Russia’s Ambassador to the United Nations Tuesday warned there would be consequences to Western diplomats “ very exaggerated, emotional, sometimes rude” reactions to Moscow’s veto of a resolution on Syria. “People when they chose there words, they have to calculate the consequences.” Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told a press conference….

Western diplomats slammed Russia and China for blocking an Arab League plan to end the crisis in Syria Saturday, after a week of intense negotiations yet again failed to produce a resolution condemning the Assad government’s 11 month long crackdown against opposition groups.

United Nations peacekeepers in South Sudan don’t have enough resources to prevent acts of violence against the country’s civilian population, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said at a press conference Wednesday outlining a plan of action during his second term as head of the world body. Ban said the…