04 Apr 2013 09:40 - IRIN News The M23 rebellion, the latest of a string of armed insurgencies in the DRC's North Kivu province, has been active for one year now.
07 Mar 2013 19:15 - Sapa-AFP The UN Security Council has imposed new sanctions against North Korea as the North has threatened a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the US.
28 May 2012 06:03 - Rory Carroll , Matt Wells , The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned the use of heavy weapons in Syria's Houla after the deaths of more than 100 civilians.
14 Mar 2012 12:10 - Staff Reporter The United States has delegated Russia to talk some sense into Iran in order to avoid military strikes from Israel.
13 Mar 2012 12:30 - Oliver Holmes Rights activists have reported the death of several Syrian soldiers after being ambushed by Syrian army defectors.
23 Feb 2012 12:42 - Irwin Cotler The Responsibility to Protect doctrine is in danger of being deemed useless as thousands of Syrian civilians continue to die at the state's hands.
14 Feb 2012 12:47 - Joe McDonald China concedes that it needs to work together with the EU to solve Europe's debt crisis.
04 Feb 2012 12:38 - Staff Reporter Russia has said that the UN Security Council resolution on Syrian violence did not suit Moscow and warned of a 'scandal' if it is brought to a vote.
01 Feb 2012 07:33 - Staff Reporter Russia looks likely to oppose a joint West-Arab call at the UN Security Council for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to step down.
28 Jan 2012 11:35 - Staff Reporter Syrian death toll spikes as Russia opposes a new Arab and European bid to secure tough United Nations resolution.
17 Dec 2011 13:40 - Staff Reporter The Arab League expects Syria to agree soon to allow observers in to monitor and mediate the protection of civilians while peace talks get under way.
11 Dec 2011 19:29 - Tim Witcher Gambia's Fatou Bensouda will be elected the ICC's chief prosecutor as the hunt for war criminals and genocidal masterminds becomes more political.
11 Dec 2011 14:22 - Staff Reporter Activists have called for a general strike to increase pressure on Syria's president's regime as fears grow of an 'invasion' of protest hub, Homs.
19 Nov 2011 08:45 - Zeina Karam Syria has agreed in principle to allow a contingent of Arab observers into the state to oversee the implementation of the Arab League peace plan.
01 Nov 2011 08:49 - Staff Reporter The UN Security Council has condemned piracy in the Gulf of Guinea off the West African coast and backed regional plans to tackle the growing problem.
12 Oct 2011 07:27 - Staff Reporter UN Security Council members are battling to come up with a way to address the growing death toll in Yemen from protests against President Saleh.
07 Oct 2011 00:00 - Charles Molele President Zuma's special adviser on foreign relations has defended South Africa's decision to abstain on a UN resolution on sanctions against Syria.
01 Aug 2011 20:37 - Staff Reporter Europe and the US have embarked on a new bid to convince UN Security Council members, including SA, to condemn al-Assad's deadly crackdown in Syria.
27 May 2011 00:00 - Sean Christie Rumours are mounting that, as the known death toll in Syria rises, SA's representative is among those blocking a UN Security Council resolution.
09 Dec 2011 21:43 As negotiations entered the 11th hour at COP17, activists chanted slogans to the ICC. Those who saw out the peaceful protest were escorted out by UN security.
