World | WPN World People News

The priorities of the incoming Dutch presidency of the EU Council are being outlined to parliamentary committees by Dutch ministers at a series of meetings this week.

A humanitarian convoy on its way to the besieged Syrian town of Madaya.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft joined delegates in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the first meeting of the Assembly.

The Jan. 2 mass executions by the Saudi regime, including the execution of the top Shi’ite cleric in the Kingdom, were not only an act of barbarism, in keeping with the Wahhabi/Salafi terrorism of the Islamic State. The action was aimed at triggering a new Hundred Years religious war within the Islamic world, pitting Sunni against Shia, and Arab against Persian.

Expressing deep concern about current developments adversely affecting Nepal's humanitarian situation, economic performance and reconstruction efforts, the top United Nations political official encouraged the country's leaders to overcome their differences on constitutional arrangements through inclusive dialogue and parliamentary process on 9 January.

The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of TNT Express by FedEx Corporation. Both companies offer world-wide small package delivery services.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on 8 January that he is “deeply concerned” about the intensification of Saudi-led coalition airstrikes and ground fighting and shelling in Yemen, despite repeated calls for a renewed cessation of hostilities.

UNHCR's High Commissioner Filippo Grandi speaks at his first press conference as head of the agency.

Israeli authorities demolished Bedouin homes in the vulnerable community of Abu Nwar, Area C, near East Jerusalem in the West Bank.

Voters in the Central African Republic (CAR) went to the polls on 30 December 2015.