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Naderev Sano tells Cop19 summit he will go on hunger strike for meaningful deal on global warming.

US-based thinktank suggests Pyongyang's missiles displayed during military parade were 'less fake'.

The UN's anti-corruption pioneer tells us how he has helped transformed the culture of the organisation through a crusade against greed and waste.

Dictator Kim Jong-un visits memorial to sailors killed in mystery naval accident off Wonsan.

Horn of Africa pirates have netted more than $400m (£251m) in ransom payments over the last seven years, according to a new World Bank and UN report.

Kuala Lumpur university chief said honorary doctorate is to build bridges among nations.

Five Tibet activists unfurl huge protest banner down main United Nations building in Geneva.

Saudi Arabia's election to the two-year UNSC membership had sparked condemnation from rights groups.

Iran said to be involved in surface-to-ship weapon with range of 200-300 km.

Darmon Richter said he bought a grocery bag full of cannabis in a market in North Korea.

Kim Jong-un orders Pyongyang's military to be wary of US-led naval exercises in the Sea of Japan and warns US of 'horrible disaster'.

Apart from giving free access to chemical weapons experts, resolution okays Syria transition government plan.

President used UN address to warn of gays being one of three threats 'more deadly than all natural disasters put together.'

Abe said in his speech at the New York stock exchange that Japan's economy "is exceptionally good".

US agency spied on Indian diplomats in Washington and UN headquarters as computer hard-drives at these locations might have been copied

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says he will meet Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the United Nations gathering in New York.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon receives report on Ghouta gas attack and will address Security Council powers about findings.

UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon says UN report on Ghouta reveals overwhelming evidence of toxic gas use - but will not say by whom

Tory party chairman launches blistering attack on UN representative Raquel Rosnik over welfare change, reports Nick Assinder, Politics Editor.

David Cameron to table Security Council resolution on timetable to collect Assad's chemical weapons.

Damascus action follows interception of Syrian flight by Ankara for allegedly carrying defence equipment in a passenger aircraft.

Brahimi's visit comes as Turkey is amassing forces on the border raising fears of a full-fledged war.

UN Security Council condemns Syrian mortar attack and expresses concern about regional peace and security.

Ecuadorian foreign minister Ricardo Partino to meet William Hague over Assange's asylum bid,

Save the Children study claims many Syrian children face torture, imprisonment and abduction - and some victims are as young as 10.

Syria's key cities witness one of bloodiest days as Assad's forces continue to deploy artillery and helicopters.

Images show hundreds of craters

Various districts in Damascus, Aleppo and Homs under heavy attack as 150 people are killed across the country.

Assad forces hit back against rebels in Aleppo and Damascus as civilian death toll mounts.

Resolution criticises President Bashar al-Assad for using heavy weapons in Damascus and Aleppo.