entering un partners with european commission to promote climate-smart agriculture thousands of dengue fever cases emerging in pakistan millions of rural poor to receive banking services under un-backed initiative activists refugee pest hops into port for first time un reports government granted former new orleans police officer sentenced in danziger bridge case investing in people the smartest way to eradicate poverty high crime fda chemist pleads guilty to using insider information to trade on pharmaceutical stocks resulting in almost $4 million in profits seeing says un rights chief says prosecutor agent damage un urges action to help hundreds of millions of sufferers of diabetes amount un report sounds alarm over pre-election human rights violations in dr congo un urges better protection programme after kosovo war crimes witness found dead syndromes miami-area medical equipment company owners sentenced to prison for medicare fraud scheme un agency renews funding appeal for emergency programmes in gaza security council presses for ethnic reconciliation in troubled area of south sudan client wave of change in middle east shows immense power of non-violence fort lauderdale-area halfway house owners plead guilty to kickback scheme provides as liberians head to the polls minnesota man pleads guilty to sexual abuse of minors ban calls for integrated strategy against maritime piracy in gulf of guinea phrase south sudan becomes member state of un telecoms union petition marlborough man admits role in multi-million-dollar bank fraud conspiracy civilization general assembly made great strides during an eventful 2011