23 June 2014 – Following a reported ceasefire in the besieged Yarmouk camp in Syria, the United Nations agency that…
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11 June 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council today deplored the kidnapping of Turkish diplomats in the…
10 June 2014 – Urging all political leaders in Iraq to show national unity against the myriad threats facing the…
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Beijing Saturday against “destabilising actions” in the South China Sea, and backed its regional rival Japan’s plans to take on a more muscular security role in Asia. Stressing US commitments to allies and friends…
29 May 2014 – Three months after the Security Council unanimously approved a resolution aiming to boost humanitarian aid access…
South Korea’s former Manchester United star Park Ji-Sung announced his retirement on Wednesday, ending a trailblazing career that made him Asia’s most decorated player. Park, 33, said a long-running knee problem had finally forced him out of a sport…
23 April 2014 – One year after the global garment industry’s worst industrial accident, the fund chaired by the United…
22 April 2014 – Recent fighting between Government forces and Kachin rebels in Myanmar, and the resulting displacement of thousands…
22 April 2014 – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom has denounced the killing…
21 April 2014 – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) confirmed today that two of its national staff who were…