Carole Landry

Britain routed in UN vote on Chagos

The Indian Ocean archipelago has been at the center of a decades-long dispute over Britain's decision to separate it from Mauritius in 1965

The Indian Ocean archipelago has been at the centre of a decades-long dispute over Britain's decision to separate it from Mauritius in 1965

The SA Ambassador told the council his government had considered opposing the measure that renewed the MINURSO mission until October 31

​US Ambassador Nikki Haley promised that she will report back to President Donald Trump with the names of those who support a draft resolution

Trump takes the podium at the General Assembly, presenting his message to the world as he pushes his nationalist "America First" agenda.

Washington has led the international drive to punish the rogue state after it detonated its sixth and most powerful nuclear device earlier this month.

A UN resolution for a Palestinian state and the end to the Israeli occupation fell short of being adopted by the Security Council.

African leaders set their sights on battling climate change on Tuesday on the final day of a summit hosted by President Nicolas Sarkozy.

African leaders made their case for a stronger voice in world affairs on Monday ahead of a summit hosted by President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Chief mediator Kofi Annan on Wednesday put Kenya's crisis talks back on course toward a deal after defusing a row over his plan for a ''grand coalition'' government to end post-election turmoil. Annan had irked negotiators for President Mwai Kibaki when he told Parliament on Tuesday that a power-sharing government could be a way out of the crisis.

Final preparations were under way in Russia on Saturday for parliamentary elections expected to hand a sweeping victory to President Vladimir Putin's party, just three months before presidential polls. From Kamchatka to Kaliningrad, 109-million voters are eligible to cast ballots on Sunday in Russia's fifth parliamentary elections since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union.