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Former UN chief Boutros Boutros-Ghali dead INTERNATIONAL

Former UN chief Boutros Boutros-Ghali dead

Former UN secretary-general Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who led the world body from 1992 to 1996, has died, the UN Security Council announced Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Civil aviation takes first step towards capping carbon emissions INTERNATIONAL

Civil aviation takes first step towards capping carbon emissions

Experts have reached an agreement marking the first step towards the adoption of long sought-after carbon emissions norms for civil aircraft, a UN group said on Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UN chief urges Haiti to pick new government INTERNATIONAL

UN chief urges Haiti to pick new government

UN chief Ban Ki-moon yesterday welcomed Haiti’s agreement on a transitional government as President Michel Martelly left office without a successor, and Ban urged parties to implement the deal.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Assange ‘will be arrested regardless of UN ruling’ INTERNATIONAL

Assange ‘will be arrested regardless of UN ruling’

Britain yesterday signalled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange still faces arrest if he leaves Ecuador’s London embassy, regardless of an expected UN ruling in his favour.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Israel feels the heat of US, EU and UN criticism ASIA

Israel feels the heat of US, EU and UN criticism

The United States, European Union and the United Nations have issued unusually stern criticism of Israel, provoking a sharp response from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Child obesity an 'exploding nightmare' in developing world INTERNATIONAL

Child obesity an 'exploding nightmare' in developing world

Childhood obesity has reached alarming rates globally and has become an ‘exploding nightmare’ in the developing world, including in Africa, where the number of obese children has nearly doubled ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UN council meets African Union for Burundi crisis talks INTERNATIONAL

UN council meets African Union for Burundi crisis talks

UN Security Council ambassadors and African Union leaders met Saturday for crisis talks on Burundi, after the government refused a proposed AU force to stem violence in the troubled country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Abandon coal, oil or face climate disaster, Davos experts warn INTERNATIONAL

Abandon coal, oil or face climate disaster, Davos experts warn

Humanity must stop burning coal, oil and gas to power the global economy or face an irreversible climate catastrophe, scientists, business chiefs and analysts warned at an elite gathering in the Swiss Alps.

4:45 AM November 25 2016