MOSCOW
Sat Apr 18, 2015 10:36am EDT
Russia has key interests in common with the United States and needs to work with it on a common agenda, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday in a television interview.
Politics
17 April 2015 – The United Nations agency tasked with the ensuring the well-being of Palestinian refugees is appealing for $30 million to carry out life-sustaining assistance to 18,000 civilians from besieged Yarmouk refugee camp, including 3,500 children.
16 April 2015 – During a speech delivered at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON
Fri Apr 17, 2015 6:26am EDT
16 April 2015 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that it will, along with partners, reach some 105,000 displaced people in Yemen’s main southern city of Aden over the next few days, while warning that with millions in need amid the deepening crisis, its supplies are n
ROME
Fri Apr 17, 2015 6:08am EDT
Pope Francis may add a trip to Cuba on to the itinerary of his visit to the United States in September, the Vatican said on Friday, adding that discussions with Cuban authorities were still at an early stage.
16 April 2015 – Only through a strict adherence to international human rights standards can the world’s counter-terrorism strategies ultimately succeed, two United Nations human rights experts have declared.
MANILA
Fri Apr 17, 2015 3:34am EDT
Philippine President Benigno Aquino said on Friday the territorial dispute withChina in the South China Sea was of concern for the world because global trade will be hit by China's reclamation.
15 April 2015 – The latest maritime catastrophe to claim the lives of refugees crossing the Mediterranean Sea is yet another indication of the need for a “robust” rescue-at-sea mechanism aimed at preventing future tragedies, the head of the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) declared today.