The UN Security Council Thursday condemned a bombing attack in Damascus that reportedly killed over 50 people and injured more than 300 others, a serious blow to the already faltering UN backed April 12 ceasefire. Media reports indicate two suicide bombers detonated car bombs close to Syrian security force headquarters…

UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon says he’s gravely alarmed by reports of continued violence and killings in Syria, as local rights groups Thursday said at least 460 people have been killed since UN ceasefire monitor arrived in the country 10 days ago. In a statement, the UN chief said…

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir reportedly ordered government forces to pull out of Heglig. (AUHIP)

Sudanese President Omar Bashir on Thursday threatened to intensify attacks and overthrow the government of South Sudan (UN Photo/Isaac Billy)

A UN assessment team will finally be allowed into Syria this weekend as the country marks the one year anniversary of its anti-government uprising, but officials in Damascus continue to prevent much needed aid from reaching those affected by fighting. In a statement Thursday, UN relief coordinator Valerie Amos announced…

The United Nations newly appointed special envoy for Syria Kofi Annan says it’s time for the Syrian regime to sit down with opposition groups and negotiate a ceasefire and political solution to the crisis. (UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras)

Secretary General Ban Ki Moon will meet with his predecessor and newly appointed special envoy to Syria Kofi Annan Wednesday, as senior UN officials continue to pressure the regime to end military operations against opposition controlled cities. Annan, who was named joint UN-Arab league representative to Syria last week, faces…

Former UN Chief Kofi Annan was officially appointed Joint United Nations -Arab League Special Envoy for Syria on Thursday. In a statement, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby thanked Annan for accepting the position as a high level representative for both organizations in…

Tensions and rhetoric between Israel and Iran continue to escalate, as Israeli officials Tuesday accused the regime in Tehran of being behind another failed terrorist attack. Authorities in Thailand apprehended two Iranian nationals after one of them apparently mistakenly set off explosives in a Bangkok house and then threw grenades…

Argentina’s Foreign Minister Friday accused Great of Britain of dispatching nuclear submarines off the coast of the Falkland Islands and increasing its military forces in the South Atlantic, charges the British Ambassador to the United Nations quickly dismissed as dubious and politically motivated. Foreign Minister Hector Marcos Timerman was at…