World

Tags:

Egypt: Secretary-General appeals for calm, non-violence to overcome 'deep difficulties'

07-12-2011bankimoon_0_0.jpg
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Tags:

Amid fresh violence in Iraq, UN envoy tells authorities 'this carnage must stop'

07-22-iraq_1_0_0.jpg
The aftermath of a bombing attack in Iraq (file photo).

Tags:

Morsi Faces Down Egyptian Military As Deadline Looms

voa20130702b_0.jpg

Tags:

Amid heavy fighting in Homs, Ban calls on Syrian parties to avoid civilian casualties

03-30-2012syriahoms_0_0_0.jpg
The city of Homs in Syria has been extensively damaged by government shelling.

Tags:

Nigeria Weighs War, Amnesty for Boko Haram

537E7336-801A-41D8-98CD-96855D6E1349_w640_r1_s_cx0_cy10_cw0_0_0.jpg
The Nigerian government has deployed thousands of soldiers, such as these in Borno State, to fight Boko Haram in the north, June 6, 2013.

Tags:

UAE Convicts 69 Islamists in Coup Plot

A court in the United Arab Emirates has convicted 69 Islamists of plotting to overthrow the government. Officials say the verdicts cannot be appealed.

Tags:

Snapshot of child misery emerges from UNICEF missions in CAR

Renewed appeal for emergency funding as latest field visits reveal deepening misery

Hundreds of thousands of children across the Central African Republic (CAR) are without nutritious food, basic medicines, medical care and schooling as violence continues in the country, UNICEF said.

Tags:

Millennium Development Goals are within reach, but stronger efforts needed – UN report

07-01-mdgs-rpt_0_0.jpg
Above, people carry drinking water in Bangladesh.

Tags:

Egypt must find peaceful, democratic means to resolve current crisis – UN spokesperson

19-12-2011egypt_0_0.jpg
Protesters in Cairo, Egypt

Tags:

Egypt's Morsi Rejects 48-Hour Ultimatum

Egypt's presidential office has rejected a military ultimatum for President Mohamed Morsi and opposition leaders to settle their differences in 48 hours and agree on a path forward.

Could not connect2