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$130 billion a year wasted on poor quality education: UN A quarter of a billion children worldwide are failing to learn basic reading and maths skills in an education crisis that costs governments $129 billion annually.

30 January 2014

Syria, spying, Iran in focus at global security meet Global leaders from politics, defence and diplomacy meet in Germany from Friday to discuss conflict hotspots and looming threats, from Syria and Afghanistan to East Asia and Africa.

29 January 2014

World court awards Peru swathe of Chile's fish-rich sea Lima cried victory Monday after the UN's top court handed it a wedge of sea under Chilean sovereignty, but Peruvian fishermen nevertheless said they gained nothing from the historic ruling.

28 January 2014

US ship heads out to destroy Syrian chemical weapons A specially-equipped US naval ship departed for Italy on Monday on a ground-breaking mission to destroy Syria's most dangerous chemical agents.

28 January 2014

Violence rages on Damascus outskirts: monitor Syrian rebels and government troops clashed Sunday in restive districts of Damascus, a monitoring group said, as representatives of the warring sides met for peace talks in Geneva.

27 January 2014

UN's Ban hails 'historic milestone' in Tunisia UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed Tunisia's adoption of a new constitution on Sunday, declaring it a "historic milestone" and a model for other countries seeking reform.

27 January 2014

No hint of compromise as Syria peace talks enter day two Syria's peace conference moved into a second day Thursday with the warring sides showing no willingness to compromise as global powers seek to engineer head-to-head talks on ending the bloodshed.

23 January 2014

Assad's future a 'red line' for peace talks: Syria FM The future role of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is a "red line" for the government delegation in peace talks, the foreign minister said Tuesday on the eve of their opening.

22 January 2014

Thai teen pregnancy on the rise as sex education misses the young Days away from giving birth and living apart from her family, 16-year-old Ying is one of a growing number of Thai teenagers to fall pregnant every year in a country where sex education is focused on the married.

22 January 2014

Kazakhstan peacemakers ready to take part in UN operations Kazakhstan’s peacemakers have been declared operationally compliant and ready for participation in UN operations.

21 January 2014

Five injured as UN vehicle in Mali hits landmine Five members of the UN mission in Mali were injured Monday when their vehicle ran over a landmine planted in the northeastern rebel bastion of Kidal.

21 January 2014

Iran to halt 20% enriched uranium by noon Monday: official Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said the Islamic republic would halt production of 20 percent enriched uranium by noon (0830 GMT) on Monday.

20 January 2014

Iran nuclear deal comes into force as US sanctions loom Iran is due Monday to unplug key nuclear equipment for six months in return for a slight easing of crippling Western sanctions, as an interim deal between Tehran and world powers takes effect.

20 January 2014

Syrian opposition meets to decide on peace talks The divided Syrian opposition will meet Friday in Istanbul to decide whether to join next week's landmark peace talks, as its Arab and Western allies ratchet up the pressure for it to attend.

18 January 2014

Two Canadians killed in Kabul attack: Foreign Ministry Two Canadians are among those killed in an attack on a popular restaurant in Kabul, the country's foreign minister said Friday.

18 January 2014

UN warns of 'genocide' in C. Africa as parliament seeks new leader The UN has warned that bloodshed in the Central African Republic could turn into genocide as horrors continue to unfold in the country where parliament is preparing to choose a new leader.

17 January 2014

Angry wife outs Indian minister's 'affair' on Twitter The furious wife of the Indian government's top-tweeting minister admitted Thursday she had hacked his account to send out messages exposing an alleged affair he was having with a Pakistani journalist.

16 January 2014

Donors in major fundraising push for Syria Donors gathered in Kuwait Wednesday in a major fundraising drive for 13 million Syrians affected by war following a record UN appeal for $6.5 billion.

15 January 2014

Central Africa begins search for new leader after bloodbath The Central African Republic began the search for a peacemaker president Tuesday after months of sectarian violence that displaced a fifth of the population.

15 January 2014

Same-sex ban 'legalises' homophobic violence: gay Nigerians Gay activists on Tuesday vowed to fight the Nigerian government after the country outlawed same-sex unions, warning the act legitimised homophobic violence and increased fears of persecution.

15 January 2014

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