Somalia's top diplomat has urged the U.N. Security Council to deploy an international peacekeeping force to his country, saying the political environment is improving and he hopes it will lead to an improved security situation. From United Nation's...
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 02 April 2008 The U.N. Security Council will hold a high-level meeting with African leaders later this month in New York to discuss continuing conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa. From U.N. headquarters in New York, VOA...
By Meredith Buel Washington 25 October 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is urging the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran immediately, saying the Tehran government must be held accountable for its defiance regarding the na...
By Parke Brewer Washington 31 July 2006 Children with (left to right) Andy Roddick, James Blake and Paul Goldstein The men's (ATP) tennis tour is in Washington this week for the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. As part of its outreach, the Washington Tenn...
Alisha Ryu The Iraqi Governing Council has nominated one of its own members, Shi'ite Muslim Iyad Allawi, as its prime minister of the caretaker government that will take power in Iraq on June 30. The...