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South Sudan war displaced in 'acute' need: UN War-torn South Sudan is in a "spiralling humanitarian crisis", the UN warned Monday, as top aid chiefs visited the young nation, where more than a million people have fled months of conflict.
31 March 2014
Climate change boosts conflict risk, floods, hunger: UN Soaring carbon emissions will amplify the risk of conflict, hunger, floods and migration this century, the UN's expert panel said Monday in a landmark report on the impact of climate change.
31 March 2014
Angelina Jolie pays respect to Srebrenica victims Hollywood star Angelina Jolie on Friday paid respect to victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre after urging the international community to stop the use of sexual violence as a war weapon.
30 March 2014
Putin has 'no intention' of further military moves into Ukraine: Ban The UN secretary general said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin assured him he had no intention of orchestrating further incursions into Ukrainian territory.
29 March 2014
Photo courtesy of pond5.com Kazakhstan abstains from voting on UN General Assembly resolution against secession referendum in Crimea The vote on the nonbinding resolution was 100-11, with 58 countries abstaining.
28 March 2014
Tengrinews.kz file photo IMF bails out Ukraine as UN rejects Russia's Crimea annexation The IMF announced a $14-$18 billion bailout for Ukraine on Thursday as the UN General Assembly refused to recognise Russia's annexation of the Crimea peninsula.
28 March 2014
N. Korea test-fires missiles as Obama hosts summit North Korea test-fired two medium-range ballistic missiles, prompting a stern US reaction after President Obama hosted a landmark Japan-South Korea summit.
26 March 2014
UK PM David Cameron and President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Photo a courtesy of akorda.kz President Nazarbayev's bilateral meetings in Hague President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has had a number of bilateral meetings during the Nuclear Security Summit in the Hague.
25 March 2014
Serbia marks 15th anniversary of NATO bombings Serbia marks Monday the 15th anniversary since NATO launched an air war to stop the crackdown on independence-seeking Kosovo by the regime of strongman Slobodan Milosevic.
24 March 2014
©Reuters/China Daily 'Smog insurance' offers to help Chinese breathe easier Chinese companies have offered up a fresh idea to help pollution-weary travellers while cashing in on public concerns over dirty air at the same time -- smog insurance.
19 March 2014
Jamil El Sayed, Lebanon's former head of General Security. ©Reuters/Hussam Shbaro Marshalls govt wins confidence vote over Lebanese general The government of the Marshall Islands on Tuesday defeated a motion of no confidence brought after it nominated a former Lebanese general -- a suspect in a deadly bombing -- as its ambassador to UNESCO.
18 March 2014
Putin takes first steps for Russia to absorb Crimea President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday took the first steps to absorb the Ukrainian region of Crimea into Russia, in what would mark the most significant redrawing of Europe's borders since World War II.
18 March 2014
UN nuclear watchdog chief says atomic plants never '100%' safe The head of the UN nuclear watchdog said Monday his agency would keep working to improve safety after the Fukushima crisis, but no atomic plant could be "100 percent" safe from natural disasters.
17 March 2014
The headquarters of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). ©Reuters/Denis Balibouse Web domain name revolution could hit trademark defence: UN The mass expansion of Internet domain names could cause havoc for the defence of trademarks in cyberspace, the UN's intellectual property body warned on Monday.
17 March 2014
Cao Shunli. Photo courtesy of opendemocracy.net Detained China activist dies after critical illness A Chinese human rights activist died on Friday after falling critically ill in detention after police denied her medical treatment for months, her brother said.
15 March 2014
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres. ©Reuters/Luc Gnago Continuing Syria refugee crisis 'unconscionable': UN Syria's civil war has forced more than nine million people from their homes, creating the world's largest displaced population, the UN said on Friday, describing the continuing conflict as "unconscionable".
14 March 2014
SwitzerlandU.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay. ©Reuters/Denis Balibouse Nigeria gets first visit from UN rights chief Nigeria, under fire internationally for banning gay marriage and alleged abuses while tackling Islamist insurgents, received its first visit from the United Nations human rights commissioner.
13 March 2014
Now the hard work starts for superstar pope Pope Francis celebrates one year in office on Thursday swaddled in a blanket of approval world leaders would die for and most of his predecessors could only dream of.
13 March 2014
Photo courtesy of gmanetwork.com New lizard species discovered in Peru Scientists have discovered a new species of lizard at a national park in Peru.
12 March 2014
Typhoon-hit Philippine farmers to reap harvest: UN Farmers in the Philippines will soon reap a harvest after using emergency seed supplies to grow crops following a devastating typhoon that struck during planting season.
11 March 2014

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