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Phl welcomes UN tribunal’s ruling vs China as it urges restraint

  (Eagle News) -- The Philippines welcomed a ruling by a United Nations backed tribunal on Tuesday declaring that China…

Israel wins UN committee chair

United Nations, United States---Israel on Monday was elected to chair a United Nations committee for the first time in the…

Syrian and Russian aircraft step up bombing of Aleppo city – monitor

  (Reuters)    Nearly 50 air strikes hit rebel-held areas in and around the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday in…

Maritime tensions loom large as the United States and China hold talks

  Beijing, China (AFP)----Mounting tensions over South China Sea territorial rows could overshadow United States-China talks in Beijing Monday, after…

Columnist: Aquino gambled national sovereignty over South China Sea dispute

[youtube id="dM5q91A1w-I"] President Benigno Aquino III’s action to bring the South China Sea dispute to the United Nations Permanent Court…

Floods following drought worsen Ethiopian hunger

by Karim LEBHOUR DERALA , Ethiopia (AFP) -- Stuck on a track in eastern Ethiopia, trucks carrying food for the…

UN Security Council demands protection of hospitals in war zones

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) by Carole LANDRY The UN Security Council on Tuesday demanded that hospitals and clinics be…

U.S. urges ASEAN unity on South China Sea ruling; warns China on reputation

(Reuters) China risks "terrible" damage to its reputation if it ignores an impending international court ruling on the South China…

UN climate deal signing gets the ball rolling

by Carole LANDRY UNITED NATION, United States (AFP) -- World leaders gather at the United Nations on Friday to sign…

Leaders hail ‘real progress’ in Syria

Paris, France---World leaders hailed "real progress" in Syria on Friday, but fresh air strikes showed the fragility of the week-old…

N. Korea fires short-range projectiles

Seoul, South Korea (AFP)---North Korea fired short-range projectiles into the sea off its eastern coast on Thursday, South Korea's defense…

Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry summons PHL envoy over Binay remarks

MALAYSIAN Foreign Minister Wisma Putra has summoned Philippine embassy’s charge d’ affaires, Maria Antonina Mendoza-Oblena over published remarks by Vice…

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