World | WPN World People News

Internet is widely used for the spread of illicit drugs.

The Al Maqwa oil fields set ablaze by the occupation forces of Iraq in 1991.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) addresses the Security Council. At right is United States Secretary of State John Kerry.

Taliban militants in Pakistan have claimed responsibility for unprecedented suicide gun-and-bomb attack on a regional headquarters facility of the country’s main spy agency.

U.S. company Halliburton Energy Services has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence in connection with the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico three years ago.

Joint Special Representative and head of the African Union and UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, briefs the Security Council.

Indonesian authorities say 189 asylum seekers were rescued from a sinking boat off the coast. Coast guard officials say at least nine people died. The refugees were trying to reach Christmas Island, part of Australia, which has just implemented a new policy blocking asylum applications for migrants arriving by boat.

Anti-government protesters have turned to local parks to continue their struggle. On a nightly basis, hundreds and sometimes thousands of people attend so-called "park forums" to discuss politics and the country's future.

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry briefs the Security Council.

A group refugees at Tissi, southeast Chad, who fled recent fighting in Darfur.