UN council mulls calling for Palestinian protection force UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council will begin talks on Monday on a Kuwait-drafted resolution that condemns Israeli force against Palestinian civilians and calls for an “international protection mission” to be deployed to the... Women 18 May, 2018
Myanmar rebels say clashes with government could displace more people YANGON: Fighting between Myanmar forces and a rebel group in the remote northeast could escalate, a spokesman of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) told Reuters on Friday, worsening a humanitarian crisis that has displaced more than 4,000... Women 27 Apr, 2018
EU cool to US plan for new Russia sanctions over Syria EU avoids sanctions talk at foreign ministers' meeting German minister says Assad has no future as president LUXEMBOURG: European Union foreign ministers looked unlikely to join the United States on Monday in imposing new economic sanctions... Women 16 Apr, 2018
US envoy to UN says Syria used chemical weapons 50 times UNITED NATIONS: US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Friday that Washington estimates that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces have used chemical weapons at least 50 times during the seven-year-long conflict. “Our... Women 13 Apr, 2018
Trump says North Korea talks could fail or bring 'greatest deal' MOON TOWNSHIP: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday his planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could fizzle without an agreement or it could result in “the greatest deal for the world” to ease nuclear tensions between the... Women 11 Mar, 2018
'Bad guy' Russia emerges as central player in Western diplomacy MUNICH: European and US officials divided over US President Donald Trump's foreign policy found common cause this weekend in decrying what they say is Russia's covert campaign to undermine Western democracies. But despite the transatlantic show of... Women 19 Feb, 2018
UN council mulls condemning Iran over Yemen's Houthis' getting missiles Britain, the United States and France want the United Nations Security Council to condemn Iran for failing to stop its ballistic missiles from falling into the hands of Yemen’s Houthi group and commit to take action over the sanctions violations,... Women 18 Feb, 2018
Afghan Special Forces battle to regain control of Kabul hotel KABUL: Afghan Special Forces moved through Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel floor by floor on Sunday fighting the surviving gunmen who attacked the hotel a day earlier, seizing hostages and staging an overnight siege.As day broke on... Women 21 Jan, 2018
Exclusive: Russian tankers fueled North Korea via transfers at sea - sources LONDON/MOSCOW: Russian tankers have supplied fuel to North Korea on at least three occasions in recent months by transferring cargoes at sea, according to two senior Western European security sources, providing an economic lifeline to the secretive... Women 30 Dec, 2017
US sanctions North Korean missile experts, Russia offers to mediate WASHINGTON/MOSCOW: The United States announced sanctions on two of North Korea’s most prominent officials behind its ballistic missile program on Tuesday, while Russia reiterated an offer to mediate to ease tension between Washington and... Women 27 Dec, 2017
Russia, China, others boycott US meeting at UN on Venezuela UNITED NATIONS: Russia, China, Egypt and Bolivia boycotted an informal public United Nations Security Council meeting on Venezuela on Monday organized by the United States, saying the 15-member body should not be involved in the... Women 14 Nov, 2017
US considering returning NKorea to list of terror sponsors WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's national security adviser says North Korea could be returned to the list of countries the US believes sponsor terrorism, as part of Trump's strategy to counter the North's growing nuclear threat. "You'll hear... Women 03 Nov, 2017
