UN set for fireworks at annual assembly

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(AFP) – 4 hours ago

UNITED NATIONS — Some of the world's most firebrand leaders step into the global spotlight Wednesday, when the normally diplomatic, dignified corridors of the United Nations may well ring to a different tune.

Israel has already urged heads of state and their delegations taking part in the UN General Assembly to boycott a speech by Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his repeated denial of the Holocaust.

And Libya's President Moamer Kadhafi, known for his long, rambling speeches on the history of the Arab people more usually delivered in his nomad tent, will step up to the UN podium for the first time in his four-decade rule.

Kadhafi, like the other heads of state and government who will address the 64th session of the 192-member body over the coming days, will find themselves limited for time.

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