By Tom Rivers London 03 August 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair has signaled that a U.N. ceasefire resolution on Lebanon could soon be agreed upon. The British leader spoke at his monthly news conference in London. ---------- Tony Blair speaks...
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 02 August 2006 The United Nations has appealed for calm and patience in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where vote counting has gotten off to a slow start, amid allegations of election fraud. The head of the world's larg...
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 31 July 2006 United Nations Security Council (File photo) The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution demanding that Iran suspend all enrichment-related and reprocessing activities, a process that could...
By Scott Stearns White House 29 July 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is back in the Middle East Sunday, with plans for a United Nations force to separate Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants fighting in southern Lebanon. --------- Pr...
By Peter Heinlein New York 28 June 2006 Montenegro has become the 192nd member state of the United Nations. Montenegro's president and top leaders of the world body marked the occasion with a flag-raising ceremony outside U.N. headquarters in New Yo...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 27 July 2006 U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton defended his record before a Senate panel Thursday, with just months left before his recess appointment to the world body expires. President Bush wants Bolto...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 27 July 2006 U.N. officials say they asked Israel to stop shelling a military outpost in Lebanon hours before it was destroyed, killing four U.N. observers. Israel denies it deliberately targeted the post. -------- P...
By Peter Heinlein New York 26 July 2006 The U.N. Security Council is debating a statement condemning the Israeli attack on a U.N. observer post in Lebanon. China urged the Security Council to issue a strong condemnation of the Israeli attack that ki...
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 26 July 2006 U.N. officials have expressed confidence in the overall success for Sunday's post-war election in the mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo, but have also raised several security concerns. Some political m...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 25 July 2006 Afghan woman sits over sacks of flour after getting them from CARE International at the food distribution center in Kabul, March 19, 2006 Afghanistan is seeking nearly $80 million to help fight an imminent foo...