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“UNICEF is appalled by the reported deaths of at least 12 children in an air attack on a secondary school in Raqqa, north east Syria, on 29 September.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) meets with the Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapon (OPCW) Ahmet Üzümcü

The United States and South Korea have signed an agreement meant to provide greater deterrence against North Korea's nuclear weapons.

John Ashe, President of the 68th General Assembly, addresses the closing of the General Debate.

Schools burned by Boko Haram in 2013 in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State, northeastern Nigeria.

A year after South Sudan and Sudan signed nine agreements aimed at solidifying the fragile peace between the two countries, little progress has been made on implementing the pacts, with a key issue, the status of the territory of Abyei, still up in the air, the foreign ministers of both nations told Voice of America.

A Nigerian senator says Sunday’s killing of 40 students in Yobe State heightens the need for the federal government of Nigeria to make available more resources to boost security in the region.

Sankore mosque, Timbuktu, Mali.

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller of Jamaica.

International experts will begin inspecting Syria's chemical arsenal by Tuesday under a plan set to be approved by the world's top chemical weapons monitoring group.