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UNESCO declares Temple Mount – Judaism's holiest site – as Muslim
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu reacts angrily on Twitter after resolution was passed.
India lashes out at Pakistan saying it should 'abandon' its 'futile quest' for Kashmir
India's permanent representative to the UN, Syed Akbaruddin, said the state of Jammu and Kashmir would always be an integral part of India.
Former refugee agency chief Antonio Guterres is new UN Secretary General
Guterres will succeed Ban Ki-moon after unanimous Security Council decision.
Peacemaker Kashif Siddiqi to meet Pope Francis and launch first 'Sport and Humanity' conference at Vatican
Siddiqi is a British-Muslim footballer who wants to spread the message of peace throughout the world through the sport.
Hurricane Matthew is humanitarian catastrophe in Haiti says UN as twister heads towards US
The UN has said the hurricane and tropical storm is the worst disaster to hit Haiti since 2010 earthquake.
Philippines leader Duterte wants to open alliances with US rivals Russia and China
The controversial Filippino leader said the country was at the 'point of no return' in its relations with the US.
Baloch activists protest outside UN, say 'Save World from Pakistan Terror'
Pakistan Army is Isis in uniform, claims American Friends of Balochistan founder Ahmar Musti Khan
Nigeria asks UN to negotiate release of kidnapped Chibok girls as it can do no more
President Buhari says he has struggled over two years to identify credible Boko Haram leaders for talks.
Rodrigo Duterte invites UN and EU to investigate drug deaths – under one condition
The president also gave EU lawmakers the middle finger as he continues to make international headlines.
How 'freedom' for Guantanamo's forgotten victims means abuse, torture and exile
Jihad Dhiab was sold by Pakistan to the US, and sold by the US to Uruguay.
Theresa May tasks MI6 and GCHQ with combatting slave trade as UN debates migrant crisis
Home Office estimates there were 10,000 to 13,000 potential victims of modern slavery in the UK in 2013.
UN discusses world's 65.3 million refugees at first dedicated summit
The UN's 193 member states are aiming to organise a coordinated response to the refugee crisis.
'Life jacket graveyard' appears outside parliament as world leaders discuss refugee crisis
Protest has backing of charities including the International Rescue Committee.
Russia accuses US of failing to abide by Syrian truce as humanitarian aid is delayed
Moscow says moderate opposition led by the US still carrying out residential attacks.
Duterte personally ordered Davao Death Squad to kill 1,000 criminals and opponents, claims hitman
Victims were fed to crocodiles, chopped to pieces and dumped in the streets.
Both US and Russia extend Syrian ceasefire by 48 hours after determining truce is holding
The UN has applauded the drop of violence since the ceasefire took effect on 12 September.
UN's Ban Ki-moon laments world leaders care more about power than improving people's lives
The World body's secretary general also expresses frustration over how the UN operates.
50 million children vulnerable to trafficking and abuse live as refugees worldwide
The shocking figures show that the number of refugees worldwide has doubled in the past 10 years.
UK technology company Provenance puts first fish on the blockchain
The project is supported by Humanity United, part of the far-reaching philanthropy of the Omidyar Group.
UN has 'serious questions' over school airstrike after Israel clears forces of wrongdoing
Israel claims airstrike which killed 15 members of family did not break international law.
Libya peace process reverses as House of Representatives votes no confidence in UN government
Vote is a blow to the international community's efforts to purge Islamic State from country.
Philippines in UN withdrawal U-turn after Duterte calls body 'son of a whore'
President Duterte said the Philippines could leave the UN over its criticism of his drug war.
While we bask in Olympic glory, Saudi Arabia is destroying Yemen with British bombs
The UN has accused Saudi forces of killing twice as many civilians as all others combined.
Chlorine-filled gas canisters dropped on Syria's civilian population in rebel-held Idlib province
Syrian National Coalition accuses Assad of 'using chemical substances and toxic gasses'.
Nigeria: UN suspends aids in Boko Haram-hit Borno where hundreds of children are starving
UN said aid deliveries temporarily suspended after UN convoy ambushed by militants
South Sudan: Army to investigate rape allegations against Nuer women and girls
Army accused of sexually assaulting women and girls displaced by recent fighting in capital Juba
Boris Johnson makes first visit to US as foreign secretary with United Nations meetings
Johnson's UN trip to New York comes after a grilling from US media in London regarding his 'outright lies'.
UN: Dark Web revolutionising drug trafficking by making illegal narcotics much more accessible
UN wants tighter control over anonymous online markets on the Dark Web to prevent drug trafficking.
World Refugee Day: UN warns conditions for Syrian refugees in Lebanon are 'getting worse'
Over one million Syrians have fled into the neighbouring country over the past six years.
Yemen: UAE intervention with Saudi coalition against Houthi rebels 'practically over'
United Arab Emirates has been conducting air strikes over Yemen within a Saudi-led coalition since March 2015.