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UN to vote on new N. Korea sanctions targeting oil

by Carole Landry Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The UN Security Council will vote Friday on…

Venezuela, in ‘selective default’, signs debt deal with Russia

by Andrea Palasciano with Maria Isabel Sanchez in Caracas Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) - Venezuela signed a debt restructuring deal with…

US and China pressure North Korea after sanctions vote

by Dave Clark Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- The United States and China piled pressure on North Korea…

UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on N. Korea

UNITED STATES (AFP) - The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday after North Korea said…

US, Japan, S. Korea request UN Security Council meeting on N. Korea

UNITED NATION, United States (AFP) --The United States, Japan and South Korea on Sunday requested an urgent UN Security Council…

U.S.-led forces strike Syrian troops, prompting emergency U.N. meeting

  (REUTERS)  U.S.-led coalition air strikes reportedly killed dozens of Syrian soldiers on Saturday, endangering a U.S.-Russian brokered ceasefire and…

Japan PM Abe says suspected North Korea nuclear test absolutely inadmissible

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said on Friday (September 9) that a nuclear test possibly carried…

UN Security Council meets on South Sudan fighting

by André VIOLLAZ JUBA, South Sudan (AFP) -- The UN Security Council pressed South Sudan's neighbors Sunday to help end…

Thousands flee heavy fighting in South Sudan capital

JUBA, South Sudan (AFP) -- Thousands fled heavy fighting in South Sudan's capital Juba on Sunday as government soldiers and…

After Brexit, UN ‘more important’ to Britain

UNITED NATION, United States (AFP) -- Britain's membership on the UN Security Council has become more important for asserting London's…

World powers meet to save Syria peace hopes

by Dave Clark VIENNA , Austria (AFP) -- Senior envoys from world and regional powers are to meet once again…

Fresh signs N. Korea readying nuclear test: US think-tank

SEOUL , South Korea (AFP) -- Analysis of recent satellite images suggests North Korea may be moving forward with preparations…

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