Ban Ki-Moon
UN chief pleads for arms pact, Palestinians demand seat
World
July 4, 2012
UN chief pleads for arms pact, Palestinians demand seat
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon pleaded on Tuesday for a binding pact to regulate the more than $60 billion global…
Sudan mobilizes army as South claims key oil field
World
April 12, 2012
Sudan mobilizes army as South claims key oil field
KHARTOUM/JUBA — Sudan said it would mobilize its army against South Sudan on Wednesday, and halted talks with Juba over…
Israel says no decision on Middle East nuclear conference
World
March 31, 2012
Israel says no decision on Middle East nuclear conference
Israel's UN ambassador said Friday that his government has made no decision yet on whether it will attend a proposed…
‘Grave and appalling’ reports from Syria, Annan says
World
March 12, 2012
‘Grave and appalling’ reports from Syria, Annan says
BEIRUT — Dozens of civilians in Syria's flashpoint city of Homs were killed in cold blood, the government and opposition…
Syrian forces pound Homs, tanks deploy in east
World
March 4, 2012
Syrian forces pound Homs, tanks deploy in east
Syrian forces renewed their bombardment of parts of the shattered city of Homs and for a second day blocked Red…
Palestinians throw shoes, stones at UN convoy
World
February 2, 2012
Palestinians throw shoes, stones at UN convoy
Dozens of Palestinians threw shoes, sticks and stones at UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's convoy as it crossed into the…
Students clash with police in Senegal
World
February 1, 2012
Students clash with police in Senegal
DAKAR, Senegal — College students set fire to a bus and threatened to march on Senegal's presidential palace on Wednesday,…
Sudans, Somalia top issues at African Union summit
World
January 29, 2012
Sudans, Somalia top issues at African Union summit
An oil dispute between Sudan and South Sudan has become "a serious threat to peace and security in the region,"…
Moussa meets with UN secretary general and Lebanese president in Beirut
Egypt
January 16, 2012
Moussa meets with UN secretary general and Lebanese president in Beirut
Egyptian presidential hopeful Amr Moussa recently met with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on two…
Stop the killing, UN chief tells Syria’s Assad
World
January 15, 2012
Stop the killing, UN chief tells Syria’s Assad
The UN chief told Bashar al-Assad on Sunday to "stop killing your people" and the Syrian leader offered an amnesty…