http://www.mail.com/int/organizations/3382-united-nations-security-council.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/organizations/3382-united-nations-security-council.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2091918-un-3-peacekeepers-abducted-israel-syria.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Armed men broke into a U.N. outpost in a buffer zone separating Israel and Syria and abducted three U.N military observers, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said Thursday. Herve Ladsous told a group of reporters that the unarmed observers were held by the Syrian men for about five hours and released unharmed Wednesday morning. It was the ... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:37:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2091918-un-3-peacekeepers-abducted-israel-syria.html 2013-05-17T00:37:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2086564-un-general-assembly-approves-syria-resolution.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved an Arab-backed resolution Wednesday calling for a political transition in Syria, but more than 70 countries refused to vote "yes" because of its support for the main opposition group and fears the resolution could torpedo a new U.S.-Russia effort to end the escalating conflict. The United States co-... Wed, 15 May 2013 23:13:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2086564-un-general-assembly-approves-syria-resolution.html 2013-05-15T23:13:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2078946-correction-congo-tanzanian-troops-story.html GOMA, Congo (AP) — In a story May 11 about the arrival of Tanzanian troops in eastern Congo, The Associated Press erroneously cited United Nations mission spokesman Col. Felix Basse. The information should have been attributed to Alexandre Essome, press information officer for the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the eastern province of North Kivu. A correcte... Tue, 14 May 2013 10:53:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2078946-correction-congo-tanzanian-troops-story.html 2013-05-14T10:53:12Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2083110-us-envoy-wont-attend-arms-talks-led-iran.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States said Monday it will refuse to send its ambassador to any meeting of the U.N. forum where nuclear disarmament is negotiated when it's chaired by Iran because countries under U.N. sanctions shouldn't be allowed to hold such positions. Erin Pelton, spokesperson for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, said in a stat... Tue, 14 May 2013 01:14:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2083110-us-envoy-wont-attend-arms-talks-led-iran.html 2013-05-14T01:14:07Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2081664-deadly-bomb-strikes-civilian-area-east-libya.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A deadly car bomb exploded Monday near a hospital in a busy area packed with civilians in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, destroying part of the facility, officials said. Officials gave conflicting casualty figures, with death tolls ranging from three to 10 in the chaotic aftermath of the attack. Benghazi, which was the birthpla... Mon, 13 May 2013 23:45:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2081664-deadly-bomb-strikes-civilian-area-east-libya.html 2013-05-13T23:45:31Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2077312-rival-proposals-to-sanction-syria-al-nusra-rebels.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. diplomats say Syria and Britain are separately seeking to impose U.N. sanctions against the radical rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra, one of the dominant forces in the Syrian civil war. Syria asked the U.N. Security Council committee monitoring sanctions against al-Qaida to add al-Nusra as a separate group subject to an arms embargo,... Fri, 10 May 2013 18:16:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2077312-rival-proposals-to-sanction-syria-al-nusra-rebels.html 2013-05-10T18:16:19Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2073490-hezbollah-syria-to-supply-weapons-to-militia.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria will supply "game-changing" weapons to Hezbollah, the chief of the Lebanese militant group said Thursday, less than a week after Israeli airstrikes on Damascus targeted alleged shipments of advanced Iranian missiles bound for Hezbollah. Israel has signaled it will respond with airstrikes to any future weapons shipments, meaning it coul... Thu, 09 May 2013 22:18:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2073490-hezbollah-syria-to-supply-weapons-to-militia.html 2013-05-09T22:18:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2074264-proposed-un-resolution-backs-transition-syria.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — An Arab-backed resolution calling for a political transition in Syria and strongly condemning the regime's escalating use of heavy weapons and "gross violations" of human rights was circulated Thursday to the U.N. General Assembly, but key Syria ally Russia urged other countries to vote "no." In an important related development, the ... Thu, 09 May 2013 21:35:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2074264-proposed-un-resolution-backs-transition-syria.html 2013-05-09T21:35:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2070628-china-indias-rivalry-extends-to-arctic.html BEIJING (AP) — While the recent troop standoff in a remote Himalayan desert spotlights a long-running border dispute between China and India, the two emerging giants are engaged in a rivalry for global influence that spreads much farther afield. From Africa to the Arctic, the world's two most populous countries are bumping up against each other in their s... Wed, 08 May 2013 08:48:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2070628-china-indias-rivalry-extends-to-arctic.html 2013-05-08T08:48:05Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2059340-un-oks-political-nation-building-somalia-mission.