Russia denies role in bloody strike on Syria school
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon demanded an immediate probe into Wednesday`s attack on the school in rebel-held Idlib province that he said "may amount to a war crime".
Oct 28, 2016, 01:10 AM IST
Australia's former PM Rudd throws hat in ring for top UN job
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has officially requested the support of his country`s new government to back a bid for the top job at the United Nations, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Monday.
Jul 18, 2016, 09:48 AM IST
Morocco allows 25 UN staffers to return to Western Sahara
Five UN staffers have returned to the UN mission in disputed Western Sahara.
Jul 15, 2016, 10:54 AM IST
UN can't verify incendiary bombs in Syria, concerned by reports
Russia deployed warplanes to Syria last year to support President Bashar al-Assad against rebels seeking to end his rule.
Jun 25, 2016, 23:54 PM IST
UN's Ban slams Saudis for pressure over child rights blacklist
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today rebuked Saudi Arabia and its allies for resorting to "undue pressure" to remove the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen from a blacklist of child rights violators.
Jun 10, 2016, 02:15 AM IST
At least seven dead, 40 injured in South Sudan UN base attack: Ban
An outbreak of fighting at a UN peacekeeping base sheltering civilians in South Sudan has killed at least seven people and injured 40, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday.
Feb 19, 2016, 03:18 AM IST
UN chief warns Syria starvation sieges are a war crime
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today that the use of starvation as a weapon in Syria was a war crime after aid workers were able to deliver food to residents in famine-struck Madaya.
Jan 15, 2016, 01:34 AM IST
Member states 'very closely coordinating' to launch Syria talks in New York: UN chief
Farhan Haq, the deputy UN spokesman, told Xinhua that "that is his expectation. It is not an official announcement. You have to ask the US. We cannot officially confirm it, just yet".
Dec 04, 2015, 04:57 AM IST
UN chief condemns 'horrific terrorist attack' in Mali
Gunmen stormed the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, the capital of the West African nation of Mali, taking more than 100 hostages.
Nov 21, 2015, 00:16 AM IST
North Korean diplomat: UN chief should improve relations
North Korean diplomat said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon should help improve relations between the two Koreas.
Nov 18, 2015, 02:46 AM IST
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appeals for calm in Jerusalem, West Bank
Ban strongly condemned the violence that left two Israeli men dead in the Old City, triggering clashes overnight that left scores injured.
Oct 04, 2015, 20:25 PM IST
