United Nations
Palestinians call for fiscal aid, warn against 'collapse'
Mar 18, 2013 19:57 EDT
The Palestinian Authority has urged the world to step up financial aid and press Israel to allow economic development, over fears of "political collapse" due to Israeli fiscal strangulation.
Former Guatemala dictator faces historic genocide trial
Mar 18, 2013 19:24 EDT
Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt is expected to stand trial on Tuesday on genocide charges, despite defense attempts to postpone the start of the historic proceedings.
N. Korea says US 'nuclear blackmail' will drive arms race
Mar 18, 2013 18:57 EDT
North Korea said Monday that "nuclear blackmail" by the United States would drive more countries to follow its lead and build their own atomic weapon.
Tough talks in final push for arms treaty
Mar 18, 2013 18:40 EDT
UN leader Ban Ki-moon led international appeals Monday for major powers to make concessions to secure a landmark conventional arms trade treaty, as final negotiations started.
US welcomes Albania offer to resettle Iran exiles
Mar 18, 2013 17:22 EDT
The United States on Monday welcomed an offer from Albania to take in 210 members of an Iranian opposition group who currently live at a former US military base in Iraq.
Wanted DR Congo rebel surrenders to US embassy in Kigali
Mar 18, 2013 16:47 EDT
Democratic Republic of Congo rebel Bosco Ntaganda, wanted by the International Criminal Court for a string of alleged atrocities, has surrendered to the US embassy in Kigali, US and Rwandan officials said Monday.
Ntaganda: the Congolese rebel 'Terminator'
Mar 18, 2013 16:25 EDT
Democratic Republic of Congo rebel Bosco Ntaganda, wanted by the International Criminal Court for a string of alleged atrocities, on Monday surrendered to the US embassy in Kigali.
Ban appeals for compromise at final UN arms talks
Mar 18, 2013 15:56 EDT
UN leader Ban Ki-moon led international appeals Monday for the major powers to reach a compromise on a landmark conventional arms trade treaty as final negotiations started.
Syria opposition to choose PM as regime planes 'bomb Lebanon'
Mar 18, 2013 15:46 EDT
Syria's opposition coalition met in Istanbul to choose its first prime minister on Monday, as Syrian warplanes bombed northern Lebanon for the first time in what Washington labelled "a significant escalation" of the conflict.
Robinson named UN peace envoy for Great Lakes
Mar 18, 2013 15:23 EDT
Former Irish president Mary Robinson on Monday became the UN envoy to Africa's troubled Great Lakes region and urged action to get war crimes suspects before the International Criminal Court.
Ban appeals for compromise at start of final UN arms talks
Mar 18, 2013 15:18 EDT
UN leader Ban Ki-moon led international appeals Monday for the major powers to make concessions to agree on a landmark conventional arms trade treaty as final negotiations started.
Massive funding boost needed to beat TB: UN
Mar 18, 2013 14:34 EDT
The global fight against tuberculosis needs a massive financial boost as drug-resistant strains of the disease take hold, two international organisations warned on Monday.
US promises S. Korea all military resources
Mar 18, 2013 14:19 EDT
US Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Monday promised to provide South Korea with every military resource under the US nuclear umbrella at a time of heightened tensions with North Korea.
Wanted DRCongo rebel asking for ICC transfer: US
Mar 18, 2013 14:06 EDT
Democratic Republic of Congo rebel Bosco Ntaganda surrendered early Monday to the US embassy in Kigali and has asked to be sent to the International Criminal Court, a US official said.
ICC-wanted DR Congo rebel surrenders to US embassy in Kigali
Mar 18, 2013 12:48 EDT
Democratic Republic of Congo rebel Bosco Ntaganda, wanted by the International Criminal Court for a string of atrocities, has surrendered to the US embassy in Kigali, Rwanda's foreign minister said Monday.
Hadi warns rivals as Yemen dialogue begins
Mar 18, 2013 12:35 EDT
President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi warned Yemenis Monday against the use of force to express political views, as he opened a national dialogue to pave the way for the drafting of a new constitution and the staging of elections.
Yemen's Hadi warns rivals at start of national talks
Mar 18, 2013 11:55 EDT
President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi warned Yemenis Monday against the use of force to express political views, as he opened a national dialogue to pave the way for the drafting of a new constitution and the staging of elections.
UN experts demand immediate end to Israeli settlements
Mar 18, 2013 11:37 EDT
Israel must immediately begin withdrawing its settlers from the Palestinian territories, UN experts told diplomats Monday, even as the new Israeli government appeared set to strengthen the hand of the Jewish settler lobby.
DR Congo talks with rebel M23 to resume next week
Mar 18, 2013 10:36 EDT
Peace talks between the government of Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels are set to resume in Kampala in one week following a delay caused by vicious infighting between different rebel factions, the mediator of the talks said Monday.
Somali car bomb attack kills ten
Mar 18, 2013 10:27 EDT
At least ten people were killed Monday by a car bomb in central Mogadishu in one of the bloodiest attacks in the war-ravaged capital in recent months, Somali officials said.
