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CFI, the development arm of France’s public television broadcaster France Télévision, and UNESCO have agreed to cooperate in media development programmes in countries in transition or those affected by conflict. The agreement reflects both organizations’ commitment to freedom of expression and democracy.

President Obama's controversial decision to require Catholic employers to provide free contraceptives to their employees is still reverberating.

Digital boards inside the General Assembly display the votes cast by Member States on a draft resolution on Syria.

Iran has unveiled significant developments on two important components of its nuclear program: the centrifuges used to enrich uranium and the uranium used to fuel a research reactor.

Palestinian children playing in Khallet Zakariya beside the Israeli settlement of Alon Shvut.

Burundi troops serving with African Union troops in Somalia in new positions established in Deynile on the northernmost outskirts of Mogadishu

Burundi troops serving with African Union troops in Somalia in new positions established in Deynile on the northernmost outskirts of Mogadishu

A conspicuous show of support has been made for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Protesters take part in a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad near Damascus on February 2, 2012.

Many of us doubt that Iran is on the way to building a nuclear bomb.

Trying to find the truth is not easy. It was a bit of a one sided conversation since I don't know the inner workings of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN body that monitors nuclear developments.