Canada hopes G7 summit serves as springboard for new ideas
by Michel COMTE Agence France-Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada hopes the upcoming G7 summit it is hosting will serve…
8 years ago
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UN ‘regrets’ deaths in Iran, calls for respect for protesters’ rights
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday expressed his "regret" at the rising death toll…
8 years ago
China rejects Trump accusation on N. Korea sanction breaches
BEIJING, China (AFP) - China on Friday rejected accusations that it had helped Pyongyang skirt sanctions after US President Donald Trump claimed…
8 years ago
South Korea seizes Hong Kong ship for oil transfer to North: Seoul
SEOUL. South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea briefly seized and inspected a Hong Kong-registered ship in November for transferring oil products…
8 years ago
Syria rebels reject Sochi peace initiative
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) - More than three dozen Syrian rebel groups, including influential Islamists, have rejected a Russian-led initiative for talks next…
9 years ago
UN, EU handang magpaabot ng tulong sa nasalanta ng bagyo at iba pang trahedya
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) -- Nakahanda ang United Nations (UN) na tumulong sa mga biktima ng bagyong "Vinta" sa…
9 years ago
UN rights chief refuses to ‘bend knee’ after US clash, won’t seek second term
by Carole Landry Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - The United Nations' top human rights official, a sharp critic of…
9 years ago
Trump warns ‘we’re watching’ on eve of UN Jerusalem vote
by Carole Landry with Jerome Cartillier in Washington Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States - President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to cut…
9 years ago
After US veto, UN assembly to vote on Jerusalem resolution
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -The UN General Assembly will hold an emergency session Thursday to vote on a draft resolution rejecting President…
9 years ago
Myanmar ‘planned’ Rohingya attacks, possibly ‘genocide’: UN rights chief
by Nina Larson Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The UN rights chief told AFP Monday that Myanmar clearly…
9 years ago
UN envoy says North Korea agrees on need ‘to prevent war’
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- A senior UN official returning from Pyongyang said Tuesday that North Korean officials had told…
9 years ago
At least 15 peacekeepers killed in Congo; dubbed worst attack on UN in recent history
by Albert Kambale with Philippe Rater at the United Nations Agence France Presse The United Nations suffered its worst…
9 years ago
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