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Seeking influence, China hosts Mideast peace forum

1 day ago

"It has been, however, very important for Beijing to be recognized, and respected, as one of the leading great global powers not only in the formal sense, as a permanent member of the U.N....

North Korea changes tack and tells US: Let's talk

2 days ago

Washington responded by saying that it is open to talks - but only if North Korea shows it will comply with U.N. Security Council resolutions and live up to its international obligations.

U.S. and NATO allies can't ignore the humanitarian crisis in Syria

14 days ago

But Russian and Chinese vetoes render the U.N. Security Council helpless to act.

The First Amendment doesn't excuse breaking the law

21 days ago

Some background: On June 11, 2009, Rosen published a scoop on Fox News' Web site that disclosed how North Korean officials planned to hold another nuclear test in response to an expected U.N....

UN court marks 20th anniversary of establishment

22 days ago

The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal and survivors of the bloody conflicts that ripped through the Balkans in the 1990s looked back on two decades of trials and tribulations as the court marked the...

Syria targeted Israeli jeep going to rebel village

25 days ago

In a letter to the U.N. Security Council circulated Friday, Syria's U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari said his country exercised its right to self-defense and would respond immediately to any other...

U.S. responds to strike threat

103 days ago

The threat from the North Koreans came ahead of a unanimous vote in the U.N. Security Council approving its toughest sanctions yet on the North in response to an atomic test last month.

UK hosts Friends of Yemen meeting in London

103 days ago

British Foreign Secretary William Hague has warned that any attempt to disrupt elections in Yemen will be met with a "serious" response from the United Nations Security Council.

NKorea vows to cancel Korean War cease-fire

105 days ago

North Korea's Korean People's Army Supreme Command made the statement Tuesday amid reports that Washington and North Korean ally Beijing have approved a draft of punishing resolutions that is...

US lawmakers push for tougher NKorea sanctions

106 days ago

Lawmakers are pushing for tougher U.S. financial restrictions on North Korea even as the U.N. Security Council moves closer to a new resolution tightening international sanctions in response to...

Syria protests Israel's approval for oil drilling

110 days ago

In letters sent to the U.N. Security Council and the U.N. secretary general Thursday, the Syrian Foreign Ministry called the decision a "blatant violation" of U.N. resolutions and Syria's...

UN removes Osama bin Laden from sanctions list

112 days ago

The U.N. Security Council committee monitoring sanctions against the terrorist group approved the deletion on Feb. 21, according to their website.

Somalia urges UN to lift arms embargo

124 days ago

Iran's U.N. Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee, in a letter to the Security Council obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, said the allegations were part of a "malicious campaign."

Iran denies transferring arms to Somali militants

124 days ago

Iran's U.N. Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee said in a letter to the U.N. Security Council obtained Thursday by The Associated Press that the allegations in a report by experts monitoring sanctions...

Report: North Korea upgrading rocket launch site

124 days ago

A successful satellite launch in December, and a nuclear test on Tuesday, both in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions, have intensified concern that North Korea is moving toward its...

U.N. condemns North Korea nuclear test, but no clear answer to what happens now

126 days ago

Meeting in New York, the U.N. Security Council condemned the test, calling it "a clear threat to international peace and security."

NATO condemns North Korea's nuclear test

127 days ago

NATO's governing body is harshly criticizing North Korea's recent nuclear test, calling it "irresponsible" and a flagrant violation of U.N. Security council actions.

Iran may allow UN team to visit key military site

127 days ago

But Mehmanparast said in a veiled warning the IAEA should not escalate the Iranian nuclear case by referring it to the U.N. Security Council, saying such a move would be "illogical and illegal.

Obama calls NKorea nuke test 'highly provocative'

127 days ago

"North Korea says it successfully detonated a miniaturized nuclear device at a northeastern test site Tuesday, defying U.N. Security Council orders to shut down atomic activity or face more...

UN Security Council to meet on North Korean test

127 days ago

South Korea joined the Security Council in January for a 2-year term and currently holds the council's rotating presidency.

China protests US sanctions against companies

127 days ago

The official Xinhua News Agency says the company denies violating any U.N. Security Council arms embargoes and says it strictly adheres to Chinese law and international statutes.

Seismic readings point to new North Korea nuclear test; South Korea asks for U.N...

127 days ago

But frustrations with Pyongyang in China, which is currently in the middle of Chinese New Year celebrations, might well lend support to stronger sanctions by the U.N. Security Council.

Commentary: More bluster from North Korea

130 days ago

Although the Security Council's recent resolution was unanimous, North Korea's fury was directed specifically at the United States, which it described as "the sworn enemy of the Korean people" and...

Yemen seeks UN probe into ship seized with arms

131 days ago

Security Council members are discussing Yemen's request, Jamal Benomar told reporters Thursday after Security Council consultations on Yemen's political transition.

France starts talks on UN peacekeepers for Mali

132 days ago

France says it has raised the possibility of establishing a U.N. peacekeeping operation in Mali with the U.N. Security Council for the first time.

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