Nigeria Boko Haram exporting terror violence The UN Security Council has demanded that Nigeria’s terrorist group Boko Haram disarm and demobilise. The charity Oxfam says violence by the Islamist 20/01/2015
Israel Netanyahu urges war crimes court to reject Palestinian membership bid Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the ICC to reject a bid for membership by the Palestinian Authority which would enable it to pursue war crimes charges against Israel. 01/01/2015
Gaza Abbas signs up to International Criminal Court after UN loss The International Criminal Court may soon be able to try crimes committed in Palestinian lands. It comes after the Palestinian President, Mahmoud 31/12/2014
West Bank Palestinian Authority moves towards International Criminal Court The Palestinian Authority has signed on to 20 international agreements a day after a bid for independence failed at the United Nations Security 31/12/2014
USA Palestinian resolution fails at UN Security Council Palestinians express disappointment after failing to get a UN resolution approved which would have called for Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian land 31/12/2014
Iraq ISIL did not shoot down Jordan plane - US military The statement contradicts the Jordanian government which earlier admitted that one of its jet fighters was shot out of the sky by ground to air missiles. 24/12/2014
Israel High security in Bethlehem as people gather for Christmas eve celebrations There is high security in the West Bank town of Bethlehem for the height of the festive season 24/12/2014
Syria Syria: Tehran renews support for Assad regime During a meeting with Bashar al Assad in Damascus, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani also discussed the threat of renewed aggression by Israel in Syria. 22/12/2014
Israel Israel launches airstrike on Gaza in apparent retaliation for rocket attack Tensions expected to rise in Israeli-Palestinian conflict as Israel carries out an airstrike on Khan Younis - apparently in response to a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip. 20/12/2014
Italy Mideast diplomacy continues as pressure mounts for a UN resolution European-led efforts to resolve the Israeli Palestinian conflict are being resisted by Prime MInister Benjamin Netanyahu. After his meeting with his 16/12/2014
North Korea North Korea's nuclear reaction to UN crimes against humanity resolution “The United States’ hostile acts are leaving us no longer able to refrain from conducting a new nuclear test.” This is North Korea’s reaction to a 20/11/2014
Spain Israel vexed at Spain's move to recognise Palestinian state Israel has reacted with disappointment that Spain’s parliament will support the recognition of a Palestinian state. Spain’s symbolic move was 19/11/2014
USA Mood monitor: New York Times Square Global security is high on the agenda at the United Nations General Assembly which brings together more than 100 heads of state and 24/09/2014
the global conversation euronews speaks to Ban Ki-moon ahead of key UN and climate change talks With world leaders descending on New York for the United Nations General Assembly, a host of pressing global crises will likely plague talks. Since 23/09/2014
My Europe Series Should NATO have a leadership role in world affairs? NATO’s role in world affairs is under scrutiny in this edition of Utalk . The question comes from Marc in Brussels: “Its seems the international 19/09/2014
World MSF calls on UN and West to get involved in Ebola epidemic Medecins Sans Frontieres says the United Nations needs to step up and take charge to stem the Ebola epidemic and accused the West of not doing 29/08/2014
Syria Making people disappear - scale of global oppression is uncovered The regime in Syria has been given a free rein to continue its ‘ruthless campaign of enforced disappearances’, it's been claimed. Amnesty 29/08/2014
