LRA rebels are killing elephants for ivory to raise cash as an international hunt for their leader intensifies, say diplomats and activists.

The Syrian opposition has vowed to confront Bashar al-Assad directly if the UN fails to vote in favour of imposing sanctions upon his regime.

Russia and China have blocked a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria, hours after the country’s forces bombed Homs, killing hundreds.

Gambia’s Fatou Bensouda will be elected the ICC’s chief prosecutor as the hunt for war criminals and genocidal masterminds becomes more political.

The UN General Assembly is poised to elect South Korean Ban Ki-moon to a second term as the UN’s secretary general.

US, European, Arab and African leaders gather in Paris on Saturday for a summit on Libya with the threat of military strikes growing more intense.

The international community will on Thursday again try to rally to the cause of war-torn Somalia’s UN-backed government.

He has been shamed by the UN, accused of murder, rape and abusing child soldiers in the DRC, but nothing it seems can stop Innocent Zimurinda.

United Nations troops are to be moved to the tense north-south Sudan frontier to head off violence ahead of a referendum.

Envoys from the main world powers go to Sudan on Wednesday aiming to maintain international pressure to hold a referendum.

The United States launched a frantic bid to avert the collapse of Middle East talks ahead of a deadline on Sunday.

Global leaders are voicing mounting concerns over votes that could force the break-up of Africa’s biggest nation, Sudan.