Tag

Mr Putin said Russia’s support for the Assad government was based on the UN Charter.

While noting that the landmark Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) had seen the number of people worldwide living in poverty reduced by half, he said that with the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), however, “we acknowledge that eradicating poverty in all its forms...

The crisis is expected to be high on the agenda as world leaders gather at the United Nations in New York, and Putin is expected to hold rare talks with US President Barack Obama to discuss the issue later on Monday.

The U.S. Congress failed to block the implementation of a deal between Iran and six world powers that trades curbs on Iran’s nuclear program for the elimination of many sanctions that have been placed on the country.

“Barring either regime victory over the insurgency, which is unlikely, or a USA policy shift toward political transition away from Assad – which would bring regional allies and insurgents on board against ISIS – I don’t see any prospect of defeating...

Adds contributors. Trims. Links photos.

Lebanon’s prime minister tells the United Nations that the Syrian refugee crisis is costing his tiny country one-third of its gross domestic product and strangling development.

EU’s interior ministers on Tuesday voted by a majority in favour of the quota system, which will see migrants in Italy, Greece and Hungary redistributed to other member states.

He’s encouraging others to drop out of the race as well-though he didn’t specify anyone as of this morning.

In 2013, some 32,000 computers in South Korean banks and broadcasters were compromised by a major cyberattack from a Chinese IP address, though South Korean media reported suspicions that the attack was orchestrated by North Korea.

The leaders will meet in New York City on Monday since both will be in town for the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting, reports Reuters.

In a telephone conversation at Russia‘s behest, the two men “exchanged views on regional security matters, first and foremost, in the context of finding ways to settle the conflict in Syria”, a statement posted to the Kremlin’s website said.

Meanwhile, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report – released on Monday -accused the police in Macedonia of violence and ill-treatment of refugees streaming into the country from Greece on their way to northern Europe.

Francis will travel to Holguin today as part of his historic visit to Cuba.

S&P 500 e-minis were down 15.5 points, or 0.8 percent, with 230,212 contracts traded. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 113.35 points, or 0.7 percent, to 16,314.67. Signs of weak growth overseas won’t prove large enough to have a significant impact on policy, the...