Israel PM imposes silence on UN over Iran dealIsrael's prime minister savaged the nuclear deal with Iran, falling silent for nearly a minute at the United Nations in protest and offering to resume direct peace talks with the Palestinians.
Clinton urges gun control after deadly Oregon shootingUS presidential candidates took time from campaigning to reflect on Thursday's deadly mass shooting at an Oregon college, with Democrat Hillary Clinton calling for "sensible" gun law reform.
02 October 2015 11:38
North Korea at UN calls for peace treatyNorth Korea's foreign minister told the United Nations that a peace treaty was urgently needed to prevent a repeat of the military standoff that rattled Asia two months ago.
State Dept releases latest batch of Hillary Clinton emailsThe State Department released a new batch of 6,300 pages of emails sent or received by Hillary Clinton when she served as top US diplomat and controversially used a private email account.
01 October 2015 16:27
Trump would send home Syrian refugeesRepublican US presidential front-runner Donald Trump said that he would send thousands of Syrian refugees back to their home country if he is elected in November.
01 October 2015 16:14
Turkish PM at UN calls for refugee 'safe zone' in SyriaTurkey's prime minister used his UN General Assembly speech to press demands for a "safe zone" to be created in Syria to protect civilians fleeing barrel bombs and the Islamic State group.
Catalan leader slams lawsuit over breakaway voteCatalonia's president Artur Mas accused the Spanish government of suing him because its "pride was hurt" by his bids to let his region vote on independence from Spain.
Germany pledges 100 mln euros for refugeesGermany committed an additional 100 million euros ($113 million) to UN agencies to improve assistance for refugees in their home regions.
30 September 2015 11:44
Hungary PM aims to meet Ban before mooted border closureHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban aims to meet UN chief Ban Ki-moon in New York this week ahead of a possible closure to thousands of migrants of the EU country's border with Croatia.
29 September 2015 16:18
'Cheers' but no cheer: Obama and Putin's grim toastRarely can a toast at a UN luncheon have been so chilly. Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin went through the motions, clinking glasses and making eye contact, but no more.
29 September 2015 14:22
France cautiously backs Putin call for Syria coalitionFrance gave cautious backing at the United Nations to a call from Russian President Vladimir Putin for a "broad coalition" to fight the Islamic State group in Syria.
India PM makes rock star appearance at FacebookStanding side-by-side with Mark Zuckerberg, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a rock star appearance at Facebook, advocating for the political power of social media.
