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Rwanda gets Security Council seat amid Congo probe
Rwanda was among five nations elected to the U.N. Security Council on Thursday, amid an ongoing investigation by a U.N. panel of its role in ...
Talk of N. Mali intervention grows, no action soon
Before Islamists seized the northern half of Mali, Mamadou Sekere sold masks and jewelry in Timbuktu to European tourists who rode camels and slept ...
Turkish premier slams Security Council over Syria
Turkey's prime minister sharply criticized the U.N. Security Council on Saturday for its failure to agree on decisive steps to end Syria's civil war, ...
UN resolution seeks recovery of Mali's north
The U.N. Security Council on Friday unanimously approved a plan to back an African-led military force to help the Malian army oust Islamic militants ...
US: Russia policy on Syria is 'morally bankrupt'
The Obama administration on Friday accused Russia of pursuing a "morally bankrupt" policy in Syria, following Turkey's seizure of alleged Russian ...
Sierra Leone tribunal to wrap up business soon
The tribunal established to prosecute those most responsible for atrocities committed during Sierra Leone's 10-year civil war will soon deliver its ...
UN report: Gbagbo allies reached out to Islamists
A new report from U.N. experts accuses exiled allies of Ivory Coast's former president of trying to recruit Islamist rebels who took control of the ...
UN removes Saudi businessman from blacklist
The U.N. Security Council committee monitoring sanctions against al-Qaida removed a Saudi businessman from its blacklist Friday. The committee ...
UN council condemns suicide bombings in Syria
The U.N. Security Council on Friday condemned "in the strongest terms" four deadly suicide bombings in Syria's largest city after Syria requested the ...
UN strongly condemns Syrian shelling of Turkey
The U.N. Security Council overcame deep divisions to unanimously approve a statement Thursday condemning Syria's shelling of a Turkish town that ...
No Syria solution in sight at UN General Assembly
After countless speeches, meetings and behind-the-scenes discussions, the war in Syria remained the unsolved problem that loomed over this year's ...
Syrian minister accuses US of stoking 'terrorism'
Syria's foreign minister brought his regime's case before the world Monday, accusing the U.S. and its allies of promoting "terrorism" and blaming ...
Syria: UN council members support 'terrorism'
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem accused some U.N. Security Council members Monday of supporting "terrorism" in a speech colored by ...
Kosovo PM: EU-led talks with Serbia must happen
Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said Kosovo and Serbia must normalize relations soon to begin integrating with Europe, but he insisted that ...
US aims to rally Syrian opposition with new aid
The Obama administration moved Friday to rally Syria's opposition with pledges of $45 million in new non-lethal and humanitarian assistance as the ...
Some memorable props used by speakers at the UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's use of a cartoon-like drawing of a bomb to convey a message over Iran's disputed nuclear program follows ...
Syrian rebels launch broadest push yet for Aleppo
Rebels on Friday pressed their broadest assault yet to drive President Bashar Assad's forces out of Syria's largest city, activists said, with fierce ...
Slovenia PM: No bailout needed
Slovenia's prime minister insisted that the Alpine nation does not need a bailout from the European Union, despite a crippling banking crisis that has ...
Rwanda and Congo at odds over M23 rebels in Congo
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined hands with the leaders of Rwanda and Congo at a high-level meeting aimed at ending the crisis in eastern Congo ...
South Sudan-Sudan agree on oil but not border
The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan signed economic and security agreements Thursday that will allow a resumption of oil exports from South Sudan.
Abbas accuses Israel of 'ethnic cleansing'
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of ethnic cleansing Thursday for building settlements in east Jerusalem. "It is a campaign of ...
Egypt's Morsi assumes major role in Mideast
Egypt's new President Mohammed Morsi assigned himself the heavyweight's role in the Middle East on Wednesday, declaring in his first speech to the ...
Morsi: Won't rest until Syrian war ends
Egypt's new President Mohammed Morsi, making his debut on the global stage at the United Nations, said Wednesday that he will not rest until the civil ...
UN chief demands global action to end war in Syria
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon demanded international action to stop the war in Syria, telling a somber gathering of world leaders Tuesday that the ...