Syria deadly month due to heavy shelling

Morocco rejected any talk today of giving the UN mission to the disputed Western Sahara territory the power to supervise human rights. UN secretary-general Ban Ki Moon has said that continued reports of human rights violations required sustained ...

Rescue workers will continue searching for survivors on Tuesday in Lingguan, a hard hit area, although the golden time for rescue has passed, which is within 72 hours after an earthquake, chinanews.com reported, citing the director of the National ...

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un holds up a pistol as he supervises pistol and automatic firing drills at the second battalion under North Korea People's Army, in this still image taken from video footage released yesterday, by the North's state-run ...

In 1990, the PLA sent five military observers to the UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) - the first time China had taken part in UN peacekeeping missions. In 1992, it dispatched an engineering corps of 400 officers and men to the UN ...

The US brings forwards its drone deployment to Japan after North Korea moves two missiles on mobile launchers to its east coast. A US RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft Tensions remain high on the Korean Peninsula amid reports the US has deployed an ...

The small Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, surrounded by two giant regional superpowers, India and China, is showing the world that simple resolve and strong political will can pave way for a huge change. Bhutan is set to be the first country with 100 ...

On Tuesday April 9, five Indians were killed in peacekeeping operations as part of the United Nations (UN) mission in South Sudan. A look at what Indian Peacekeeping in the UN actually is and the risks it often involves as peacekeepers stationed in ...

The largest Russian products retailer in North America, Saint-Petersburg Global Trade House, is stepping up its efforts in partnering with large, serious, and respected organizations to sponsor their cultural events. This year, in February and late ...

A Nepal Army Major and two of his colleagues working for a UN mission in Syria were detained for four hours by a rebel group near the country's border with Israel, early on Wednesday. Nepal Army Spokesperson Suresh Sharma said Major Ujjwal KC and ...