Joint Special Envoy for the League of Arab States for the Syrian Crisis, Kofi Annan, was in Damascus on Monday …Read the Rest
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Bomb attacks strike Iraq
The all too familiar sound of explosions filled the air in southern Iraq and Baghdad on Wednesday. The attacks are …Read the Rest
UN warns Syria the world is watching
As a relative peace falls on Syria, the United Nations has warned that the world is looking on. In accordance …Read the Rest
William Hague: “Situation in Syria is dire”
Speaking at a Friends of Syria meeting in Istanbul on Sunday, Foreign Secretary William Hague described the situation in Syria …Read the Rest
Food shortage is North Korea’s “most pressing human rights issue” says UN
An expert working for the United Nations has described the chronic food shortages in North Korea as one of the …Read the Rest
Pro and anti-Qadhafi forces committed Libya war crimes, says UN
An inquiry mandated by the United Nations (UN) and responsible for investigating war crimes in Libya says that human rights abuses and war …Read the Rest
UN calls for dialogue over Falklands dispute
Tensions between Argentina and the United Kingdom have increased following the recent deployment of the HMS Dauntless to the South …Read the Rest
Second anniversary of Haiti earthquake marked today
The second anniversary of the devastating 7.0 earthquake which hit Haiti in 2010 was marked today. The devastation caused to …Read the Rest
UN condemns sentencing of Chen Wei
The United Nations (UN) issued a statement on Monday condemning the sentence handed down to Chinese dissident and human rights …Read the Rest
Death toll in Syria reaches 3500
3500 protesters have lost their lives in Syria since the uprising began in March, according to figures released by the …Read the Rest