World | WPN World People News

Pirates off Somalia

Participants of the puppetry workshop conduct a risk education class on the dangers of UXOs at the Umm Aymah basic school in El Fasher, North Darfur

Sudan is committed to resolving all the remaining disputes related to its peace accord with South Sudan, including border demarcation issues and the division of oil revenues, the country’s Foreign Minister told the General Assembly today.

Foerign Minister of Tunisia Mohamed Mouldi Kefi (right) meets with General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser

Eight presidential candidates in Kyrgyzstan today signed a Code of Conduct for Elections that was developed with the support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek.

A “fair compromise” with a geographic qualifier is the most appropriate solution to the long-running dispute between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia over the latter country’s name, Greece’s Foreign Minister has told the General Assembly.

Maldives today became the latest country to agree to be bound by the International Criminal Court (ICC), the independent, permanent tribunal set up to prosecute individuals accused of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

A supporter holds up a sign as former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks during the Tea Party of America's "Restoring America" event at the Indianola Balloon Festival Grounds in Indianola, Iowa.

There are only two days remaining before the execution of Zahid Hussain Shah, a Pakistani, who was sentenced to death on charges of drug smuggling in the People's Republic of China. He will be executed on September 21 at 4.00 pm local time (1.00 pm Pakistani time). The AHRC and other human rights organizations including Amnesty International have appealed to the President of China to commute the death sentence on humanitarian grounds and also requested the Pakistani government to pursue the authorities in the People's Republic of China to commute it. Please see the Urgent Appeal issued by the AHRC CHINA/PAKISTAN: Appeal to commute the death sentence of a Pakistani citizen in the Peoples Republic of China.

President Obama flies to New York on Monday for an annual presidential tradition that this year could become a diplomatic disaster.