UNITED NATIONS — U.N. diplomats say the Security Council has agreed on a work schedule which will have the committee considering the Palestinian membership application produce a report by Nov. 11.
It was unclear whether the report would contain a (...)
UNITED NATIONS: Tunisia's foreign minister said Tuesday his government is ready for Oct. 23 elections, the first since a rebellion overthrew the country's longtime dictator sparking an unprecedented wave of pro-democracy uprisings across the Arab (...)
UNITED NATIONS: US President Barack Obama's support for India's bid for permanent membership on the UN Security Council put the spotlight on the failure of the United Nations to reform its most powerful body.
Despite widespread agreement that the (...)
NEW YORK: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that "the future belongs to Iran," and challenged the United States to accept that his country has a major role in the world.
The comments came in an hour long interview Sunday with The (...)
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Economic and Social Council voted Monday to accredit the US-based International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission after strong lobbying by the Obama administration.
The group will now be able to attend UN meetings, (...)