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Thursday approved a nation-building mission to Somalia to help the long-troubled African nation restore a functioning government and to monitor human rights abuses. The council also decided to let the African Union continue doing the more dangerous peacekeeping in Somalia rather than deploying a U.N. peac... Thu, 02 May 2013 20:09:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2059340-un-oks-political-nation-building-somalia-mission.html 2013-05-02T20:09:24Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2045464-un-extends-peacekeeping-force-western-sahara.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to keep a U.N. peacekeeping force in Western Sahara for another year, but without a mandate to monitor human rights in the disputed territory that the United States had sought. The U.S. abandoned the monitoring proposal after strong opposition from Morocco, which annexed the former... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:26:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2045464-un-extends-peacekeeping-force-western-sahara.html 2013-04-25T22:26:14Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2043336-syrian-troops-capture-key-town-damascus.html BEIRUT (AP) — After five weeks of battle, Syrian government troops captured a strategic town near Damascus, cutting an arms route for rebels trying to topple President Bashar Assad's regime, state media and activists said Thursday. By taking the town of Otaybah, east of the capital, the army dealt a major setback to opposition forces that in recent months... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:18:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2043336-syrian-troops-capture-key-town-damascus.html 2013-04-25T21:18:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2044156-un-approves-peacekeeping-force-mali.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council unanimously approved a new U.N. peacekeeping force for Mali on Thursday to help restore democracy and stabilize the northern half of the country, which was controlled by Islamist jihadists until a France-led military operation ousted them three months ago. The resolution authorizes the deployment of a U.N. force ... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:42:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2044156-un-approves-peacekeeping-force-mali.html 2013-04-25T18:42:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2040590-diplomats-rights-monitoring-western-sahara.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Opposition from France and Morocco forced the United States to abandon a proposal to monitor human rights in the disputed territory of Western Sahara, U.N. diplomats said Tuesday. The U.S. decision clears the way for the U.N. Security Council to approve a U.N. resolution that would extend the mandate of the U.N. peacekeeping force in... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:19:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2040590-diplomats-rights-monitoring-western-sahara.html 2013-04-24T01:19:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2040072-un-condemns-attack-french-embassy-libya.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the U.N. Security Council have strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the French Embassy in Libya, which wounded two French guards and a Libyan teenager. Ban said the targeting of diplomatic missions and their staff is "not acceptable and never justifiable," U.N. deputy spokesman Eduardo del Buey... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:29:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2040072-un-condemns-attack-french-embassy-libya.html 2013-04-23T20:29:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2033092-clashes-syria-rebels-seek-foreign-intervention.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops backed by pro-government gunmen captured at least one village in heavy fighting Sunday in a strategic area near the Lebanese border, activists and state media reported. The clashes came as U.S. officials said the Obama administration was poised to send up to $130 million more in nonlethal military aid to rebels trying to oust P... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:03:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2033092-clashes-syria-rebels-seek-foreign-intervention.html 2013-04-20T21:03:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2031632-un-powers-nkorea-iran-serious-nuke-threats.html GENEVA (AP) — Ahead of a round of global nuclear talks, five major powers labeled North Korea and Iran as "serious challenges" to the world's nuclear security Friday, citing their repeated defiance of U.N. sanctions. Senior diplomats with the U.N. Security Council's five permanent members singled out North Korea's nuclear test in February and Iran's "cont... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:53:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2031632-un-powers-nkorea-iran-serious-nuke-threats.html 2013-04-19T19:53:08Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2025794-argentina-seat-empty-un-thatcher-tribute.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has paid tribute to the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher — except for Argentina whose seat was empty when members stood in silent tribute. Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo, whose country holds the council presidency, expressed "deepest sympathy" Wednesday to Thatcher's family and the ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:55:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2025794-argentina-seat-empty-un-thatcher-tribute.html 2013-04-17T14:55:15Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2023976-morocco-cancels-war-games-with-us-rights.html RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco on Tuesday canceled its annual military exercises with the United States after the Obama administration backed having the U.N. monitor human rights in the disputed territory of Western Sahara, U.S. officials said. The 13th annual "African Lion" exercise — involving 1,400 U.S. servicemen and 900 Moroccan troops, as well as for... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:11:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2023976-morocco-cancels-war-games-with-us-rights.html 2013-04-16T22:11:42Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2020020-somalia-leader-foreigners-aided-attack-court.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia's prime minister said Monday that several experienced foreign fighters took part in the most serious Islamic extremist attack on Mogadishu in years, while other officials indicated the explosive devices were more advanced than normal, a possible indication of greater involvement by al-Qaida. Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shir... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:19:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2020020-somalia-leader-foreigners-aided-attack-court.html 2013-04-15T19:19:16Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2009350-un-central-african-republic-very-volatile.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The political and security situation in the Central African Republic is highly volatile, the humanitarian situation is "extremely dire," looting and sexual violence are on the rise, and armed groups are recruiting children, the U.N. envoy to the impoverished country said Tuesday. Margaret Vogt painted a grim picture of the country fo... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:32:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2009350-un-central-african-republic-very-volatile.html 2013-04-09T22:32:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2005520-lawmaker-iran-quit-nuclear-treaty.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will keep the option of withdrawing from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty on the table and will seriously consider it if the West intensifies sanctions or refers the case to the U.N. Security Council, a leading lawmaker warned Monday. Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Iran cannot remain an NPT member while it is punished for exercising ... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:34:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2005520-lawmaker-iran-quit-nuclear-treaty.html 2013-04-08T14:34:20Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1997808-eu-deal-reached-nuclear-talks-with-iran.html ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Iran and six world powers failed to reach agreement Saturday on how to reduce fears that Tehran might use its nuclear technology to make weapons, extending years of inconclusive talks and adding to concerns the diplomatic window on reaching a deal with Tehran may soon close. Expectations the negotiations were making progress rose... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:19:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1997808-eu-deal-reached-nuclear-talks-with-iran.html 2013-04-06T21:19:30Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1997574-un-condemns-afghan-attack-that-killed-46.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials released harrowing new details on Thursday about an attack in a western province where assailants shot everyone in their path, sending terrified people jumping from windows trying to escape the assailants who killed at least 46 civilians and security forces. Civilians have frequently been caught up in the fightin... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:58:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1997574-un-condemns-afghan-attack-that-killed-46.html 2013-04-05T00:58:10Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1997992-france-to-take-future-mali-peacekeeping.html RABAT, Morocco (AP) — French troops would take part in a proposed U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali after they end their task of clearing al-Qaida-linked rebels out of the African country's vast northern region, France's president said Thursday. Francois Hollande made the announcement as he spoke before Morocco's parliament, part of a two-day visit celebr... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:07:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1997992-france-to-take-future-mali-peacekeeping.html 2013-04-04T19:07:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1985014-un-authorizes-intervention-force-congo.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council authorized a new "intervention brigade" for Congo on Thursday with an unprecedented mandate to take military action against rebel groups to help bring peace to the country's conflict-wracked east. The resolution, which the council adopted unanimously, gives the brigade a mandate to carry out offensive operat... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:59:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1985014-un-authorizes-intervention-force-congo.html 2013-03-28T22:59:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1981280-un-chief-proposes-peacekeepers-option-mali.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon proposed a U.N. peacekeeping force for Mali with 11,200 troops working alongside a non-U.N. force that would conduct major combat and counter-terrorism operations against Islamic extremists Tuesday as one option to maintain security after French forces leave the crisis-wracked West African nation. The U.... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 02:55:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1981280-un-chief-proposes-peacekeepers-option-mali.html 2013-03-27T02:55:35Z