6 June 2014 – The most senior United Nations official in Kosovo has today stressed the critical importance of maximum…
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29 May 2014 – The Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” the recent terrorist attack against the Jewish…
28 May 2014 – In the Security Council’s first meeting on Ukraine since the presidential election there, United Nations political…
27 May 2014 – Despite a slower pace recently on implanting the aims of the European Union-led political dialogue between…
27 May 2014 – The United Nations independent expert on the human rights of internally displaced persons ended his official…
27 May 2014 – While welcoming the “generally peaceful” nature of Ukraine’s weekend presidential elections, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon…
25 May 2014 – Following a shooting today at the Jewish Museum of Brussels which may have been an act…
23 May 2014 – United Nations humanitarian agencies today raised concerns about landslides and possible water-borne diseases from the worst…
22 May 2014 – As violence continues to roil eastern Ukraine, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated today his appeals…
UN members launched a new round of climate talks Wednesday with Europe demanding early action to tame carbon emissions, two days after the United States unveiled a longer-term plan. “Although we are already looking beyond the current decade, it is also…
Europe’s main stock markets fell on Wednesday when caution prevailed on the eve of interest rate decisions in Britain and the eurozone, dealers said. Investors were on edge also ahead of this week’s key non-farm payrolls data in the United States, which…
Belgian police hunted down a gunman Sunday who shot dead three people including two Israelis in an attack on the Brussels Jewish Museum reviving fears of a fresh wave of anti-Semitism in Europe. The first attack against a Jewish target in Belgium for…
19 May 2014 – Deeply concerned by the devastating floods in the Balkans – days of rainfall have reportedly submerged…
16 May 2014 – A United Nations report released today documents an “alarming” deterioration of the human rights situation in…
16 May 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his solidarity with the people of Turkey following the…
15 May 2014 – Ahead of the ‘hotly contested’ elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a senior United Nations official today…
14 May 2014 – This August, Major General Kristin Lund will become the first female commander of a United Nations…
Australia said Monday it will spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a new icebreaker ship to bolster its claim over large areas of Antarctica and replace an ageing vessel. Environment Minister Greg Hunt said two Europe-based firms had been shortlisted…
Juventus underlined their status as Italy’s top side by claiming a 30th Serie A title on Sunday, but after another rollercoaster season a feeling of unfinished business and doubts over the club’s future direction lingers. Juventus’s third successive…
Arsenal celebrated their Champions League qualification as Olivier Giroud secured a 1-0 win against West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Arsene Wenger’s side booked their place in Europe’s elite club competition without kicking a ball when fifth placed Everton…