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UN leader praises "courage" of Myanmar President

UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Monday hailed the "courage" of Myanmar`s President Thein Sein after an election which saw ...

Syria accepts april 10 peace deadline: Annan

Syria has agreed to "immediately" start pulling troops out of protest cities, UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said ...

Tuareg rebels seize Timbuktu, say Malian `occupation` over

The Tuareg rebel movement Sunday said it had wrested control of the legendary desert town of Timbuktu, the last ...

UN to replace judge who quit troubled KRouge court

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said he will appoint a replacement for a Swiss judge who quit Cambodia`s Khmer Rouge war ...

16 dead in tribal clashes in Libya's sabha

At least 16 people were killed on Saturday in new clashes between the Toubou people and Arab tribesmen in the southern ...

Turkey urges political reform in Syria

Syria should heed the will of its people by implementing political reforms and allowing free elections, Turkish Prime ...

UN says one million Syrians need humanitarian help

At least one million Syrians need humanitarian assistance, a UN spokesman said Thursday at the end of an assessment ...

UN Council concerned by new political troubles in Yemen

The UN Security Council on Thursday expressed concern over recent events in Yemen, where followers of former strongman ...

G-5 staff of Unifil visits POM task force

Operational Staff for Training (G-5) of AOR (Area Of Responsibility) of the Eastern Sector of UNIFIL (United Nations ...

Danamon Award 2012 Launched

PT Bank Danamon Indonesia, Tbk. (Danamon) today launches Danamon Award 2012 and form a partnership with the United ...

UN says more than 9,000 dead in Syria unrest

The United Nations on Tuesday increased its death toll estimate for the Syria unrest to more than 9,000. ...

Mali`s capital returning to normal, north threatened

Life in Mali`s capital slowly returned to normal on Sunday after most mutinous soldiers returned to their barracks, ...

Mali hit by looting after coup, president "safe"

Soldiers looted petrol stations and hijacked cars in Mali`s capital Bamako on Friday, 48 hours after a military coup, ...

Sri Lanka should punish civil war crimes - UN forum

Sri Lanka should ensure government troops who committed war crimes during the final stages of its war against Tamil ...

Russia, China join UN demand for Syria peace move

The UN Security Council demanded Wednesday that Syria immediately implement a peace plan by special envoy Kofi Annan, ...