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Refugee Crisis: UN Condemns Treatment of Asylum Seekers at Hungary-Serbia Border

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said he is "shocked" after Hungarian riot police used tear gas and water…

9 years ago

North Korea Calls off Ban Ki-moon’s Visit to Kaesong

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's visit to North Korea has been canceled by the secretive country without explanations one day…

9 years ago

Daniel Craig Becomes UN Global Mine Action Advocate

Daniel Craig paid a visit to the United Nations in New York on Tuesday, April 14 Daniel Craig, 47, met…

10 years ago

UN Climate Summit 2014: World leaders gather in New York for high-level climate change meeting

World leaders are holding a summit on climate change at the United Nations. The aim at the New York meeting…

10 years ago

Gaza: Limited ceasefire comes into effect

Israel has announced a seven-hour humanitarian ceasefire in parts of Gaza. A senior Israeli military official said the truce would…

10 years ago

Kabul bomb attack kills UN and IMF officials at Taverna du Liban

Four UN employees and a senior IMF official were among 21 people killed in a suicide bomb and gun attack…

11 years ago

UN adopts Syria chemical weapons resolution

The UN has unanimously voted to adopt a binding resolution on ridding Syria of chemical weapons. At a session in…

11 years ago

UN General Assembly 2013: Barack Obama urges diplomatic push on Iran

President Barack Obama has said recent moves by Iran should offer the basis for a "meaningful agreement" on its nuclear…

11 years ago

UN confirms use of sarin gas in Damascus attacks

A UN report has confirmed "unequivocally and objectively" that chemical weapons have been used in Syria. The report says sarin…

11 years ago

UN complains over Syria sniper fire

The UN is to complain to the Syrian government and rebels after a convoy of chemical weapons inspectors came under…

11 years ago

Syrian government allows UN inspectors to investigate Damascus chemical attack

The Syrian government has allowed UN inspectors to investigate allegations of a suspected chemical weapon attack near Damascus. The team…

11 years ago

Pentagon moving forces closer to Syria

The Pentagon has decided to move its forces closer to Syria as the US weighs its options in the conflict…

11 years ago

Lebanon: Tripoli explosions kill at least 42 people

Two huge explosions killed at least 42 people and wounded more than 400 others in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli,…

11 years ago

UN approves new sanctions against North Korea

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved fresh sanctions against North Korea in response to Pyongyang's nuclear test last…

12 years ago

Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized after branding Zionism a crime against humanity

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been heavily criticized by the US, Israel and the UN for branding Zionism…

12 years ago

Haiti cholera compensation claims rejected by UN

The United Nations has formally rejected compensation claims by victims of a cholera outbreak in Haiti that has killed almost…

12 years ago

North Korea nuclear test is a serious threat to US, says Leon Panetta

Outgoing Pentagon chief Leon Panetta has declared today that North Korean military ambitions are a "serious threat" to the US.…

12 years ago

Tel Aviv bus explosion injures 21 people

At least 21 people have been injured in an explosion on a bus in Tel Aviv, in what one Israeli…

12 years ago

Barack Obama warns on Iran’s nuclear weapons at UN General Assembly in New York

Barack Obama is addressing the UN General Assembly in New York, where he is to say the US will "do…

12 years ago

Lakhdar Brahimi confirmed as new UN Syria envoy

Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi has been appointed as the new UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, officials have confirmed. Lakhdar Brahimi,…

12 years ago

Arab League calls emergency talks over Syrian crisis

Foreign ministers from the Arab League are due to meet in the Saudi city of Jeddah for talks over Syrian…

12 years ago

UN General Assembly condemns Security Council for failing to end Syria unrest

The UN General Assembly has voted by a big majority to condemn its own Security Council for failing to end…

12 years ago

Kofi Annan resigns as UN Syria envoy

Kofi Annan is quitting as UN-Arab League envoy, the UN has announced. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Kofi Annan…

12 years ago

More Syrian diplomats defect as Aleppo fighting intensifies

Two more senior Syrian diplomats have defected amid mounting pressure on the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, the US has…

12 years ago

Hillary Clinton accuses Russia over Syria

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Russian policy will contribute to a potential civil war in Syria. Hillary Clinton's…

12 years ago