United Nations
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 08:10
The United Nations, which is trying to help resolve the widespread shortage of water in the developing world, is faced with a growing new problem: the use of water as a weapon of war in ongoing conflicts.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 07:52
Nigeria has formally asked the U.N. Security Council al Qaeda sanctions committee to blacklist the Islamist militant group Boko Haram after the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 07:30
Rebels in northern Mali have released 30 hostages whom they captured on Saturday.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 07:25
About 40 men reportedly attacked and looted the village of Fetai, located on the Cavally River separating Ivory Coast and Liberia, early on Thursday, Ivory Coast Defense Minister Mr. Koffi Koffi told reporters in Abidjan, the country's commercial capital.
Monday, May 19, 2014 - 06:56
The UN human rights chief will also hold discussions with the chairman of the Supreme Court, Kote Kublashvili, Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili, as well as with civil society representatives and members of the international community in Tbilisi.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 06:47
Ban blamed Syria’s opposition but especially the government, the divided U.N. Security Council which has been impotent, and feuding influential nations for failing to help Brahimi achieve a peace agreement.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 06:46
Though an American military strike was called off when Syria agreed to give up its chemical weapons, Mr. Fabius said there were “indications” that Syria had since waged 14 chemical attacks.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - 06:25
Seven weeks after U.N. aid trucks crossed from Turkey into Syria for the first time, aid workers and officials in this southern Turkish humanitarian hub still have no idea exactly where the supplies ended up.
Friday, May 9, 2014 - 07:24
Two independent United Nations experts have expressed serious concern over the charges brought against three human rights activists in the aftermath of the 2013 presidential election in Azerbaijan.
Thursday, May 8, 2014 - 08:50
The efforts highlight how the White House is grasping for ways to handle the Syrian crisis as U.S.- and Russian-sponsored political talks have stalled, the killing continues unabated, and President Assad is preparing plans for his re-election.