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Russia vetoes US resolution on Syria chemical weapons investigation

RussiaonTuesdayvetoedaUS-draftedUNSecurityCouncilresolutiononaninvestigativemechanismforchemicalweaponsuseinSyria.Twelveofthe15membersoftheSecurityCouncilvotedi

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Maldivian president seeks extension of state of emergency by 30 days

MaldivianPresidentAbdullaYameenonMondayrequestedtheparliamenttoextendthestateofemergencyby30moredaysasthethreattonationalsecurityhasnotdiminished,hisofficesaidi

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Iran protests: Russia berates US for UN talks on 'internal affair'

RussiahasfiercelycriticisedtheUSforconveningtheUNSecurityCounciloverprotestsinIran.Russia'senvoyVassilyNebenziasaidinvolvingthecouncilinan"internalaffair"damage

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China says has strictly implemented DPRK-related resolutions

ChinasaysithasadheredtotherecentsanctionsimplementedagainsttheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK),despiteaccusationsfromUSPresidentDonaldTrumponThursdaythat

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At least three killed in suicide bombing in Kabul<br>

AtleastthreepeoplewerekilledinasuicidebombingnearanAfghanintelligenceagencyofficeinKabulonMonday,officialssaid.Onemanwasalsoinjuredintheattack,saidIsmahilKawusi

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At least three killed in suicide bombing in Kabul

AtleastthreepeoplewerekilledinasuicidebombingnearanAfghanintelligenceagencyofficeinKabulonMonday,officialssaid.Onemanwasalsoinjuredintheattack,saidIsmahilKawusi

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China allays Indian concerns over terrorism as border talks begin

ChinaassertedonThursdayitspositiononfightingterrorisminallformsadayafterIndiaraisedconcernsattheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil(UNSC)thatsomeUNmembersarefailingto“

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China calls for unity of int'l community over Jerusalem issue

AChineseenvoyhascalledforunityoftheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil(UNSC)andtheinternationalcommunityatlargeovertheissueofJerusalemandforcommonefforttowardpeaceinth

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U.S. vetoes UN Security Council draft resolution on Jerusalem status

TheUnitedStatesonMondayvetoedaSecurityCouncildraftresolutiononthestatusofJerusalem.Allother14membersoftheSecurityCouncilvotedinfavoroftheEgyptian-draftedtext.Bu

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Japan expands unilateral sanctions on DPRK

TheJapanesegovernmentonFridaydecidedtoexpanditssanctionsontheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK).Japan'stopgovernmentspokesperson,ChiefCabinetSecretaryYoshi

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US government warns businesses about cyber bug in Intel chips

TheUSgovernmentonTuesdayurgedbusinessestoactonanIntelCorp.alertaboutsecurityflawsinwidelyusedcomputerchipsasindustryresearchersscrambledtounderstandtheimpactoft

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Trump nominates Kirstjen Nielsen as U.S. Homeland Security secretary

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumponWednesdaynominatedKirstjenNielsen,anaidetoWhiteHouseChiefofStaffJohnKelly,tobesecretaryofHomelandSecurity.Theannouncementcameafterseve

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UN chief: Myanmar's Rohingya refugee crisis a ‘human rights nightmare’

UNSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterresonThursdayurgedMyanmarauthoritiestoimmediatelyendtheirmilitaryoperationswhichhaveforcedover500,000RohingyaMuslimstofleeintoBan

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UN chief asked to brief Security Council on Myanmar violence

Seven members of the United Nations Security Council, including the United States and Britain, on Friday asked UN chief Antonio Guterres to publicly brief the 15-member body next week on the violence in Myanmar that he has described as ethnic cleansing.

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UN chief asked to brief Security Council on Myanmar violence

SevenmembersoftheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil,includingtheUnitedStatesandBritain,onFridayaskedUNchiefAntonioGuterrestopubliclybriefthe15-memberbodynextweekonthe

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China urges DPRK to halt nuclear program after UN voting

China'sAmbassadortotheUnitedNationsLiuJieyiurgedtheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)to"takeseriouslytheexpectationsandwilloftheinternationalcommunity"toha

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Beijing agrees with UN response to DPRK nuclear test

ChineseForeignMinistryspokesmanGengShuangsaidBeijingagreeswiththeUNSecurityCouncil'sfurtherresponsestoPyongyang'ssixthnucleartest,hopingaconsensuscouldbereached