Новости по теме UN

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

Kerry slams Russia for 'enabling' Assad to stay in power US Secretary of State John Kerry slammed Russia on Monday for "enabling" Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to stay in power in the war-torn country, after Geneva peace talks broke off without result at the weekend.

17 February 2014

International court to hear Croatia, Serbia genocide claims The UN's highest International Court of Justice is to hear arguments next month in a long-running genocide case that threatens to sour relations between Croatia and Serbia.

15 February 2014

Failure to agree agenda 'very bad omen' for Syria talks: diplomat The failure of Syria's warring sides to even agree to an agenda for ongoing peace talks in Geneva does not bode well for the process.

14 February 2014

'Ethnic cleansing' taking place in C.Africa: Amnesty "Ethnic cleansing" is being carried out against Muslim civilians in the Central African Republic, with international peacekeepers unable to prevent it.

12 February 2014

Gulf-Russia talks to focus on Syria: Kuwait Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet his Gulf Arab counterparts on February 18 for talks expected to focus on the Syria conflict.

12 February 2014

Energy is 'game changer' in new Cyprus peace drive Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot leaders meet Tuesday to relaunch talks on ending the island's division after a nearly two-year break, with optimism that the energy card could provide a breakthrough.

11 February 2014

Ban wants more troops in strife-torn CAR UN chief Ban Ki-moon spoke Monday with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on increasing the number of European and African troops in the Central African Republic.

11 February 2014

Iran agrees to explain nuclear detonators to UN Iran agreed Sunday to clarify to the UN atomic agency its need for detonators used in nuclear devices, as part of a probe into allegations of its past weapons work.

10 February 2014

UN aid to enter Syria's Homs after first evacuations UN aid deliveries to rebel-held areas in the Syrian city of Homs were to begin Saturday, a day after dozens of civilians who survived more than 600 days of army siege were evacuated.

08 February 2014

Olympics: Russia plans glitzy ceremony to sway sceptical world Russia on Friday officially opens in Sochi its first ever Winter Olympics with a lavish ceremony attended by dozens of heads of state and aimed at impressing a sceptical world with an unforgettable spectacle.

07 February 2014

Syria, UN in Homs aid deal as Aleppo fighting hots up Aid operations were due to start in besieged areas of Homs Friday, a US official said, as Syria and the UN agreed to hold a "humanitarian pause" on fighting in the devastated city.

07 February 2014

US diplomat sorry for cursing EU in bugged Ukraine call The United States tried Thursday to defuse a potential row with its European allies after the leak of an embarrassing phone call in which a top US diplomat cursed the EU response to the Ukraine crisis.

07 February 2014

Top US diplomat for Europe caught swearing about EU Washington's new top diplomat for Europe, Victoria Nuland, has been apparently caught being decidedly undiplomatic about her EU allies in a phone call about Ukraine posted Thursday on YouTube.

07 February 2014

Google Doodle flies gay flag for Sochi Olympics Google marked the Winter Games in Sochi by flying the gay flag in a search page Doodle that linked to a call for equality in the Olympic Charter.

07 February 2014

Brazil senator proposes Snowden for Nobel peace award A Brazilian senator has nominated fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

06 February 2014

Next Iran nuclear talks set for February 18 in Vienna World powers will hold their next talks on Tehran's contested nuclear programme February 18, top Iranian and European Union diplomats agreed during Friday talks.

01 February 2014

Syria foes set to end talks with no concrete progress Syria's warring sides are expected to wrap up their first peace talks on Friday without concrete progress on ending the violence, a political transition or ensuring humanitarian aid for millions in need.

31 January 2014

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