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Switzerland

Geneva peace talks: looking for a way out of Syrian war

Opposing sides in the Syrian war have come face to face in UN peace talks for the first time in three years, as a way out of the deadly conflict remains elusive.

Switzerland

Give peace no chance Syrian talks doomed to fail in Geneva

Geneva peace talks on Syria doomed to fail

Syria

Syrian peace talks: hopes of a breakthrough low as UN-backed negotiations resume in Geneva

Peace talks aimed at finding a political solution to the war in Syria have resumed in Geneva.

Switzerland

Syrian opposition calls for direct talks with Assad regime in Geneva

Syrian opposition delegates have for the first time called for face-to face talks with government representatives ahead of negotiations which begin today in…

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World News

Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin dies at 64

He reportedly suffered a heart attack in New York, a day before his 65th birthday.

Russia

Russia's UN ambassador dies

64-year-old Vitaly Churkin had served as Moscow's permanent representative to the UN in New York since 2006.

North Korea

Concerns grow over Pyongyang's weapons capabilities

The ballistic missile launched on Sunday (Feb 12) by North Korea has a range of more than 2,000 kilometres according to South Korea’s intelligence agency.

Yemen

UN launches Yemen aid appeal in bid to avert famine

The United Nations has appealed for nearly 2 billion euros to provide life-saving assistance to avert famine in war-ravaged Yemen.

USA

Euroviews. The UN needs a new generation of leaders: view

At a time of when countries are becoming more inward-looking, when other priorities dominate political discourse, additional funds may not be forthcoming for development cooperation.

Ukraine

US blames Russia for rise in violence in Ukraine

The US has strongly condemned what it calls Russia’s ‘‘agreesive actions’‘ in eastern Ukraine.

USA

UN chief on Trump bans: they should be removed sooner rather than later

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has also called on the world to "show solidarity" with Syrian refugees

World News

Trump pulls up draw bridge to refugees from several nations

With a stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending the US’ refugee programme on Friday.

World News

Lake Chad: The humanitarian crisis that doesn't make the headlines

The UN has sounded the alarm about the plight of 11 million people in desperate need of aid in Africa's Lake Chad basin.

Serbia

'Europe must do more to help refugees' according to the UNHCR

Yemen

UN raises alarm about hunger and insecurity in Yemen

The UN says the number of civilians killed in the country's war is now estimated to be more than 10,000, with some 40,000 injured

Cyprus

Greeks and Turks 'fail to agree' on new map for Cyprus

The two sides talking in Geneva over the future of Cyprus have reportedly failed to reach agreement over a new map for the divided Mediterranean island.

Switzerland

Cyprus talks to resume soon amid 'last effort' to find solution

Talks to resolve the 40-year division of Cyprus ended without agreement on Thursday night but there are plans for officials to meet again in a week.

Cyprus

Cyprus: the new UN Secretary-General's first challenge

Reunification talks on Cyprus take an international turn: the foreign ministers of the island's guarantors join the UN's Secretary-General in Geneva.

World News

Talks on Cyprus reach crucial point, territorial issues remain

Talks on the reunification of Cyprus reach a crucial point. Delegates say progress has been made and maps exchanged, but work remains.

Myanmar

Commission finds no evidence of genocide in Myanmar

An interim report by the body set up by the government to investigate abuses in Rakhine State finds no evidence to support claims of ethnic cleansing, rape and arson.