ban cluster bombs 2008-05-19 UN calls for immediate freeze on use of cluster bombs 2006-11-07 Red Cross demands action on cluster bombs 2006-11-06 'Mother of All Bombs' Designer Dies at 67 2005-12-26 U.S. OKs Bunker Buster Bombs for Israel 2005-04-27 Air Force Tests Behemoth Bomb in Florida 2003-03-11 NATO Finds No Depleted Uranium Link to Cancer 2001-01-25 NATO Finds No Illnesses From Uranium 2001-01-16 NATO Devises Uranium Action Plan 2001-01-11 NATO ducks Uranium ban amid clamor for research 2001-01-10 NATO, EU To Meet on Uranium Risks 2001-01-08 UN finds radioactivity at NATO bomb sites in Kosovo 2001-01-06 U.S. denied illness from uranium ammunition 2001-01-06 EU backs Prodi over "Balkan Syndrome" warning 2001-01-06 Russia urges "Balkan Syndrome" checks 2001-01-06 Bulgaria runs radioactive tests for Kosovo troops 2001-01-05 Most-viewed Conference opens in Dublin to ban cluster bombs 2008-05-19

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