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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

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

Kazakhstan Defence Ministry selects 20 officers to participate in UN peacekeeping missions Kazakhstan Defence Ministry has reported that 20 Kazakhstan military men are ready to participate in UN peacekeeping missions as observers.

08 March 2014

Scorcher summers predicted for Europe: study Europe is headed for scorching summers with temperatures well over 40 degrees Celsius (104 deg Fahrenheit) and droughts in the south within the next 40 years, climate scientists said Friday.

07 March 2014

Pope popular in US but sex scandals cast long shadow A year after being chosen Pope Francis is very popular with American Catholics though his handling of the pedophile priests' scandal left many underwhelmed, a new study found.

06 March 2014

Uruguay slams 'old school' UN over world-first pot plans Uruguay lashed out at the United Nations, labeling the world body "old school" for its criticism of the country's world-first marijuana law.

06 March 2014

Future warming imperils Statue of Liberty: study The sightseer of 4014 may have to pay a virtual visit to the Tower of London or Statue of Liberty, said a climate study Wednesday that warned of dramatic ocean encroachment on heritage sites.

05 March 2014

US suspends military cooperation with Russia, Kerry heads to Ukraine The United States suspended military cooperation with Russia due to its military intervention in Ukraine, as Secretary of State John Kerry prepared to visit Kiev Tuesday amid a deepening crisis.

04 March 2014

N.Korea fires Scud missiles as US-S.Korea hold drills North Korea fired short-range Scud missiles off its east coast for the second time in a week, drawing condemnation from Washington and Seoul as the allies held joint military exercises.

04 March 2014

Sri Lanka family finds mass grave in garden A Sri Lankan family has stumbled upon the remains of at least nine bodies buried in the garden of their home, police said Saturday, the latest mass grave to be discovered in the country's former war zone.

02 March 2014

UN Security Council meets on Ukraine The UN Security Council on Friday held a brief "private meeting" followed by consultations to discuss concerns about rapidly changing events in Ukraine.

01 March 2014

US, British science academies: Climate change is real US and British scientific academies said there was a clear consensus that climate change is real and will have serious disruptive effects on the planet.

27 February 2014

We need to pull together to save oceans: Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry warned royalty, corporate kings and environmental warriors that governments won't save the seas without "significant impetus" from every sphere of society.

26 February 2014

N. Korea rejects UN rights report as 'fabrication' North Korea on Friday "categorically" rejected a UN report on its human rights record, accusing it of being a "sheer fabrication" invented by the United States and its allies.

22 February 2014

Moscow says US policy on Syria aids 'terrorism' Moscow accused Washington of prolonging the Syrian conflict by supporting the opposition ahead of a UN Security Council vote Saturday that threatens to further deepen big power divisions.

21 February 2014

Brainwashing, surveillance, fear: daily fare in N.Korea Brainwashed from birth, under constant surveillance, cowed by the all-embracing state and facing the spectre of disappearing forever in its vast network of camps if they step out of line.

18 February 2014

Iran, world powers seek 'comprehensive' nuclear deal Nuclear talks between Iran and world powers move to the next level as negotiators begin work on an ambitious lasting accord to silence for good fears about Tehran's atomic ambitions.

18 February 2014

C.Africa president asks France to stay till polls The leader of the strife-torn Central Africa Republic asked French troops Monday to stay until polls due in early 2015, as unabated sectarian violence wrecked Paris' hope of a quick exit.

18 February 2014

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