US and Russia Still Far Apart As Syria Haunts Talks
Russia's President Vladimir Putin hosted US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Kremlin on Wednesday but the rival powers ...
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US-Russia War of Words Over Syria Clouds Moscow Talks
The United States and Russia were on a collision course over the alleged Syrian chemical attack on Wednesday as Washington's ...
UN Chief Urges New Bid To End Western Sahara Dispute
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is proposing a new diplomatic push to end the decades-old dispute over Western Sahara, possibly by ...
UN Council Postpones Vote On Syria Resolution
Britain, France and the United States on Wednesday held off calling a vote at the UN Security Council on a ...
Idlib Hospitals Overwhelmed After Suspected Gas Attack
Hospitals across Syria's rebel-held Idlib province are overwhelmed with casualties from a suspected chemical attack that has killed scores of ...
Global Outcry Over Suspected Syria Chemical Attack
A suspected chemical attack that killed at least 58 civilians in rebel-held northwestern Syria has prompted widespread outrage and calls ...
UN Renews Smaller DRC Peacekeeping Force
The United Nations Security Council has renewed the mandate of the peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ...
Boko Haram Islamists Kidnap 22 Women and Girls In Two Raids In Nigeria
Boko Haram Islamists have abducted 22 girls and women in two separate raids in northeast Nigeria, according to residents and ...
UN Renews Smaller DR Congo Peackeeping Force
The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously Friday to renew the mandate of the peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic ...
UN Statistical Commission Honours Daasebre Oti-Boateng, Others
Source: Permanent Mission of Ghana to the United Nations Daasebre Prof. (Emeritus) Emmanuel Oti Boateng, a former Ghana Government Statistician ...
UN To Cut Back DR Congo Peacekeeping Force
The United Nations Security Council will vote Friday to cut the number of troops and police in its peacekeeping mission ...
Kagame Hails Rwanda-Israel Bond At Washington Forum
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame became the first African leader to address Washington's biggest pro-Israel forum Sunday, hailing the Jewish state ...
UN Peacekeeping Chief Defends Cost of Missions
United Nations peacekeeping missions, under threat from budget cuts if Washington's promise to slash its UN spending goes ahead, are ...
UN Security Council Adopts Resolution Protecting Heritage
The United Nations Security Council on Friday strengthened its protection of global cultural heritage sites threatened by armed conflicts, saying ...
Somali President Pleads To UN For Aid To Avert Famine
Somalia's new president appealed to the international community Thursday for more aid to avert a famine threatening his country that ...
US Deploys Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense System To S. Korea
The US military has begun deploying an anti-ballistic missile defense system to South Korea, following a string of missile tests ...
Ghanaian Peacekeepers In DR Congo Mark Independence Day
Ghana’s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), His Excellency Joseph Annim, has charged the Ghanaian peacekeepers to keep ...
Malaysia Rejects Reports It Violated U.N. Sanctions On North Korea
Malaysia on Saturday rejected claims it may have violated sanctions imposed by the United Nations on North Korea, after a ...
Russian Vetoes of UN Resolutions On Syria
Russia has now blocked seven UN resolutions regarding Syria since unrest erupted there in 2011, almost always with support from ...
Russia, China Veto UN Resolution On Syria Sanctions
Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a UN resolution backed by Western powers that would have imposed sanctions on Syria ...