The UN General Assembly is to vote on Dec. 6 over whether Jordan should fill a two-year term on the UN Security Council beginning Jan. 1, 2014, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Hao Ping, China's vice minister for education and representative to the UNESCO's executive board, was on Tuesday elected the president of the 37th General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for a two-year mandate.
Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's Defense Services Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing has stressed the need for stability and security on the border with India, state media reported Thursday.
It is essential for Tehran and Moscow to bolster defense cooperation, Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan was quoted as saying by Press TV on Tuesday.
The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to a two-year term in the UN Security Council, the organization's most powerful body.
Pakistan Army Chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Monday snubbed the Taliban militants over their demands as pre-condition for the peace talks and said the security forces will not allow them to impose their terms.
Baroness Thatcher will be remembered as a "towering figure" and a "strong and committed leader", UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said following the news of the death of the former British prime minister, known as the " Iron Lady."
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday praised late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as "one of those leaders who made a difference in his country, the region and the world."
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