United Nations

Leonardo DiCaprio named U.N. messenger of peace for climate

UNITED NATIONS: Hollywood actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio has been named a United Nations… Read More

UN says ‘laws of war’ apply in fighting IS

GENEVA:  United Nations war crimes investigators for Syria on Tuesday cautioned world powers preparing military action against Islamic… Read More

Ebola death toll rises to at least 2,296 – WHO

GENEVA: The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak in history has jumped by almost… Read More

ISIL issues video of beheading of U.S. hostage Steven Sotloff

A masked figure in the video seen by Reuters also issued a threat against a… Read More

UN to send team to investigate ISIL crimes in Iraq

GENEVA: The United Nations agreed on Monday to send investigators to Iraq to examine crimes… Read More

‘Brangelina’ tie the knot quietly

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Hollywood's first couple, married in France over the weekend following… Read More

Islamic State accused of mass killings by U.N.

GENEVA/BAGHDAD: The United Nations on Monday condemned "appalling, widespread" crimes by Islamic State forces in Iraq,… Read More

No sign of Gaza talks breakthrough as ceasefire nears end

GAZA/CAIRO: Talks in Cairo on ending the Gaza war showed no signs of a breakthrough… Read More

Ukraine claims more territory as fight intensifies with rebels

KIEV/DONETSK: Ukraine said on Monday its troops had wrested more territory from pro-Russian rebels, advancing… Read More

Israel shells Gaza militants, probes Hamas claim of captured soldier

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israeli tanks shelled militant targets in the Gaza Strip on Monday and a woman… Read More

Heavy clashes erupt over Tripoli airport, at least four dead

TRIPOLI: Heavy fighting erupted on Sunday around Tripoli International Airport, where rival militias have been… Read More

North Korea threatens to pull out of Asian Games in the South

SEOUL: North Korea threatened on Friday to pull out of the Asian Games due to take place in… Read More

U.N. pulls staff out of Libya as clashes kill 13

TRIPOLI: The United Nations on Monday pulled its staff out of Libya where at least… Read More

Shujaat stresses on UN, international community to stop Israeli strikes

KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League - Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that the… Read More

Thousands of Gaza civilians flee after Israeli warning

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Thousands fled their homes in a Gaza town on Sunday after Israel warned them… Read More

Musharraf noose now in Govt’s throat, says Khursheed

SUKKUR: Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly (NA) Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah has said… Read More

Sunnis, Kurds abandon Iraq parliament after no replacement for Maliki named

BAGHDAD: Sunnis and Kurds abandoned the first meeting of Iraq's new parliament on Tuesday after… Read More

Afghans vote again in final test as Taliban threats loom

KABUL: Afghans headed back to the polls on Saturday for a second round of voting… Read More

Dozens killed in massacre in eastern Congo

SOUTH KIVU: Up to 37 people including women and children were killed in Democratic Republic… Read More