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China says sanctions against DPRK must be within framework of UNSC

hinasaidWednesdaysanctionsagainsttheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)mustbewithintheframeworkoftheUNSecurityCouncil.ForeignMinistrySpokespersonHuaChunying

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UN Security Council condemns DPRK missile launch

TheUNSecurityCouncilonTuesdaystronglycondemnedthelatestmissilelaunchbytheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK),demandingitimmediatelyceasesuchactions.Inastate

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Masked militants kill Egypt's national security officer

UnknownmilitantsshotdeadanofficeratEgypt'sNationalSecuritySectoronFriday,officialnewsagencyMENAreported."MilitantsopenedfireonSheriefAzazy,anofficerintheNationa

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China hopeful on regional stability after China-US security dialogue

Korean Peninsula tensions, the South China Sea issue and anti-terrorism cooperation were all on the agenda when senior Chinese and US officials met in Washington, DC for a new China-US Diplomatic and Security Dialogue on Wednesday.

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Apple revealed declassified government order, but thousands more secret

Latelastnight,Applereleaseditslatesttransparencyreport,coveringgovernmentrequestsforthesecondhalfof2016.Therewereanumberofnewsectionsinthereport—includingmoreda

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UN Security Council strongly condemns most recent DPRK ballistic missile

The members of the UN Security Council on Monday strongly condemned the most recent ballistic missile launch conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Sunday.

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Venezuela rejects U.S. to bring domestic crisis to UN Security Council

VenezuelarejectedtheintentionoftheUnitedStatestoputthepoliticalcrisisinVenezuelaontheagendaoftheUnitedNations(UN)SecurityCouncil,saidadiplomatonWednesday."Weare

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UN Security Council slams deadly attacks in Afghan capital

The UN Security Council on Wednesday "condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks" that occurred earlier in the day in the Afghan capital of Kabul, which killed at least 15 people and injured dozens.

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UN Security Council slams Pyongyang's launches of ballistic missiles

The UN Security Council on Monday "strongly condemned" the most recent ballistic missile launches by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), saying that "these launches are in grave violation of the DPRK international obligations under UN SC resolutions."

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UN Security Council slams deadly terrorist attack in Cairo

The UN Security Council on Sunday "condemned in the strongest terms" a terrorist attack in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, which killed at least 25 people, stressing that "those responsible for these killings should be held accountable."

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UN slams deadly terrorist attack in Philippines

​The UN Security Council and UN Secretary-Generl Ban Ki-moon on Sunday condemned a deadly terrorist attack on a Philippine night market that killed at least 14 people, stressing the need to bring perpetrators to justice.

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Security Council holds first secret poll on next UN chief selection

The UN Security Council on Thursday held its first straw poll on candidates vying to become the next UN secretary-general but made no announcement of the results.

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China bans exports of more items to DPRK

China on Tuesday released a list of goods banned for export to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), as the items could be used to develop weapons of mass destruction.

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UN acknowledges human rights violation against LGBT community

​For the first time the U.N. Security Council has used language acknowledging violence targeting the LGBT community in an official statement.

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General Assembly president to report to Security Council on UN chief candidates auditions

​After a second round of auditions of candidates for the next UN secretary-general concluded here on Tuesday, UN General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft said he will made conclusions on these auditions and report them to the Security Council.

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UN Security Council slams DPRK's failed ballistic missile launches

​The UN Security Council on Wednesday "strongly condemned" the most recent failed ballistic missile launches of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on May 31 and April 27-28.

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UN Security Council slams DPRK submarine missile test

​The UN Security Council on Sunday "strongly" condemned Saturday's submarine-launched ballistic missile test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).