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Rape "significant" factor in Syria conflict: Watchdog

Rape has been a "significant" weapon of war in the conflict raging in Syria since March 2011 and is the "primary" ...

Myanmar denies using chemical weapons on rebels

Myanmar on Thursday denied accusations it had used chemical weapons against ethnic minority rebels in the northern ...

UN unable to get food to 1 million hungry Syrians

About 1 million Syrians are going hungry due to the difficulty of getting supplies into conflict zones and the fact ...

Security Council president reaffirms responsibility for international peace and security

Recognizing the constant threats to international peace and security, which include armed conflicts, terrorism acts, ...

UN chief "deeply troubled" by approval of israeli settlements in West Bank

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday said that he is "deeply troubled" by Israel`s announcement that it has ...

US: North Korea should refrain from hostile acts

The White House Tuesday warned North Korea to refrain from future hostile acts amid indications Pyongyang could soon ...

Obama to announce new sanctions

US President Barack Obama will issue an executive order Monday allowing sanctions to be imposed against foreigners who ...

Annan asks Syria to stop using heavy weapons

UN envoy Kofi Annan on Sunday asked the Damascus regime and the opposition to immediately halt violence and the use of ...

Syria oposition calls for UN military intervention

The opposition Syrian National Council renewed on Saturday its call for the United Nations to intervene militarily in ...

TNI assigns six officers to join UN monitoring team in Syria

The National Defense Forces (TNI) is to send six of its officers to join the UN team to monitor the implementation of ...

US invites Myanmar minister, welcomes Suu Kyi travel

The United States invited Myanmar`s foreign minister and said Wednesday that democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who is ...

RI considering UN offer to join advance team in Syria

Indonesia is still mulling over the UN offer to join an advance team of observers in Syria, particularly with regard ...

Asia-Africa conference members continuously support Palestine

Members of the Asia-Africa Conference are continuously gathering support for Palestine`s bid to become a full member ...

Indonesia welcomes Jim Yong Kim as new World Bank president

Indonesia welcomes the election of Jim Yong Kim as the new president of the World Bank to replace Robert Zoellick who ...

2 die in Syria violence UN monitors land

Syrian forces killed two civilians and were locked in fierce clashes with rebels in one city while bombarding ...