UNITED NATIONS: The world's seven billionth person born Monday comes into what UN leader Ban Ki-moon calls a "world of contradiction" — and faces an uphill battle if it is on the wrong side of the poverty line.
While many countries around the (...)
UNITED NATIONS: A humanitarian mission is readying to visit Syria at the weekend, the United Nations said, as European powers press the UN Security Council for tough sanctions against the regime for its brutal crackdown.
As a UN official (...)
KHARTOUM: Sudan remains on course to break up next year after the UN Security Council put new pressure on the government over a self-determination referendum, but the major powers are still fretting over how to avoid conflict.
Council ambassadors (...)
