North Korea says millions of people have turned out to mourn Kim Jong-Il, whose death has left the world scrambling for information on his successor.
Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has hailed South Africa’s role at COP17 as an "outstanding success".
Ban Ki-moon has called on nations to expedite the launch of a Green Climate Fund, as SA’s Trevor Manuel adds his voice to the call for carbon pricing.
Clashes erupted between protesters and security forces in parts of Democratic Republic of Congo ahead of the country’s full election results.
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/ 2 December 2011
With climate talks under way in Durban, we need to take fairy footsteps in negotiations when giant strides are not possible says <b>Simon Maxwell</b>
Outraged by the attacks on its embassy in Iran, the UK has evacuated all its diplomatic staff members, warning of ‘serious consequences’.
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/ 29 November 2011
International climate negotiators were at odds on how to raise billions of dollars for the new green climate fund, on the second day of COP17.
Forces loyal to Syria’s President al-Assad have committed crimes against humanity during the revolt, including killing over 256 children, the UN says.
The UN climate talks in Durban have kicked off amid distrust over carbon cuts, and worries that the Kyoto Protocol will be "murdered on African soil".
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/ 28 November 2011
As the first day of COP17 kicked off in Durban, rumours of mistrust among the negotiating parties have already begun to circulate.
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/ 28 November 2011
A UN report has found that 25% of all land is highly degraded and warns the trend must be reversed if the world’s growing population is to be fed.
Al-Shabaab rebels have banned some UN and international aid agencies from working in Somalia, seizing and looting some of their offices.
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/ 28 November 2011
President Jacob Zuma has urged delegates at the UN climate summit in Durban to work for an outcome that was "fair and credible".
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/ 25 November 2011
Costa Rica’s former president has called on countries most affected by climate change to refuse to leave the COP17 talks until progress is made.
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/ 21 November 2011
The United Nations says access to HIV treatment has improved greatly in sub-Saharan African, leading to a steady drop in Aids-related deaths.
UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has praised the developing world for its handling of climate change, saying it should be an "inspiration" to others.
Palestine has vowed to continue its quest for full UN membership despite facing a setback at the Security Council and a possible veto from the US.
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/ 11 November 2011
The United States and Israel are expected to press for tougher sanctions against Tehran following a report by the United Nations’s nuclear watchdog.
China says sanctions will not "fundamentally solve" the Iranian nuclear issue and urged further dialogue to resolve an ongoing impasse.
The UN says that despite an agreement to end the assault on Syrian rebels, troops loyal to Bashar al-Assad have continued the brutal crackdown.
The US says Boko Haram could attack three luxury hotels in Abuja after a report that more than 100 people have been killed in Nigeria since Friday.
Palestine has explained that it will accept nothing less than full UN membership, and that once granted, would not seek to upgrade to observer state.
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/ 3 November 2011
Syria’s UN ambassador has refuted a claim by the IAEA that a building destroyed by Israeli warplanes in 2007 could be a nuclear reactor site.
The United Nations has chosen Monday to mark the globe’s seven-billionth birth symbolically, sparking a string of festivities worldwide.
Robert Mugabe has warned Switzerland he would "reciprocate" after his wife and top officials were denied visas to attend a UN meeting there.
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/ 30 October 2011
Nigeria is the continent’s most populist country with around 160-million people, and the UN estimates it could grow to around 400-million by 2050.
While Nato was bombing its way to the Libyan oilfields, Turkey has been using "soft power" to assert its new-found foreign policy.
Palestine’s bid to become a full member of the UN has received the full backing of South Africa, which has called for a speedy decision on the matter.
Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says accusations that two Iranians planned to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Washington were "meaningless".
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/ 14 October 2011
The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf must count as one of the most political acts in the history of the prize.
An ozone hole five times the size of California has opened over the Arctic, matching ozone loss over Antarctica for the first time on record.
Nigeria marked 51 years of independence on Saturday amid a security lockdown over fears of fresh attacks by an Islamist sect.