The UN Security Council, while seeing the "need to try to break the stalemate" over alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria, recognizes "the geopolitics of this has shifted to the G20" meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, where world leaders meet for the next few days, the council president said on Wednesday.
At least 15 people have been confirmed dead and more than 20 others injured, after a liquid ammonia leak at a refrigeration unit in Shanghai on Saturday.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DRPK) might be preparing for its fourth nuclear test, South Korea's unification minister said Monday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he saw no reason not to sign into law a bill banning adoption of Russian children by U.S. foster families.