NEW YORK — U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first formal meeting in more than two years started with an awkward handshake
(Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned South Sudan’s leaders on Tuesday that they must put the interests of their people above their own
United Nations members voted decisively on Tuesday for a groundbreaking resolution that condemns North Korea for human rights abuses and for the first time recommends
(Reuters) – The children of refugees who fled Lebanon’s civil war for peaceful Australia in the 1970s form a majority of Australian militants fighting in
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – A record 4,077 migrants have died already this year crossing deserts and seas worldwide, three-quarters of them in perilous
By Stella Dawson WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The rainy season in West Africa is compounding difficulties in getting supplies delivered and new treatment centres
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama warned on Thursday that there was still a significant gap between where we are