United Nations

World Bank has been frowned upon by human rights groups worldwide as it has approved a loan amount for Ethiopia’s controversial Gibe III dam.

Sanskrity Sinha Jul 13, 2012

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg researchers find that contraceptive methods can cut maternal deaths by 44 percent

Staff Reporter Jul 11, 2012

Violence disrupts polling in some locations in oil-rich east Libya as the region fears under-representation in the 200-seat assembly that is to be formed.

Geetha Pillai Jul 08, 2012

Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, supposed to be the birth place of Jesus Christ, was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List on Friday.

Sanskrity Sinha Jun 30, 2012

Myanmar delivers strong warning to opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to refrain from name seen as legacy of British colonial rule.

Anissa Haddadi Jun 29, 2012

Amnesty International accuses other countries of fuelling conflict in South Sudan through supply of weapons.

Anissa Haddadi Jun 28, 2012

Birth control legislation may be brought in as Africa's most populous country faces demographic nightmare of 400 million by 2050.

Anissa Haddadi Jun 27, 2012

International envoy Kofi Annan invites permanent members of UN security council to Action Group for Syria.

Jun 27, 2012

UN expert tasked with investigating human rights violations in Syria finally enters the country.

Anissa Haddadi Jun 26, 2012

Russian leader urges more commitment to peace process and warns against unilateral actions undermining it.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jun 26, 2012

Lou Nuer and Murle tribal groups engaged in tit-for-tat theft, arson, looting and kidnapping, says UN.

Anissa Haddadi Jun 26, 2012

Noticeable absentees at the summit were David Cameron, Barack Obama and Angela Merkel, the heads of rich nations of the world.

Geetha Pillai Jun 23, 2012

25 villagers kidnapped from Daret Azzeh, slaughtered and mutilated, claims official broadcaster.

Anissa Haddadi Jun 22, 2012

Reports that Britain and US have offered Syria's President Bashar al-Assad clemency if he gives up power begs the question: where would he go?

Anissa Haddadi Jun 22, 2012

Even diplomatic asylum will not protect Assange from arrest as soon as he steps out of Ecuadorian embassy in London.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jun 21, 2012

US to brand three alleged members of Boko Haram as foreign terrorists in first step of wholesale blacklisting of militant Nigerian Muslim group.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jun 21, 2012

The main focus of the conference is on a green economy that uses renewable sources of energy rather relying on fossil fuels.

Staff Reporter Jun 21, 2012

The Islamist militants Boko Haram unleash wave of attacks in cxity of Damaturu amid mounting criticisism of President Goodluck Jonathan trip to Brazil for a UN conference.

Anissa Haddadi Jun 20, 2012

UN investigator wants probe into civilian casualties in growing number of drone attacks.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jun 20, 2012

Ecuadorian government analysing Julian Assange's plea for political asylum in London embassy.

Staff Reporter Jun 20, 2012

More 600 million people across the world will be jobless, if initiatives are not taken by governmental institutions.

Staff Reporter Jun 19, 2012

Russia to deploy two naval vessels to Syrian port of Tartus to protect Russian citizens and its naval base there.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jun 18, 2012

More than 20 dead and 30,000 villagers displaced as ethnic violence erupts across western coastal region.

Anissa Haddadi Jun 15, 2012

Amnesty International accuses UN Security Council of dithering while Syrian regime acts with impunity against its own people and human rights crisis unfolds.

Anissa Haddadi Jun 14, 2012

Australia is proposing largest network of marine parks in the world to shield most vulnerable underwater ecosystems.

Alfred Joyner Jun 14, 2012

Ministers in Namibia call for death penalty to be reinstated, following increase in passion killings.

Anissa Haddadi Jun 14, 2012

Historic church among 36 sites to be debated for inclusion during the World Heritage committee meeting in Russia.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jun 13, 2012

Millions of North Korean children do not receive enough food, medicine and health care, which is stunting their growth, the United Nations warns.

Anissa Haddadi Jun 13, 2012

Dozens of South Sudanese migrants have been detained ahead of their deportation, as part of Israeli clampdown on illegal migrants.

Anissa Haddadi Jun 11, 2012

The last two weeks have seen an incredible surge of violence in Syria as a string of terrible massacres have been uncovered.

Anissa Haddadi Jun 08, 2012