UN Correspondents Association holds emergency meeting in defence of jailed journalists
Egyptian ambassador to UN defends Egyptian judiciary, role of media
Second day of protests over Afghan election fraud claims
Supporters in the western Afghan city burnt their voter registration cards in…
Egypt condemns ongoing violence in Syria
Ambassador to UN calls for withdrawal of foreign fighters from Syrian conflict
NGOs raise human rights concerns before UNHRC
Number of issues raised including judiciary,recent court decisions and freedom of expression…
More than 50 million driven from homes by war, crisis: UN
The UNHCR said there were 51.2 million forcibly displaced people at the…
Fighting nears Baghdad as UN warns crisis ‘life-threatening’
Iraqi officials have insisted they are making progress in repelling the fighters,…
Bomb kills 11 as Afghan election contestants claim fraud
Eleven voters in the western province of Herat had their fingers –…
50,000 children facing death in war-torn South Sudan: UN
War in the young nation has already killed thousands and forced more…
Obama rules out sending troops as cleric calls Iraqis to arms
Washington spent billions of dollars training and equipping Iraqi security forces before…