UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, the head of the World Bank Group Robert Zoellick and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle all made separate visits to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian ...
The year 2011 was a year of trials and tribulations marked by many political and humanitarian crises, said African Union Chairman Jean Ping as he opened the African Union high-level summit of ...
The world’s population topped seven billion Monday, sparking debate as to whether there are too many people or whether wealth is too poorly distributed and the earth’s resources ...
Israel on Friday has dismissed a proposal by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to upgrade the Palestinians' UN status and admit them as a non-member state.
Hundreds of Syrian army tanks were deployed in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor on Sunday, killing at least four civilians in their attempt to annul democracy protests, an activist said.
Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists talks about renewed pledges made by UN chief Ban ki-Moon to protect press freedom.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is set to be re-elected to a second term as UN leader on Tuesday after he received backing from all the major powers.
