DEFYING U.N., ISRAEL PREPARES TO BUILD MORE SETTLEMENTS

For the fourth day, Israeli officials accused Mr. Obama's team of ambushing them at the United Nations... READ MORE›

U.S. DECLINES TO VETO U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION FOR ISRAEL TO STOP JEWISH SETTLEMENT ACTIVITY

The 14-0 vote, with only the United States abstaining, followed an intense campaign from Israel to derail it... READ MORE›

UN SECURITY COUNCIL BACKS SENDING OBSERVERS TO ALEPPO

The council unanimously adopted the French-drafted resolution that marks the first show of unity in months among world powers grappling with the crisis in Syria... READ MORE›

RUSSIA ACCUSED OF WAR CRIMES IN SYRIA AT UN SECURITY COUNCIL SESSION

Accusations centre on widespread use of bunker-busting and incendiary bombs on civilians in rebel-held eastern Aleppo... READ MORE›

SOUTH SUDAN CRISIS: RENEWED FIGHTING IN JUBA

INTERACTIVE How far has South Sudan come since independence?... READ MORE›

UN RESOLUTION URGES COUNTRIES TO FIGHT ISLAMIC STATE

On Friday, the United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, announced a summit meeting designed to draw pledges from countries to resettle Syrians... READ MORE›

UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION PLANNED BY WORLD POWERS TO DECLARE WAR AGAINST GROUP IN IRAQ AND SYRIA

Isis United Nations Security Council resolution planned by world powers to declare war against group in Iraq and Syria... READ MORE›

American diplomats have repeatedly warned the Palestinians that joining the International Criminal Court would lead to congressional sanctions... READ MORE›

AID AGENCIES FAULT UN SECURITY COUNCIL ON SYRIA CONFLICT

The council adopted two resolutions in 2014 that authorized United Nations aid agencies to send convoys across Syria's borders without the consent of the government... READ MORE›

UN SECURITY COUNCIL IS FAILING SYRIA, BAN KI-MOON ADMITS

We need some solidarity unity of purpose particularly among the permanent members of the security council he said in an interview... READ MORE›

UNION WARNING OVER ?32M COUNCIL CUTS

Cardiff council cuts unison does not rule out action... READ MORE›

North Korea has denied involvement and made new threats against the United States should the White House retaliate... READ MORE›

U.S., ALLIES DEMAND U.N. COUNCIL ACTION AFTER IRAN MISSILE TEST

U.S., allies demand U.N. council action after Iran missile test... READ MORE›

SEVEN KEY QUESTIONS IN 70 YEARS OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL

On 17 January 1946 the United Nations security council held its first meeting at Church House, Westminster... READ MORE›

RUSSIA TO PUSH SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION TO FIGHT ISLAMIC STATE, RAPS OBAMA-LED COUNTERTERRORISM SUMMIT

Russia on Wednesday will propose a United Nations Security Council resolution on fighting terrorism, deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov was quoted... READ MORE›

RUSSIA ASKS FOR U.N. COUNCIL TALKS ON TURKEY ACTION IN SYRIA, IRAQ

But council diplomats said they expected a Nov. 24 incident in which Turkey shot down a Russian plane near the Syrian-Turkish border would come up... READ MORE›

SURGE IN VIOLENCE IN BURUNDI RAISES CONCERNS AT UN SECURITY COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN UNION

The move comes in the wake of the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopting a resolution strongly condemning increasing killings, torture and human rights violations in the country... READ MORE›

UN SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS ON ALL SIDES IN SYRIA CONFLICT TO RESPECT NEW CEASEFIRE

The UN Envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura told the council members 'No doubt there will be no shortage of attempts to undermine this process... READ MORE›

HOW NORTH KOREAN SEAFOOD ENDS UP IN COUNTRIES THAT BAN IT

Reuters could not independently confirm that North Korean seafood from Yanji or nearby towns is being exported to South Korea, Japan and the United States... READ MORE›

CHINA BACKS 'FURTHER RESPONSE' TO DPRK NUCLEAR TEST

China is resolutely opposed to the DPRK's nuclear tests, Geng Shuang told a regular news briefing in Beijing... READ MORE›

US AND SOUTH KOREA WILL 'PAY THE PRICE' FOR MISSILE SYSTEM, CHINA PAPER SAYS

The US and South Korea have said Thaad does not threaten China's security or target any country other than North Korea... READ MORE›

RUSSIA RESPONSIBLE WHOEVER STRUCK AID CONVOY

The US has reached the preliminary conclusion that it was Russian warplanes that bombed an aid convoy and warehouse belonging to the Syrian Arab Red Crescent... READ MORE›

OBAMA HOPES TO RALLY WORLD SUPPORT AT THE UN FOR WORSENING REFUGEE CRISIS

We need to give them basic succor, said Michel Gabaudan, president of Refugees International, an aid group based in Washington... READ MORE›

U.S. HAS NO RIGHT TO LECTURE CHINA OVER NORTH KOREA

The United States is an enormous obstacle to a resolution of the North Korea nuclear issue, the paper said... READ MORE›

U.N. CENSURE OF NORTH KOREA MISSILE THWARTED

Japan and the United States said they could not accept the proposed changes to the draft by China and on Tuesday dropped the bid for a Security Council statement... READ MORE›

NORTH KOREA LEADER SAYS MISSILE GIVES ABILITY TO ATTACK U.S. IN PACIFIC

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaking before the Security Council meeting, described North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches as a brazen and irresponsible act ... READ MORE›

NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TESTS: US AND CHINA TO CO-OPERATE

China and the United States will work together to prevent further nuclear missile tests by North Korea, US President Barack Obama says... READ MORE›

BROAD AGENDA OF TOPICS LIKELY FOR XI OBAMA

Tao said the South China Sea issue will be high on the agenda, since both countries are concerned over the security situation... READ MORE›

RICH STATES RESETTLE BARELY 1% OF SYRIAN REFUGEES; JAPAN TAKES NONE

So far, France had only pledged to take in 1,000 Syrian refugees, or just 4 percent of the nearly 26,000 considered its fair share, the report said... READ MORE›

CHINA, RUSSIA SUPPORT RESUMPTION OF SIX-PARTY TALKS, PROMISE MORE EFFORTS

China and Russia pursue the denuclearization on the Korean peninsula and support the resumption of Six-Party Talks with new efforts to that end... READ MORE›