Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 18:03
Syria`s warring sides discussed the issue of terrorism at a sixth day of UN-brokered peace talks Thursday, sources said, but the gulf over who is to blame remained deep.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 02:04
That was the fourth biggest haul of investment globally. The world`s biggest economy, United States, attracted $159 billion.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 07:19
The UN Security Council Monday adopted a resolution calling on all countries not to pay ransom to terrorists in incidents of kidnapping and hostage-taking, Xinhua reported.
Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 21:48
UN aid chief Valerie Amos toured war-torn South Sudan Monday amid a growing humanitarian crisis, with rebels and government accusing each other of breaking a ceasefire aimed at ending the conflict.
Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 21:44
A second shipment of chemical weapons materials has been removed from Syria under a deal to eliminate its arsenal, the joint UN mission overseeing the disarmament said Monday.
Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 19:26
The UN Security Council is Tuesday expected to adopt a resolution on sanctions against those fomenting violence in the Central African Republic, the French foreign ministry said.
Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 14:18
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has executed the entire family of his uncle, who was executed less than a month ago.
Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 00:57
The Syrian regime has agreed to allow women and children to leave besieged rebel-held areas of the central city of Homs, UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said Sunday at peace talks in Geneva.
Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 00:17
Israel is to allow the entry of more building materials into the Gaza Strip, the defence ministry said on Sunday, and a UN refugee agency said they should be delivered soon.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 15:42
Syria`s government and opposition finally met face-to-face on Saturday as difficult UN-sponsored peace talks inched forward in Geneva.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 13:50
Government troops and rebels in South Sudan still fought sporadic battles after a ceasefire came into force on Saturday, the United Nations said.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 01:22
Syria`s warring sides have agreed to meet together on Saturday after a first day of peace talks in Geneva stumbled with President Bashar al-Assad`s regime threatening to walk away.
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