World

Tags:

Two-thirds of victims of left-over munitions in Mali are children

UNICEF is warning of a rising threat to communities in Central and Northern Mali from ammunition and explosive devices. Since April 2012, 60 victims of explosive remnants of war have been reported, with children making up two thirds of the total.

Tags:

Kerry Highlights Diplomatic Efforts in Syria

Wrapping up his first foreign trip as America's top diplomat, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry presented a united front with Qatar on the issue of Syria, while also advancing the U.S. position for a negotiated solution to the conflict.

Tags:

Ban calls on Security Council to authorize intervention brigade for DR Congo

06-19-2012drcfighting_0_0.jpg
Refugees on the move in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Tags:

Obama: US Hopes for Improved Relations with Venezuela

U.S. President Barack Obama has marked the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, saying the United States looks forward to improved relations with Venezuela.

Tags:

China Vows to Fight Corruption As Congress Opens

China's government promised to fight corruption, improve the environment and grow the economy as its annual parliamentary session got underway Tuesday.

Tags:

Assad Forces Defeated in Syria's Raqqa, Ambushed in Iraq

Syrian rebels appear to have captured the northern city of Raqqa, in one of the biggest gains of their two-year revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.

Tags:

Kenya Election Commission Reports High Turnout

5EF66344-7501-4B04-9410-375E2A699D5D_w640_r1_s_0_0.jpg
People reported standing in line for several hours before casting their vote in Kenya’s general elections in Gatundu, Kenya, March 4, 2013.”

Tags:

Kenyans Vote Amid Threats of Violence

Kenyans are voting to elect the country’s fourth president since independence. Police have issued warnings of possible violence during the poll.

Tags:

Ban, UN-Arab League envoy meet to discuss efforts to end Syrian crisis

523514-ki-moon_1_0.jpg
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with Joint Special Representative of the UN and League of Arab States on the Syrian crisis.

Tags:

Kenyan elections must be free of sexual violence, UN official stresses ahead of polls

03-01-irin-kenya_0.jpg
Women sit together outside a dormitory at the Heal Africa Transit Center for victims of sexual violence.

Could not connect2